When we were in school the Irish Christian Brothers told us about “patron saints” who sat at the right hand of God. You could pray to them, or through them, and ask for intercession in different areas of special intention. An example is the well known St. Jude who
It is an English proverb about that well running dry. It is not from one the great English poets or diarists or anything like it. It is just an expression that is an obvious truth, and it is a phrase that you have certainly heard before. In its full
Politics is a great spectator sport. To sit and watch the passing parade that is partisan politics has been for me at one and the same time a hobby and a way to make a few dollars. I have been watching it for decades. It is rich with strange
The Olympic games are over, and they were great. Circumstance put me in a position where I could watch quite a bit of the games . “The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat” is the phrase that applies. The line is from the opening of the old
When my generation was growing up after World War II, the concept of right and wrong in international affairs seemed easier. We were not far removed from the war, and we knew who the enemy was. At least we thought so. In Europe, the United States was good. The
Here is a recurring theme and recurring problem for our tourist industry. To put it simply, getting to Newfoundland and getting away from here isn’t always easy. True we are not just an island but we are not far off it and “the island portion of the province” as
Former British Prime Minister Harold Wilson, during the general election of 1964 said, that “a week is a long time in politics.” Consider now the roller-coaster ride that has been the American presidential race in recent days.
After the disastrous performance of incumbent President Joe Biden
Joe Smallwood said once after the provincial Liberals had lost a by-election that the people had exercised their “God-given right to be wrong”. It was well said. We must remember that and such concepts like ‘the will of the people’. It is for left leaning people like me a
It was entirely appropriate that it rained on July 1st this year. The rain gave a sombre air to an event that was to mark the return to our War Memorial in John’s of the body of a young man who is now our Unknown Soldier.
Big movie musicals aren’t what they used to be. I have fond memories though of some of them from the past. I always loved South Pacific and The Sound of Music and even Oklahoma. A musical I really took to was The Music Man with Robert Preston and specifically