Mindful Living The Garden of Love by William Blake I went to the Garden of Love, And saw what I never had seen: A Chapel was built in the midst, Where I used to play on the green. And the gates of this Chapel were shut, And Thou shalt not. writ over the door;…
Children’s Corner If you don’t know what invisible ink is, or how to make it, you are missing out. It can be a great way to send secret messages to your friends that won’t be intercepted by anyone else. It’s a method that can be tracked back for thousands of years and has been used…
A Parent’s Perspective There’s a lot of worry and concern about the dwindling numbers of young people attending Mass. Reactions to this often fall into two broad categories – one stance is to brush over the facts and take the focus off the issue by praising the efforts of teenagers and young adults in other…
Cravings for fatty foods traced to gut-brain connection New research investigating the source of our appetites has uncovered an entirely new connection between the gut and the brain that drives our desire for fat. At Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute, scientists studying mice found that fat entering the intestines triggers a signal. Conducted along nerves to the…
The heavy exhale. The almost lifeless body beneath the covers. You beg, you plead, you offer the ultimatum that threatens a loss of phone or PlayStation. Slowly their overtired, hormone-driven corpse emerges from the darkness, bloodshot eyes rolling back in their heads as they make their way to the bathroom in hopes of being presentable… for…
Helen Vyotska My boyfriend has a lot of problems. I am worried about our relationship and I am not sure where it is going. We do love each other though and always make up. What should I do? The purpose of dating anyone is to find a worthy spouse, not to rehabilitate a troubled guy.…
Medical Matters The impact of global warming on climate change may pose wider concerns that arise not just from the direct effects due to extremes of weather. A recent study published in the journal Nature Climate Change found that over half (58%) of 275 infectious diseases worldwide have been aggravated by climate change. In what…
Stowaway squirrel travels the world A stowaway squirrel is being cared for by an animal rescue charity after travelling thousands of miles from India to Scotland onboard a ship, PA reports. It is believed the animal spent about three weeks on the vessel and was finally caught by the crew three days before it docked…
“I have heard their cry…I know their sufferings…Come, now! I will send you…I will be with you” (Ex 3: 1-12). ‘Listen to the Voice of Creation’ is the theme for this year’s Season of Creation which began on September 1 and runs until October 4. This year we are invited to be more attentive to the…
A Parent’s Perspective As summer ends, I always get a little bit of that melancholy back-to-school feeling even though it’s years since I set foot in a classroom. By the end of August the days are a bit shorter, many crops have already been harvested and there’s that undeniable hint of autumn in the air. I…
Chai Brady
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Dr Kevin McCarroll