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Month: April 2012

A STORY OF EXTRAORDINARY LOVE

A STORY OF EXTRAORDINARY LOVE

I am always moved by stories about couples who were so close to one another during life that they die within a short time of one another. Last night,  on the NBC News, there was the story of a couple who fell in love in high school married and lived together for a very long time. When one died the other died within several days. I was reminded of  the story that was  in the be news last year. It…

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UNIQUE PHOTOGRAPHS

UNIQUE PHOTOGRAPHS

I thought these photos were of interest that I found on the website stumbleupon.com.This is a photo of African American doctors and nurses working to save a Klu Klux Klan member in the ER:  I can't imagine it being cold enough to freeze Niagra Falls, but it did happen and here's the photo of it:

SOME RANTS ABOUT ROMAN CATHOLIC CURRENT NEWS

SOME RANTS ABOUT ROMAN CATHOLIC CURRENT NEWS

This entry is entirely based upon my reading of the National Catholic reporter for April 2012. Acknowledging a large amount of plagiarism, I think several subjects are worthy of thought. At the risk of offending my fellow Catholics once again, here they are with my thoughts: One article dealt with retired Australian Bishop Geoffrey Robinson who was an invited speaker in Chicago. During his talk he said the major fault of the church regarding the clergy sex abuse scandal is…

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THE CASE OF THE INVISIBLE MANUSCRIPT

THE CASE OF THE INVISIBLE MANUSCRIPT

Trish Vickers is a 59 year old woman who lives in Charmouth, Britain. She had operated a gift shop there. but developed diabetes and seven years ago became blind as a result. She decided to write, however she doesn't type or use computers. Instead she uses a system of rubber bands stretched across a writing pad as a guide for the ball point pen as she writes. She began to write poetry with this system. Then she was inspired to…

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LEARNING FROM THE LIFE OF MIKE WALLACE

LEARNING FROM THE LIFE OF MIKE WALLACE

There has been considerable writing and discussion about the legendary Mike Wallace of 60 Minutes fame who just died. Some of it contains helpful messages for all of us. For example, Beth Knobel, who co-wrote Wallace’s book “Heat and Light” says he understood the importance of drama or what Wallace called “heat” as well as the light of objective information. She says he was always impeccably prepared and set high standards for investigative journalism. Leonard Shyles, who is a communication…

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