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Salvaging something from suffering Print E-mail

2305-p41-perspective-100Sunday 1 April 2012

Unless you are a masochist by disposition, the last thing that you will be looking for in life will be to suffer. I would say that statement is correct whether such experiences are brought on by physical or by emotional factors.

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My absolute highlight for 2011 Print E-mail

2304-p43-prespective-100Sunday 18 March 2012

Each year, Fr Gerard Dowling takes a look back over the previous 12 months and endeavours to evaluate what he has drawn from all that has taken place.

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My “Book of Christian Significance” for 2011 Print E-mail

23-03-p39-perspective-100Sunday 4 March 2012

In recent times I have encountered persistent rumours that books, as we have known them for centuries, will virtually disappear in the not too distant future.
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My debt to a brother priest Print E-mail

23-02-p39-fr-manning-100Sunday 19 February 2012

If you have been regularly taking in this column of mine, you will already be well aware of how highly I esteem that special human attribute of affirmation.

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Rejoice Print E-mail

23-01-perspective-rejoice-100Sunday 5 February 2012

When I was a young priest, and totally immersed in parish life, participating in wedding receptions was par for the course. That meant that as the assistant priest, who prepared the couple for their marriage, I was not only an invited guest, but I was expected to be MC at the wedding breakfast as well.

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