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Post by Maolsheachlann on Dec 24, 2021 12:18:34 GMT
Happy Christmas to all members and visitors!
Conservatives may be an embattled minority who see society going in a direction they deplore, but life is still a beautiful gift and our world is still full of wonder and joy.
And, for those of us who celebrate the religious meaning of this season (which is almost all of us here), we know that the ultimate victory of good over evil is assured
Nollaig shona daoibh!
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Post by cato on Dec 24, 2021 12:39:44 GMT
Happy Christmas to all members and visitors! Conservatives may be an embattled minority who see society going in a direction they deplore, but life is still a beautiful gift and our world is still full of wonder and joy. And, for those of us who celebrate the religious meaning of this season (which is almost all of us here), we know that the ultimate victory of good over evil is assured Nollaig shona daoibh! Amen to all of that Maolsheachlann 🙏! This is a wonderful time of year when graces are poured from on high into the hearts of all humanity but especially to the followers of the Christ child. "The hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight". God's blessings on all here and their loved ones. Merry Christmas 🎅 |
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Post by kj on Dec 24, 2021 13:46:27 GMT
Merry Christmas to one and all! Hopefully 2022 will open the horizons back up for everyone.
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Post by rogerbuck on Dec 24, 2021 23:36:03 GMT
Happy Christmas to everyone here.
I've not been here much lately, but it's nothing to do with this forum.
I've just felt very, very, very withdrawn lately.
But I'm really glad always this place exists and celebrate its intelligence and humanity.
I notice I feel particularly glad to see you back here kj after a long absence, I think . . .
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Post by Stephen on Jan 5, 2022 20:50:57 GMT
I hope everyone had a Happy & Holy Christmas!
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Post by Séamus on Nov 6, 2022 1:15:56 GMT
Amidst the many opinions about the replacement of a real animal crib this year at Dublin's Manson House, I'm not sure whether anyone has thought of one aspect- the fact that the building was once used as the metaphorical stable for those who found no room in the inn.
It's one of my mother's often-mentioned experiences after the bombing of the North Strand; those who lost their homes slept (after one night of refuge in the Daughters of Charity convent) on mattresses on the Mansion House floor until something more permanent came up. For one (granted they're thinning out) generation the Christmas stable was appropriate
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Post by Maolsheachlann on Nov 6, 2022 19:36:51 GMT
Amidst the many opinions about the replacement of a real animal crib this year at Dublin's Manson House, I'm not sure whether anyone has thought of one aspect- the fact that the building was once used as the metaphorical stable for those who found no room in the inn. It's one of my mother's often-mentioned experiences after the bombing of the North Strand; those who lost their homes slept (after one night of refuge in the Daughters of Charity convent) on mattresses on the Mansion House floor until something more permanent came up. For one (granted they're thinning out) generation the Christmas stable was appropriate My grandfather was pushing my father in his pram and narrowly missed the North Strand bombing. Which I suppose means that I narrowly missed it by proxy. |
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Post by Séamus on Nov 7, 2022 0:37:16 GMT
Amidst the many opinions about the replacement of a real animal crib this year at Dublin's Manson House, I'm not sure whether anyone has thought of one aspect- the fact that the building was once used as the metaphorical stable for those who found no room in the inn. It's one of my mother's often-mentioned experiences after the bombing of the North Strand; those who lost their homes slept (after one night of refuge in the Daughters of Charity convent) on mattresses on the Mansion House floor until something more permanent came up. For one (granted they're thinning out) generation the Christmas stable was appropriate My grandfather was pushing my father in his pram and narrowly missed the North Strand bombing. Which I suppose means that I narrowly missed it by proxy. My mother's family didn't lose anybody but it caused some lifelong health issues, particularly for one of her sisters who was knocked from her cot by the impact. A review I was looking at yesterday (Matt Nixson writing about Colditz by Ben MacIntyre) made mention of Captain Pat Reid,apparently portrayed by John Mills in a 1955 movie (I've never really been one for war film),another enigmatically Irish war hero for England;he had once attended a junior school run from Cabra Convent,where,as an indirect result of the North Strand bombing,my mother and aunts would be eventually schooled half a generation after. |
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