David
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Conquering Everest
Not long before the devastating earthquake hit the foothills of the Himalayas I spent a few months just outside of Kathmandu in awe of the dauntingly magnificent giant that is Everest.
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Anatomy of a Rugby World Cup upset
The story of the Rugby World Cup, to date, has without doubt been the monumental upset of South Africa by the Japanese in the first round of matches.
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Railway books of the Footplate Padre
16 railway books on train driver\'s anecdotes have been published by the Footplate Padre from 1984 to 1996. These readable and mostly handbag size books of 160 pages created in the railway reading public a growing thirst for all things railway.
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Dublin to host next World Meeting of Families
The next World Meeting of Families will be in Dublin, a leading Vatican prelate has announced.
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'God bless the military' sign in US Marine base violates Constitution, group claims
A non-profit civil rights organisation has asked the US Marines to remove a billboard that says \"God bless the military, their families and the civilians who work with them\" inside the Marine base in Hawaii.
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Obama willing to work with Iran, Russia to end Syria conflict
The United States is willing to work with Iran and Russia to try to end the Syrian conflict, U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday but insisted there could not be a return to the status quo under Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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Gender Blur
The binary gender distinction: male and female, is constantly under attack by proponents and allies of the LGBT movement.
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Ananias and Sapphira: retelling an ancient comedy
To modern listeners the story of Ananias and Sapphira in Acts 5 is particularly difficult: with a casual smiting for a seemingly bad-call about money?
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Creation and music – pondering!
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
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Structured Camps for school aged young people - old and new - Australia
In a recent article in The Conversation written by Rebecca English the question is put as to whether students should follow the American model and go off to summer camp.
