Word: moring
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Then he stopped, abruptly. "None of this is easy," he said. "I mean, we are choosing from a menu of options that is less than ideal." Indeed, over the past few months, I've heard members of the Administration make cases for and against each of the decisions the President...
This is a dangerous mixing of apples and Predators, and it is a reflection of political calculation: the President knows his numbers are sagging because of the oxymoronic perception that he is spending too much and doing too little to ease the economic crisis. It is a real problem he...
Last month, the Archbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid Martin, made a grim prediction: if more young priests aren't found quickly, Ireland's parishes may not have enough clergy to survive. Martin's own diocese is a case in point - it has 46 priests aged 80 or over, but only two...
That's a problem. The ordination of a family member was once regarded as a moment of great prestige in Ireland, especially in rural areas. As recently as 1990, more than 80% of Irish people said they attended Mass at least once a week. But the country's relationship with...
Vincent Cushnahan, 29, currently the youngest diocesan priest in Ireland, knows how hard the decision can be. "I had to forsake married life, my own house, money," he says. "[Being a priest] can be more isolating and countercultural than it has been in the past. It's more challenging, but...