Photo was taken on the Champs Elysees, Paris, (France)

Aoife Nic a Bhaird from Col√°iste Choilm enjoys a light hearted moment on her school French Exchange programme when this pigeon landed on her hand to eat some seed!

Thought on Monday – February – 04/02/2013

‘Very few burdens are heavy if everyone lifts.’ ~S Wise

There were few in sport who could have predicted Italy to beat France, the giants of rugby, in the Six Nations game yesterday. Huge self belief and superb teamwork made all the difference. It is well known that trying to carry our burdens on our own is nearly an impossible task. Wisdom and experience has shown that if we share a burden it does become lighter. We can also help someone else with their burdens, by being there for them, listening to them and simply being a friend. We don’t have to have the right words, in fact few are often needed. Our presence with someone else can make all the difference. The danger is that we often leave it to someone else and that someone else is also leaving it to us. We especially remember those beautiful words from our gospel: “Come to me all you who labour and overburdened and I will give you rest.”