I took this photo yesterday as I walked along the Rochestown Greenway heading towards Blackrock on the outskirts of Cork City
(The photos on 2u.ie are updated daily)
On This Day
On Nov 11th 1918 World War 1 ended
On Nov 11th 1975 Angola in Africa became an independent country after the Portugese withdrew
On Nov 11th 1992 The Churh of England approved the ordination of female priests
On Nov 11th 2019 The effects of Climate Change were felt in Australia with more than 120 bush fires causing a catastrophic threat issued for the Sydney region.
Birthdays Today
Leonardo DiCaprio (Actor) is 50
Demi Moore (Actress) is 62
Red Hurley (Singer) is 77
Saint For Today
Saint for November 11th is Martin of Tours. He was a soldier who converted to Christianity. He said: “I am a soldier of Christ, it is not lawful for me to fight anymore.”
Interesting Quote For Today
“Weaknesses are just strengths in the wrong environment” ~Marianne Cantwell
Did You Know
Did you know ladybugs defend themselves from predators by releasing a foul smelling chemical from their legs
My Latest Video 🎥
This is my latest video and it is called ‘The Beautiful Mount Usher Gardens’ (The video is updated each Wednesday)
The video below I had up last week to mark the start of November and it is called – ‘May they rest in peace’. If you would like to see a selection of my other videos on Youtube you can click this link here. https://www.youtube.com/@JamesMcSweeneyFr/videos
Spiritual Thought For The Week
(The Spiritual Thought For The Week is updated each Monday)
‘Most of us go through periods in our lives, especially after difficulties of some kind, when our faith seems to disappear or fade away to a weak shadow of what it was previously.”~Saint Martin magazine
For the past week we have seen little sunshine here in Cork. It’s been dry and mild but not even a few hours of sunshine has come our way. During these dark days of November, it is sometimes hard to see everything at its best.
The same can be said when it comes to our spiritual lives. We all hit those days when even our faith seems distant, out of touch and even irrelevant. What gave strength and meaning at one stage of our lives seems to fall short at another stage.
And this is ok. It is ok because it happens to everyone including the saints. If you read the life story of any saint you will inevitably read about the stage in their life where they struggled. Words like ‘desert’, ‘barren’, ‘dry’, ‘meaningless’ and other similar words will be used to describe the experience.
So we are certainly not on our own when it happens to us. It might be tempting to give up, but even the heaviest of fog or darkness will always lift. The words of Jesus, “Be not afraid” are the only words we need to hold, when it seems the clouds and darkness are slow to lift.
