When did you last see a headline celebrating a growth in GDP as a major success for a country? A falling GDP is part of what it means to be in ‘recession’ – that...
The Global Irishman
An Irish Man Interprets The World
Topic: Cartoon
Reflecting on Paris
Volumes and volumes have already been written about the events in Paris last week. There is little I can add to the discussion. But, I prayerfully remember God’s command, through the writings of St. Paul in his letter to the early Christian community in Rome, “Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.” (Romans 12:15) True love and...
Are we all in this together?
Any thoughts on today’s cartoon? How have we got into a situation when so few people hold such an incredible proportion of the world’s wealth?...
Earning millions for practically nothing?
What do you think? Any comments or thoughts are welcome…
Do we feed landfill sites better than the starving?
Did you see last Friday’s cartoon? The statistic is startling. The United Nations confirms that 12 million hectares of land useful farming land is lost each year.[1]...
Don’t spill that Mocha!
What could you buy with €1? Most places in Ireland wouldn’t even give you a glass of lemonade for this price, let alone a Mocha coffee! Yet for a quarter of India, a quarter of a billion people, this is...