We all continue to be disturbed by war occurring in the Middle East. I was talking to a friend recently who confessed intense feelings were being stirred in him by what was happening. He was particularly distressed at how he saw religion being used to justify atrocity. When I probed...
The recent King’s Birthday NRL clash saw Canterbury and Parramatta play in what’s known as the ‘I4Give Cup’. This initiative arises from a horrific car accident in Western Sydney in 2020 where 4 children were killed as pedestrians when struck by a car driven by a man under the influence...
The winter sport season, in full swing here, has come to a close in the northern hemisphere. Liverpool are football champions of England and two other teams, Manchester United and Tottenham, battled it out for supremacy in the Europa League Final. I was reminded of the exploits of a fan...
I remember seeing a movie called “Gangster Squad”. I am not a big fan of MA movies but this one centred on a particularly nasty man by the name of Mickey Cohen. He was born in 1913, crossed paths with Al Capone, was a contemporary of Bugsy Siegel in the 1930s...
LEAN ON ME It is an odd reality that we spend most of our lives living independently of others, making our mark, doing the Frank Sinatra “My Way” lifestyle. I say it’s odd because life began being carried, grew being nurtured and it usually ends in the care of others...
A Royal Reflection I recently overheard a rather loud individual voice his negative opinion of the Queen. While everyone is entitled to an opinion it seemed that this man’s opinion said more about him than it did about the Queen. Certainly the outpouring of grief for so many should at...