Comments about being catholic

There are 25 comments about "being catholic"

Liz in Canada: I am Canadian and my ancestry is Irish/Scottish. Some of my ancestors were Catholic and some were Protestant, but I am non-religious by choice. My Irish ancestors were forced out of Ireland and......

in response to: NYC: The Empire State Building at Sunrise by Peter

Lp: Reading all these Stories on here really piss me off! Everyone is saying that they moved away to make a better life for theirselves/family and say how much of a "Hell-Hole" kensington is. i was......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Lillibette Irish expat: What most of the people that have responded to this fail to realize is that "The Troubles" in Ireland have LONG ago stopped being about religion. It was/is rather like the black-white thing in......

in response to: NYC: The Empire State Building at Sunrise by Peter

John: Article? All I've read here is vitriol venomous spew from people who claim to know God. I'll bet good money that He's sick of the fighting between protestants and catholics. Satan must be laughing with......

in response to: NYC: The Empire State Building at Sunrise by Peter

Joe: As others have stated, the good memories exceed those that were bad: Joe the pretzel guy at Front & Allegheny, Christmas and the stores on the 3200 block of front St., local bakery shops and......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Aingeal: Being from the Bogside, Doire, (Derry). I've developed a strong sense of awareness, passion for all people, and the need to uphold my Irish heritage. I was saddened to read Seamus's (from the south) comments.......

in response to: Urban Street Propoganda by Jamie

karen: I was out to Belfast earlier this year to visit friends and I did the tour. Canadian born, raised in England with a catholic mother and a protestant Father. I remember growing up with images......

in response to: Graffiti in Belfast by barry

hannah: i think it is very unfair how people judge us in northern ireland because of some murals. Some of the comments above are really biased. Not all Northern irish peple are secterian. i am from......

in response to: Urban Street Propoganda by Jamie

The Healing Leaf: Hey, Ulsterman and Republican! Yo! Interested in what my Canadian government did to our First nations people 100-150 years ago? Exactly what the British did to ALL the original Irish 400 years ago, and beyond!......

in response to: snapshots on a refrigerator by manda

sine: Update II: Electric Boogaloo this right now from [[http://www.cnn.com]] "Roth would not release details of Foley's alleged molestation, saying only that making it public "is part of Mark's recovery" and that Foley would discuss it further when......

in response to: U.S. Congressman Foley by sine

Tony: I WAS born in a house on Bushwick Avenue and Halsey Street. My father and mother were both immigrants from Italy, They left italy for the new world to improve their lives and to......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

EvilGentleman: Ok, fair enough. But here in Montreal, you would be part of the majority, not the minority. Considering this city's history of being devoutly Catholic, it is quite surprising. At least until you count the......

in response to: Smash by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

ZooPaul: Right on Anon The only rational response to conflict is the restoration of harmony. I was born in Canada of Catholic parents from the Republic of Ireland, and came to Ireland when I was 4. I remember......

in response to: Ulster Young Militants: Shankhill by norniron

EvilGentleman: Jamie, if you ever try to push a shopping cart (trolley) here or walk on a sidewalk, it becomes obvious that the word "yield" (or "cedez" in the archaic dialect of French spoken hereabouts) is......

in response to: Don\'t Mess With Teddy! by Arcticwoman

jb: JP2 came a long way to being one of the longest Popes ever served the Catholic Church and the spreaded the gospel to the world.And He served with dignity,honesty and love.After He passed away He left......

in response to: The Pope\'s Tomb by pietro

jack: well since no one is going to read my commentary on this photo, i can say pretty much anything, so here goes. first, JPII earned his resting place. he was a great Pope.......

in response to: The Pope\'s Tomb by pietro

elaine: not being a catholic, i can't see me bothering to campaign for it as such - but it seems to me that the point of the despotism of catholicism is that you particularly don't question......

in response to: The Pope\'s Tomb by pietro

Stakem: Beautiful first picture...good enough to live in, for me. As for the second...well...Funny. I only wish we had signs here in the U.S. to fuck with like that. But Funny is all...nothing more. The whole......

in response to: Rural Northern Ireland by Jamie

Anusha: Hi Lili No, have never heard of Hildegrad von Bingen. The only "fear" I have re. brother Justo his case, is that sooner or later, somebody shall try to make a lot of money out......

in response to: Don Justo\'s Self Built Cathedral by Hasslehoff

Cincinnati: Was doing some research and stumbled upon this blog. My o my the hatred people. It makes me glad my 'Mick ancestors (local terminalogy for Irish descent) came to the states. Cincinnati......

in response to: Urban Street Propoganda by Jamie

mon nom: Okay, American. Maybe if the "rich" Brits and Protestants who employed the Catholics for peanuts actually HELPED the Catholicas get through the famine, then maybe you family wouldn't have had to move to the US,......

in response to: The Bogside by norniron

David: You say Eire is the third richest country in the world,well that might be,good for you,but it is not our country.If Russia wants us to be part of them, or Germany or the U.S.A or......

in response to: Falls Road: Belfast by Jamie

elaine: Wow! Ta! i had hoped to be elected pope, but it seems that it's less a problem that i'm not a catholic, but not being male is a real no no, so queen it is,......

in response to: Giant Rat Destroys Liverpool by banksyfan

An American for better beer: Re: Falls Road This site is hilarious. I didn't realize so many people in Northern Ireland where still being force fed their parents bullshit. I thought you guys actually had resources to overcome all......

in response to: Falls Road: Belfast by Jamie

Observer: As an observer it appears there are many short sighted and narrow minded people on both sides of the divide here on this site and in the North/N.I. (trying to keep everyone happy). The......

in response to: Falls Road: Belfast by Jamie