• Life and Inspiration

    Ten things I know for sure

    In her a column of her magazine Oprah Winfrey wrote: We are all the causes of our own effects, …That’s why I’ll never stop asking the question, ‘What do you know for sure?'” Every month she asks this question to various people and gets some interesting answers. I decided to…

  • Life and Inspiration

    Growing old is mandatory

    You know how that one goes, don’t you?   I had one of those mandatory things yesterday – part of the growing old process – a birthday. Don’t start asking me how old I am – age is a number, and mine is unlisted! (I wish I had made that…

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    Magis – A call to excellence

    Today the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of St Ignatius of Loyola – the founder of the Society of Jesus (The Jesuits). The Society has over the centuries been known to produce men of great intellect and vision. Apparently, when seeking permission from the Pope to establish the Society, St…