willguy Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 No offense to any Englishmen, but... [b]ARE YOU READY FOR A WAR?[/b] Are you ready for a war for we are the English? Are you ready for a war for we are the English soldiers? Yes we're ready for a war for we are the Irish Yes we're ready for a war for we are the Irish soldiers Now we only have one eye for we are the English Now we only have one eye for we are the English soldiers Now we have no eyes at all for we are the Irish Now we have no eyes at all for we are the Irish soldiers Now we only have one arm for we are the English Now we only have one arm for we are the English soldiers Now we have no arms at all for we are the Irish Now we have no arms at all for we are the Irish soldiers Now we only have one leg for we are the English Now we only have one leg for we are the English soldiers Now we have no legs at all for we are the Irish Now we have no legs at all for we are the Irish soldiers Now we are all dead and gone for we are the English Now we are all dead and gone for we are the English soldiers Now we're all alive again for we are the Irish Now we're all alive again for we are the Irish soldiers Up the long ladder and down the short rope To Hell with King Billy and God bless the Pope If that doesn't do it, we'll tear him in two And send him to Hell with his red white and blue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 Wow, that a pretty strong song, willguy. Not that there's not truth to it. Here's another good song: ONLY OUR RIVERS RUN FREE (Michael McConnell) When apples still grow in November, When blossoms still grow from each tree, When leaves are still green in December, It's then that our land will be free. I wander the hills and valleys, And still through my sorrow I see, A land that has never known freedom, And only her rivers run free. I drink to the death of her manhood Those men who'd rather have died Than to live in the cold chains of bondage To bring back their rights were denied. Oh, where are you now that we need you, What burns where the flame used to be Are you gone like the snow of last winter And will only our rivers run free? How sweet is life, but we're crying How mellow the wine, but we're dry. How fragrant the rose, but it's dying How gentle the wind, but it sighs. What good is in youth when it's aging? What good is in eyes that can't see? Whem there's sorrow in sunshine and flowers And still only our rivers run free. this song always makes me a little teary-eyed when i hear it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laudate_Dominum Posted March 4, 2004 Author Share Posted March 4, 2004 Thanks for the link Cmom! I especially liked the little pictures on that page. My favorite was probably this one: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laudate_Dominum Posted March 5, 2004 Author Share Posted March 5, 2004 I was just thinking. It would be dope to have a celtic music selection for the PM soundtrack. I'm talking about the thing in the upper right hand corner where you can bring up the music player. Right now it has hip-hop, rock, pop, country and blues. It seems like there are enough Irish people to have Irish music too, or Celtic anyway. Does anyone know how that works? I guess its up to dUSt, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theologian in Training Posted March 5, 2004 Share Posted March 5, 2004 Tonight, St. Paddy's Day came a bit early to the seminary since we are leaving for Spring Break tomorrow until the following week. Anyway, one of the seminarians sang many great Irish songs, and forced me to read a poem. It was a poem I found in a book of Irish Poetry by Oscar Wilde's Mother, Jane Wilde. It is called "A Supplication" It is a very depressing poem about the Great Famine. I highly recommend going [url="http://www.photoaspects.com/lilip/poets/wilde.html"]here[/url] to read it. God Bless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laudate_Dominum Posted March 5, 2004 Author Share Posted March 5, 2004 Brilliant post Theologian! I am compelled to post that poem, thank you! [b]A Supplication[/b] [i]"De profundis clamavi ad te Domine." [/i] BY our looks of mute despair, By the sighs that rend the air, From lips too faint to utter prayer, Kyrie Eleison. By the last groans of our dying, Echoed by the cold wind's sighing On the wayside as they're lying, Kyrie Eleison. By our fever-stricken bands Lifting up their wasted hands For bread throughout the far-off lands, Kyrie Eleison. Miserable outcasts we, Pariahs of humanity, Shunned by all where'er we flee, Kyrie Eleison. For our dead no bell is ringing, Round their forms no shroud is clinging, Save the rank grass newly springing, Kyrie Eleison. Golden harvests we are reaping, With golden grain our barns heaping, But for us our bread is weeping, Kyrie Eleison. Death-devoted in our home, Sad we cross the salt sea's foam, But death we bring where'er we roam, Kyrie Eleison. Whereso'er our steps are led, They can track us by our dead, Lying on their cold earth bed, Kyrie Eleison. We have sinned--in vain each warning-- Brother lived his brother scorning, Now in ashes see us mourning, Kyrie Eleison. Heeding not our country's state, Trodden down and desolate, While we strove in senseless hate, Kyrie Eleison. We have sinned, but holier zeal May we Christian patriots feel, Oh! for our dear country's weal, Kyrie Eleison. Let us lift our streaming eyes To God's throne above the skies, He will hear our anguish cries, Kyrie Eleison. Kneel beside me, oh! my brother, Let us pray each with the other, For Ireland, our mourning mother, Kyrie Eleison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 Oh my goodness, Theologian! That is BEAUTIFUL!! Wow, Oscar Wilde's mother wrote it. Now I know where that talent comes from! Did you know he converted to Catholicism on his death bed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 [quote name='Laudate_Dominum' date='Mar 4 2004, 10:00 PM'] I was just thinking. It would be dope to have a celtic music selection for the PM soundtrack. I'm talking about the thing in the upper right hand corner where you can bring up the music player. Right now it has hip-hop, rock, pop, country and blues. It seems like there are enough Irish people to have Irish music too, or Celtic anyway. Does anyone know how that works? I guess its up to dUSt, eh? [/quote] I like that idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laudate_Dominum Posted March 6, 2004 Author Share Posted March 6, 2004 [quote name='cmotherofpirl' date='Mar 2 2004, 01:35 PM']On EWTN this week. Remember you can watch ewtn on your computer. THE EDGE OF EUROPE (60:00) As the early Christian monks migrated to Ireland over 1500 years ago, they moved away from the Kerry coast and in-land to the most remote areas in the Irish countryside. This documentary examines the lives of the monks, the history of each monastery, and their perseverance despite the many struggles they endured. The monasteries of Skellig Michael, Ballinskelligs Abbey, and Cill Reilig are some of the world's most famous heritage site in Ireland. Saturday March 6, 2004 8:00 PM Tuesday March 9, 2004 3:00 AM Thursday March 11, 2004 1:00 PM[/quote] bump. Just wanted to remind you all about this show. :peace: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theologian in Training Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 [quote name='Colleen' date='Mar 5 2004, 06:01 PM'] Oh my goodness, Theologian! That is BEAUTIFUL!! Wow, Oscar Wilde's mother wrote it. Now I know where that talent comes from! Did you know he converted to Catholicism on his death bed? [/quote] no, never knew that....that is pretty cool God Bless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laudate_Dominum Posted March 7, 2004 Author Share Posted March 7, 2004 [quote name='Theologian in Training' date='Mar 6 2004, 03:55 PM'] no, never knew that....that is pretty cool God Bless [/quote] yeah, that's very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 I read about it in Joseph Pearce's book, [i]Literary Converts[/i], from Ignatius Press. It was really interesting. And actually i believe he wanted to become a Catholic in his youth but his father wouldn't let him. Don't quote me on that one, but I'm pretty sure that was the case. I'll have to read it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laudate_Dominum Posted March 8, 2004 Author Share Posted March 8, 2004 [quote name='Colleen' date='Mar 7 2004, 11:22 AM'] I read about it in Joseph Pearce's book, [i]Literary Converts[/i], from Ignatius Press. It was really interesting. And actually i believe he wanted to become a Catholic in his youth but his father wouldn't let him. Don't quote me on that one, but I'm pretty sure that was the case. I'll have to read it again. [/quote] I've wanted to read that book for a while. Is it worth it would you say Colleen? Peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 (edited) [quote name='Laudate_Dominum' date='Mar 7 2004, 06:28 PM'] I've wanted to read that book for a while. Is it worth it would you say Colleen? Peace. [/quote] it is REALLY worth it. there are so many excellent conversion stories in it: Chesterton, Robert Hugh Benson, Alec Guinness (yes, THAT Alec Guinness), Evelyn Waugh, Ronald Knox, and others. C.S. Lewis's story is there too. Though he didn't convert to Catholicism, his conversion to Christianity is very inspiring. His good friend, J.R.R. Tolkien had a hand in that. One of the reasons Tolkien thought that Lewis couldn't become a Catholic is because Lewis was a [i]Belfast Protestan Orangeman[/i], and he couldn't put that behind him. Have you ever seen [i]The Shadowlands[/i]? That's Lewis' story. As well as a little blurb on Wilde. I just went to check that story. [quote]A less likely convert can scarcely be imagined. Yet Wilde, the self-proclaimed arch-sinner and archetypal cynic, had an affection for Catholicism which stretched back to his childhood. Three weeks before his death he had told a [i]Daily Chronicle[/i] correspondent that "much of my moral obliquity is due to the fact that my father would not allow me to become a Catholic. The artistic side of the Church and the fragrances of its teaching would have cured me of my degeneracies. I intend to be received before long."[/quote] And he did convert upon his deathbed -- he was given conditional baptism and then he was absolved and annointed, and he died shortly afterward. Yeah, you really should read it. It's wonderful. I really like Joseph Pearce. I have his books on Chesterton and Tolkien, too. In [i]Literary Converts[/i], there are some accounts in there of famous converts who eventually fell away at the end of their lives, mostly due to misunderstanding or resentment of Vatican II, specifically Graham Greene. I thought that was really tragic. It's a must-read. Edited March 8, 2004 by Colleen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laudate_Dominum Posted March 8, 2004 Author Share Posted March 8, 2004 Wow! Thanks Colleen, you've certainly interested me in this book. The Catholic bookstore near my house sells it so I'm in luck. I've never seen The Shadowlands although it sounds familiar. What is it exactly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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