Kevin Drew

1 month ago | catholicexchange.com | Kevin Drew

On May 3, 1606, the Jesuit priest Henry Garnet was hung, drawn and quartered in London. No one applauded when his executioner held up Garnet’s heart for all to see and then said the traditional saying:  “Behold the heart of a traitor.”Fr. Garnet was the superior of the outlawed Jesuits in England. In 1534, the English government took control of religion in England—a country that had been Catholic for 900 years.

1 month ago | catholicexchange.com | Kevin Drew

In 1949 the Englishman George Orwell wrote a book titled 1984. It was about life in a totalitarian state—one that held total control over peoples’ lives. Orwell invented terms used in the book that resonate today: Big Brother, doublethink, thoughtcrime, Newspeak.  Today the term Orwellian is used to describe official deception, secret surveillance, and manipulation of the past. One famous quote from 1984 is: “He who controls the past controls the future.

1 month ago | catholicexchange.com | Kevin Drew

I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is prestAgainst the earth’s sweet flowing breast;A tree that looks at God all day, And lifts her leafy arms to pray;A tree that may in Summer wear A nest of robins in her hair;Upon whose bosom snow has lain; Who intimately lives with rain. Poems are made by fools like me, But only God can make a tree. The poem above, titled “Trees,” was written by Joyce Kilmer a little over 100 years ago.

1 month ago | catholicexchange.com | Kevin Drew

Christ began His final trek into Jerusalem from Bethany, two miles to the east of the city, just on the other side of the Mount of Olives. He had been staying out in the wilderness, but now the King makes His triumphant entry into His Holy City. Why had Christ been staying east of town, in the wilderness? Because He had just performed His greatest miracle. He raised Lazarus, buried in a tomb for four days, from the dead.

1 month ago | derbyshiretimes.co.uk | Kevin DrewContributor |Kevin Drew

Ascentant Accountancy based in Ripley are hosting a Mental Health & Wellness Event to provide signposting, support and advice to those needing help or supporting those that need help. The free Drop In Event will run between Midday and 2pm on Wednesday 30th April at the Ascentant Accountancy office on Oxford Street, Ripley. Registration is not required and anyone interested will be able to turn up at the event.