In the history of the Irish nation, few events are as significant as the Easter uprising of 1916. At the time, many of the Irish took up arms against the British, who were then unjustly occupying their country .One of the leaders of the revolution was James Connolly, a husband and father of six children. Although he had little formal education he was considered a true scholar by his contemporaries and had adopted Socialist views in politics.

Sometime in the late 1960s a talented singer named Peggy Lee recorded one of her most memorable songs in a long and distinguished career. The song’s title is “Is that all there is? A one-time vocalist for the bandleader Benny Goodman, Ms. Lee maintained that she alone was the perfect choice to sing the song. The song was written from the point of view of a person who is sadly disillusioned with life, and whose story is a series of disappointments and setbacks.

“Of all the divine attributes, only god’s omnipotence is named in the creed: to confess his power has great bearing on our lives” (Catechism of the Catholic Church #268) In the award winning motion picture, “The Wizard of Oz”, a marvelous adaptation of the novel written by L. Franklin Baum, there are two key scenes in which the wizard appears.

The great Irish poet William butler Yeats once spotted a little girl building sandcastles on a beach in Normandy, France. The mere sight of a child at play delighted the sentimental poet, and brought a smile to his face. His delight turned to sadness a short time later after a huge wave came ashore and rolled over the sand, resulting in the ruination of the young girl’s work.