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anon7035031 · February 9, 2016, 8:38pm

There have been no cures at Lourdes. What is your PhD in? Astrology?

Joe_Player · February 9, 2016, 8:41pm

has there

HBV · February 9, 2016, 8:42pm

Miracles, kid. There has been shit loads of them in Lourdes.

Joe_Player · February 9, 2016, 8:43pm

it is Great craic with a group

HBV · February 9, 2016, 8:43pm

My first lent since my return kid.
Nervous but pumped.

anon7035031 · February 9, 2016, 8:45pm

Nope, afraid not. It’s called spontaneous remission. When you have countless millions of sick people visiting the same spot statistically a small number will get “better”, for a while at least. Sit in a hospital for long enough you will see the same thing happening, except nobody calls it a miracle.

anon7035031 · February 9, 2016, 8:45pm

Craic

Joe_Player · February 9, 2016, 8:45pm

When are you off

HBV · February 9, 2016, 8:46pm

You’ve read that on the internet haven’t you?
Look it, once your happy kid then I’m happy.

anon7035031 · February 9, 2016, 8:48pm

No, spontaneous remission was well established long before the Internet came along.

Tassotti · February 9, 2016, 8:54pm

hon Easter, I am going to Mass on Saturday, amazing

Matty_Hislop · February 9, 2016, 8:56pm

It’s going to be fantastic, my eldest is making his first holy communion this year too. That’s the grand slam of Catholicism, great times.

HBV · February 9, 2016, 9:36pm

@Ambrose_McNulty @Tassotti @Brimmer_Bradley @Matty_Hislop @Ebenezer @Nembo_kid et al
Open to all Catholics.

Any of you lads ever do Lourdes? I think it would be a nice thing to do. Obviously an opportunity to get a good bit of praying in but I often wondered would it helps me with my skin. Any other good pilgrimages to recommend.
Is Medjugorje worth a visit at all.

Tassotti · February 9, 2016, 9:38pm

Knock is about as far as my pilgrimage experience extends, I intend hitting Lourdes, its unreal the amount of mircales that have occurred there

Nembo_Kid · February 9, 2016, 9:39pm

It’s on my to do list. A spiritual journey I look forward to taking one day.

HBV · February 9, 2016, 9:40pm

Actually i’ll probably hold off on Lourdes until I really need it.

Ambrose_McNulty · February 9, 2016, 9:41pm

A few trips here changed Ciaran Carey’s life in ways he never thought possible. Cured him of the demon drink and all. I wouldn’t waste a trip there on something as trivial as a mild skin condition though pal. Save it up for a big one. I’d say the likes of Labane would be on the first flight if he found a lump on his bollox.

anon61956325 · February 9, 2016, 9:41pm

balbec · February 9, 2016, 9:43pm

Was there in 1983. Supposed to be pushing cripples around except there were none the week I was there. They were probably all cured. There were a few lads from XMG with us.

Tassotti · February 9, 2016, 9:46pm

Good Catholics like us have plenty of credit built up, don’t deny yourself