On My Soapbox Again
I don’t normally read or buy the Sun newspaper, because in my honest and frank opinion, the stuff written inside isn’t even worth the cheap recycled paper it’s written on. But I’ve just been in Tesco and noticed the front page of today’s edition. What the hell is wrong with …
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I Had A Dream
Last night, I had one of the weirdest dreams ever. Well, when I say weird, I actually mean interesting in terms of subject matter. It’s not often I dream about meaningful stuff, so it has spooked me slightly, but it’s really relevant so I felt it warranted its own blog …
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The General Musings of a 4th Year Student: Part 10
Graduation Pains 2 months tomorrow, 26th June 2013, I will be graduating from the University of Stirling. I’m not quite sure how I feel about this. One third of me is absolutely terrified at the thought of having to enter the “real world”. Another third of me is sad to …
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The General Musings of a 4th Year Student: Part 9
Graduation Looms Okay, things are starting to get scary now. At the beginning of this week, I received my formal invitation to graduate from the University of Stirling in June (see below). Not very posh I know. I expected some sort of invitation through the post, but never mind. I’ve …
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A Good Day for a Bad Day
Why is Good Friday “good”? It was the darkest day in the life of Jesus and his followers. The Germans refer to Good Friday as Karfreitag or Sorrowful Friday. The French call it Vendredi Saint or Holy Friday, and the Danish speak of Langfredag meaning Long Friday. So why do Anglophones call it …
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The Housing Benefit Reduction
Have you ever been browsing a news site or a report on a site such as Facebook, innocently minding your own business, when you read a comment from someone that makes you want to punch a wall? I just have. The article was about the changes in housing benefit rates, …
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Ecclesiastes 3: 1-8
One of my favourite Bibles verses comes from the Old Testament Wisdom book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 3, verses 1 to 8. 1 There is a season for everything, a time for every occupation under heaven: 2 A time for giving birth, a time for dying; a time for planting, a time for uprooting what has been planted. 3 A time for killing, a time for healing; a time for …
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Habemus Papam!
On Wednesday night, the whole world seemed to go mad, as it was announced that the College of Cardinals in Rome had elected a successor to Benedict XVI; a successor who had a large amount of “firsts” to his name. Pope Francis is the first Pope since the 10th century …
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The Next Chapter
Usually, when my dad gets involved in heated online discussions, I simply hold my head in my hands and say “not again…”, but this time I agreed with what he was arguing about. The post that he was discussing was this: http://exlaodicea.wordpress.com/2013/03/04/use-the-keys It regards the election of the next Pope, and …
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A Crisis In Catholcism
To say that the last couple of weeks have been a bit turbulent for the Catholic Church is probably the biggest understatement since Lord Voldemort’s psychiatrist diagnosed him as “a little bit screwed up.” On Monday 11th February, Pope Benedict XVI shocked the world by announcing his resignation from his …
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About Me
My name is Ewan Walker, and I'm from Edinburgh in Scotland. I'm now 21 years of age, and I'm in my final year of studying for a BA (Hons) in French and Religious Studies at the University of Stirling.
I've grown up as a young carer for my mum who has MS. I'm also an actor, specialising in pantomime acting. To date, I've appeared in 7 pantomimes, with my 8th due to hit the stage in December 2013.
I'm also Roman Catholic. This is probably the biggest influence on my life.
