November 10 1973 Cardinal [William] Conway said he wished once again to call attention to the campaign of assassination and violence which was being directed against the Catholic population and which, he feared, tended to be swept under the carpet.
The other day in a restaurant I watched some Thai youngsters who appeared much more interested in their smartphones than what they were eating. Their obvious phone skills made me quite envious but also just a little melancholy a reminder of how much things have changed since my early days, otherwise known as the Stone Age.