The Limerick Post ran a story this week about Eithne Egan from the Legion of Mary calling on the mothers of those involved in the city’s feud to turn to prayer.[1].
Quoting from the article: “There is no doubt that Our Lady has a plan for Limerick and she is the solution to the gang warfare in this region. Once the mothers of Limerick turn to Mary in prayer, their request will be responded to.”
I call bullshit. First of all, there is a doubt. A hell of a lot of doubt.[2][3] Where is the documentary proof? Where is it written down? Are we simply supposed to take Eithne Egan’s word that there is a plan? Where did this plan come from? Was it conveyed by an apparition, or did it appear in a dream, or did Ms Egan decide that this would be a great way to push her own agenda and get her name in the local paper? On another note, is this the same plan that required the murder of Shane Geoghehan?
Once again from the article: “one young man who claimed that he was wearing a bullet-proof vest for protection, was pleased to accept a miraculous medal from us which he pinned onto his jacket.”
So one person accepting a miraclous medal is now a sign that prayer is the solution to this city’s problem? Is this the proof that we are supposed to accept? Sounds like Ms Egan is trying to drum up support for her dying organisation.
I have one more point to make. We’re told that God gave humans free will. According Eithne Egan, Their Lady[4] has a plan. To me, having a plan would be a direct contradiction of what free will is. I’ll leave you with two definitions and you can decide yourself how to reconcile them:
Plan: a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance.
Free Will: free and independent choice; voluntary decision.
- I tried to find a link on the main Limerick Post website, but couldn’t find one. The article is available to read on the Limerick Post digital edition. It’s on page 27. [↩]
- Forgive the pun, it was just to hard to resist. [↩]
- I know, that pun on a pun was just painful. [↩]
- She certainly isn’t mine. [↩]