Author: Tom Faranda

UGH. Gone suddenIy at 85 years old. This has made the news worldwide. I was a Raiders fan and of course Madden a larger then life figure (the word “legendary” is in all the reports) in broadcasting and the NFL. Below is a one minute tribute from the Raiders (a link) and then from the…

As sometimes happens when you get, ugh, older you end up buying Christmas present(s) for yourself.  While Brigid was out shopping – buying chinchilla food – she spied a red outfit she rather liked and bought it for herself. A unique outfit and on Christmas she had a bit of a showing – Here is…

Will show some more with people tomorrow! Here’s our little creche Our back room with the lunch set up Typical Faranda humor – the rest of our (formerly) lovely back room – now occupied by six chinchillas. They get to watch us having lunch … Of course the chins are cute… I think this is…

Revelations 21:3 “I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold God’s dwelling is with the human race. He will dwell with them and they will be his people and God himself will always be with them…” First one from the Gianna Center This month’s cover from the Magnificat Prayer book – The Rest…

I love it. Shorter than it says – you can skip the chat at the end.  

Hard to believe but BB landed the biggest of fish. I start the video after the intro commercials. About 50 minutes long – I haven’t finished the whole thing myself but figured I’d post.

Lovely guy who died suddenly last Sunday. He had some health issues but I don’t think anyone expected this. John was 71. We knew him well. John was a retired firemen, convert to Catholicism and incredibly generous with his time and talents. Member of the Knights of Columbus, an active prolifer, and a guy who…

Here are some old pix – way back ! 1979 in Jamaica Cayman in 1981 – about to do a night dive! 1983 at a Fairfield University reunion Joe as a 3 year old – 1996 With Tim in January '97 -he's only a few weeks old! September '97, at the Bronx Zoo June 2007…

Here’s Tim a few weeks ago. Still hitting the weights hard – but also has taken up golf… Meanwhile he and his friends were in Manhattan with a bit of a tradition – big, expensive meal on any of their birthdays.  Tim texted me the menu. YIKES! Click on the menu for a big view…

A defined dogma of the Catholic Church that “God freely chose Mary from all eternity to be the Mother of his Son. In order to carry out her mission she herself was conceived immaculate. This means that, thanks to the grace of God and in anticipation of the merits of Jesus Christ, Mary was preserved…