Tom Faranda I love this lady. Met her two years ago when she was speaking at Fairfield University. Sister Helen Prejean – "Dead Man Walking" – her talk at Fairfield University This article is in the present issue of the Jesuit America magazine. In the spirit of Elijah, Micah, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Jesus and my own Catholic faith, … Read more
I had posted this Saint Kateri Tekawitha – feast tomorrow – the miracle that led to her canonization yesterday. My friend Nancy sent me the article below, from one year ago. Jake Finkbonner was a critically ill 5-year-old when a relic of then-Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha was placed on the pillow of his Seattle hospital bed … Read more
If De Blasio sees this it’s the end of NY skyscrapers and drawbridges. The Guardian (UK) is the leading leftist newspaper publication in the UK. What some people would call progressive thinking in all the trendy circles in New York. The title of this piece is “Upward-thrusting buildings ejaculating into the sky – Do cities … Read more
Very interesting. As I'm typing this I'm wondering how many of the book burning, statue destroying, cancel culture types ever heard of the battle. The statue above at Gettysburgh needs no explanation. The one below is General John Buford, the cavalry officer who slowed the Confederate advance on the first day (And see the link … Read more
Well good try Fr. Stephen. Might as well talk to a brick. These people are the modern day version of the Know Nothing Party. They are trying to tear down the statue of St. Louis in St. Louis. "Supporters of the Know Nothing movement believed that an alleged "Romanist" conspiracy was being planned to subvert … Read more
An op ed in this morning's Wall Street Journal. The Journal has a paywall, but I expect the Cardinal won't mind my sending around the entire column. Years ago I was dedicating a new parish to St. Peter. A woman wrote to protest: “Why would you name a Church after such a coward, a sinner … Read more
After the “Luv Guv” and desirable “bachelor” was fawned over by ABC’s Amy Robach and CBS’s Jane Pauley, it was actually MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle on Monday who pressed him on his controversial nursing home executive order. She directly asked him to take responsibility for shuffling COVID-positive patients into nursing homes, with catastrophic results: Governor, House … Read more
2nd. UPDATE; I want to make clear that the first update in no way is to be taken as an insinuation that the BLM Rally or the organizers of the rally had anything to do with the act of vandalization I mentioned. I apologize to those families and organizers if it was taken that way; … Read more
Brigid’s wonderful sister Libby’s husband. Gone after a long and tough series of illnesses. Their children are Rachel and Tom, and there are six grandchildren. They were married for 51 years. That’s Brigid to the left of Libby and their older sister Kate on the right. With their two children, Rachel and Tom, as well … Read more