Author: Tom Faranda
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Anti-DEI activist Robby Starbucks interviewed on CNBC
This is six minutes of the full 10 minute interview from Monday morning. I had heard of this guy but never heard him speak or interviewed. He has a Cuban background.
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“Joe Biden: When The Last Hurrah Met Catholic Lite”
From the interfaith publication First Things via the LifeNet blog. Short essay by George Weigel who is the biographer of Pope John Paul II – now Saint John Paul II. The book is Witness to Hope. The entire essay is below the link. Four years ago, this column praised the courage of Archbishop José Gómez…
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WSJ: “Why RFK Jr. Is Dangerous to Public Health.
Entire editorial is below. "He’s made millions from referring clients to trial lawyers, and he advocates mass tort litigation that would ruin the vaccine industry." President Trump nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health and Human Services secretary in return for his presidential endorsement. But Senate Republicans have an obligation to scrutinize his giant closet…
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The Debate: “Is Drinking Alcohol Ever Good for you?”
This is from the magazine Popular Science and I think is a really good review. There is a virtually unanimous opinion that more than moderate drinking – "Every single source agreed that alcohol consumption exceeding one standard drink a day for women or two drinks a day for men can have negative health consequences, and…
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Scholar JT Wright: “Why was Jesus’s Good News Unexpected?”
JT Wright is a wonderful scripture scholar and an Anglican Bishop.
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Trump’s Inauguration speech – Overpromises and will he underperform?
UPDATE: To my surprise the Wall Street Journal only offered mild criticism of his snarky and cheap shot comments about Biden and the Democrat apparatus. "…there was an inevitable list of grievances about the administration he is succeeding. If anyone expected a grace note toward President Biden or Kamala Harris, there wasn’t one. (And give…
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My (short) comments: What Biden got right & wrong
Got right – (1) Pardoned the federal death row inmates – changed the sentence to life imprisonment. I am against state sanctioned killing, especially since I’m aware of the pathetic criminal justice system and here’s a good example. Sentences finalized on seven Washington DC prolife rescuers (2) Likes ice cream – Chocolate chip is favorite…
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Today: Feast of St. Anthony the Great, father of monasticism
Today is the probable date of his death in 356. A very important Catholic Saint. Good bio here in wikipedia. This is from the Magnificat prayer book. And got to love St. Anthony’s quote below. Saint Anthony Memorial Renowned as the father of monasticism, Anthony was one of the first to lead an austere life…