Author: Tom Faranda

At the “Eastern States Championship” – but all New York participants. A strong javelin field with four of the five best throwers in the state there, along with a number of others in the top 20. Tim’s 4th throw of 156’1″ was a new PR (personal record) for him and got him a fourth place…

I've read a number of von Balthasar's more populist books. Like this one Prayer. Not easy at all, but well worth the time. But I only scratched the surface …

Joan of Arc Burned Alive: History Today The charges against Joan of Arc were brought about by scholarly religious experts in Rouen, France. They charged her with heresy and rejecting the authority of the church. They claimed she did this by listening to direct and divine messages from God instead of those from the church…

CHSAA, as in the highly competitive Catholic HS Athletic Association. Below is his 154’4.5″ throw for fifth place. All the throwers with better throws (the winner was 160’10.5″) were seniors. Tim finished 15 feet ahead of the next junior or underclassman. One more meet to hopefully push his personal record higher, this Sunday. Brigid and…

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Israeli and Palestinian leaders accepted an invitation to the Vatican next month from Pope Francis, who urged the two sides to make sacrifices to achieve peace Sunday during his first visit as pontiff to the Middle East. "The time has come for everyone to find the courage to be generous and…

And a new PR of 150’11”. There was no real chance of him finishing higher than third, since the first (191′) and third (168′) ranked throwers in the state were competing, but he did edge ahead of his fourth place seeding. No one else was over 138′. It’s interesting that Jack O’Brien and Mike Gabrielsen,…

From my friend Ellen, who is NOT demented. I scored 50% (two out of four correct) so I suppose I'm halfway there … Yep, it's that time of year again for us to take our Annual Dementia Test.       Exercise of the brain is as important as exercise of the muscles. As we…