Fr. Barron on Catholic theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar
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 …
Tom Faranda
Good article – “Fitness Crazed”
From the NY Times, last Sunday. the moral, for fitness keep it simple, and I agree. That's simple – not the same as easy! It's about 18 paragraphs long. So when I found myself 40, fat and weak, I paid special attention to exercise science articles, in the hopes of getting strong. I found stories … Read more
Joan of Arc – anniversary of her execution today
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 … Read more
30% of the world is overweight
USA is still the heaviest country. Of the top ten, the only country on the African continent is Egypt. The audio improves as the two minute video runs.
Tim – another javelin PR and 5th place in the CHSAA intersectionals
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 … Read more
Pope Francis organizes Israeli-Palestinian meeting at the Vatican
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 … Read more
Tim gets third in the javelin at the County Championships
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, … Read more
Annual dementia test
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 … Read more
Health Update
Had my semi-annual visit to Sloan and meeting with the lymphoma guru, Dr. Zelenetz. Everything was fine, including the CAT scan. So, after eight years (last chemo was the "high dose" stuff in January, 2006 – hard to believe it's that long ago) I'm now going from semi-annual visits and an annual CAT scan, to … Read more
Brigid is back!
After three weeks in York. Here she is with Joe. Tim was out when we got back from JFK. Now, here’s how Brigid found me (sort of). that’s a 30 plus year old t-shirt, as a sign. The t-shirt goes back to 1978(?). Brigid’s family name is Dent and I had this shirt made up … Read more