Tom Faranda

Episcopal Parish in Maryland converts to Catholicism

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Interesting – thay had been a Anglo-Catholic parish, with rites very similar to Roman Catholicism, but still part of the Episcopal communion. At the basilica, before the archbishop, parishioners stood for Communion. But at St. Luke’s, they’ll be allowed to kneel under the guidelines laid out by the Vatican in 2009 when it announced plans … Read more

Despite low pay, long hours, no sex, Catholic priests “are among happiest members of society”

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UPDATE: Got an email from one of my correspondents and she says "sounds like an average American worker, married with kids!" A study, which also references other studies with similar findings. Study: Most Priests Are Happy, Appreciate Celibacy Isolation causes unhappiness. We are meant to be connected with others. The good news here is that … Read more

Tim’s knee surgery went well

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The surgeon Dr. Weinstein was pleased. A very efficient same day surgery set-up at White Plains hospital. It’s still hard to believe that the technology has progressed so far that you can have a reconstruction of a knee ligament starting around 1PM and be home at 6! Anyway, back at the house now – Tim’s watching the … Read more

Tim update: Surgery today

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As a reminder, Tim suffered a ridiculous flukey injury on the sideline of his football game  two Saturdays ago. This afternoon, he is having his right knee lateral collateral ligament repaired by Dr. Rick Weinstein, at White Plains hospital. We first saw Dr. Weinstein last Monday, and he felt the ligament had to be reconstructed. The … Read more

Always fun; Aussie contingent in for a short visit

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Brigid's niece June arrived with her daughter Pru for a USA visit a couple of days ago, and came up to visit us Friday evening through yesterday afternoon. People with good memories might recall that June and her husband Andrew visited us this past New Year's - Quick recap of our Aussie visitors!! Here's the post-champagne welcome, … Read more

Tim knee update #2

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For how Tim hurt his knee, go here – Tim football: playing well; then a fluke injury on the sideline We are going to Answorth Allen MD, the NY Knicks Orthopedist, on Friday to get a second opinion on his knee injury – thank yous to Jim and Ceil for steering me to Dr. Allen. … Read more

The case for Mariano Rivera as not just the greatest closer, but the greatest pitcher overall of the modern era

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And it's a pretty strong case, made two weeks ago in the Greater New York section of the Wall Street Journal. "Is He the Best Modern Pitcher? Stats Make a Compelling Case" For Rivera, the save is not. For that, it takes other numbers to truly do justice to this unique pitcher—and to assess his … Read more