Author: Tom Faranda

For years we’ve had Grackle nests in the trees around our back yard. And every year, around this time, baby Grackles end up drowning in our pool. This despite our best efforts. This year we’ve already found two drowned (Along with four squirrels! YIKES! What’s that all about?). But Brigid on Monday also pulled two…

Feel free to leave a comment on the Journal News website:     http://www.lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090603/OPINION/906030309&s=d&page=1   As a firm believer that God is the author of all life and all life is sacred from the moment of creation until natural death, we who call ourselves pro-life can never support any form of killing in the womb…

Forwarded by my friend Theresa. “Are Women Born this Way?” is probably a better title then “Future Hostess for the View”.  Brutally Honest: Future hostess for The View

Pravda is Russian for “Truth”. The original Pravda – communist party press organ – disappeared in the nineties. Pravda today is a Russian online publication. American capitalism gone with a whimper – Pravda.Ru First, the population was dumbed down through a politicized and substandard education system based on pop culture, rather then the classics. Americans…

This morning. We are the first Church that he has visited since being named Archbishop of New York. And of course today is Pentecost Sunday, as the Archbishop mentioned in hie homily, “the birthday of the Church.”  A wonderful day. He is personable, funny, and has the ability to connect directly with his audience, whether individually or in a…

The former Archbishop of Milwaukee has his autobiography forthcoming. He was replaced by Bishop Timothy Dolan in 2002, and Dolan is now the Archbishop of New York. Insider accounts from a lonely man | National Catholic Reporter

Whew – this is a good story. “Hutchinson, a 21-year-old private first class …” How A Modest Hero Saved His Band of Brothers — Politics Daily

Except for the one she’s in … She had driven out with Joan Andrews Bell, along with three other adults and four of Joan’s children.   LifeNet: From Notre Dame, the day before the commencement – in pictures

Dozens and dozens of people have summited Mt. Everest in the last few days, including the First Ascent/Eddie Bauer team of professional climbers. Eddie Bauer is trying to regain their reputation for serious, technical outdoor clothing, so they underwrote an effort that included Peter Whittaker and Ed Viesturs. Whittaker comes from a well-known mountain climbing…

Despite the best efforts of protestors, it’s a huge PR victory for the President. While his policies promote abortion ruthlessly, he spoke such nice, conciliatory words… and all on the stage of a famous Catholic institution. As Notre Dame alumnus Bill McGurn writes below “It was precisely the message President Obama wanted to send: How…