Author: Tom Faranda

High drama – and sudden death. In Rescue of Captain, Navy Kills 3 Pirates – NYTimes.com Acting with President Obama’s authorization and in the belief that the hostage, Capt. Richard Phillips, was in imminent danger of being killed by captors armed with pistols and AK-47s, snipers on the fantail of the destroyer Bainbridge, which was…

What happens when an untalented barbarian like myself, is married to an artistic, creative,and talented person? I post stuff like this for Easter: Starting with Fra Angelica, around 1443. Oh, and it’s now Blessed Fra Angelica   El Greco, 1577. One of my favorite painters, but what’s with the Greek columns? Not one of his best…

An in-your-face pro-abortion nomination by the Obama Administration. Ahy not nominate a racist as the Ambassador to Nigeria? Vatican blocks Caroline Kennedy appointment as US ambassador – Telegraph The Italian paper said that the Vatican strongly disapproved of Mr Obama’s support for abortion and stem cell research. The impasse over the ambassadorial appointment threatens to cloud…

22 year old Nick Adenhart, killed with two other people by a hit and run drunk  driver. He had pitched a strong game only a few hours earlier. A horrible tragedy, and every parent’s nightmare. Angels Resume Play After Adenhart’s Death – NYTimes.com It had been a draining 40 hours for the team, including a…

UPDATE: Sent to me by our friend Laurie, who lives in VT. A local article.  Hostage’s church, town reflect on family’s plight | burlingtonfreepress.com | The Burlington Free Press Richard Phillips, a regular guy from Vermont. A Placid Man on Land, Caught in a Pirate Drama at Sea – NYTimes.com At sea he is intense…

An appropriate day to post a believer vs. atheist debate feature. Christopher Hitchens, of course, is a very well-known atheist. He attacked Mother Teresa in his book a number of years ago, “The Missionary Position” and has a recent bestseller, “God is not Great.” I’d never heard of Dr. Craig. Naturally I think it’s overwhelming more…

I am jamming all of Lent into one day. Will be going to the Pax Christi Stations of the Cross through Manhattan this morning. Then tonight doing a Midnight run from our Church – Joe is going with me. My friend Theresa sent me this video. Excerpts from "The Passion of the Christ", without the…

The Spetator (UK) has a good piece on the C of E (that's the Church of England; otherwise known as the Anglicans, and in the U.S. the Episcopalians). Is the C of E a community of believers in anything, or just a social services organization? While the Church of England is the "officia" Church of…

Bishop D'Arcy: "This is giving a Doctorate of Laws to a person whose only experience with the laws … has been anti-life laws,"  Indiana's NewsCenter – Local & Regional – Video – Exclusive D'Arcy Interview

A few classic paintings – not sure who did this one   This by Joos van Cleve (Dutch artist, 1485-1540)   And the classic, by Leonardo Da Vinci. Painted 1495-1498   Here’s the wikipedia on Da Vinci’s painting Leonardo da Vinci – The Last Supper