Tom Faranda Thanks to my friend Antoniette for pointing this out to me. Laetare Recipient Wanted URGENT!!! Laetare Award recipient needed ASAP!!! Christian preferred, agnostic case-by-case. If interested call Fr. John at 574-631-5000 by May 17th.
I am a big admirer of Archbishop Chaput. Here’s a review of his last book – Tom Faranda’s Folly: Latest Read: Render Unto Caesar and here’s the death penalty story:
From yesterday’s NY Times Finess section – a good, short feature Personal Best – Proper Training Is a Critical Element to Athletic Success – NYTimes.com Mr. Gordon found that training, if done right, is the ultimate performance enhancer, with effects that can dwarf those of illegal drugs, like the blood-boosting drug EPO, as well as … Read more
Been meaning to post this front page Wall Street Journal article from last week. Lawyers Set to Profit on Lehman – WSJ.com New York-based Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP earlier this week asked a federal bankruptcy judge in New York to sign off on a $55.1 million payment for its work representing Lehman. That marks … Read more
This is a PR from the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops. The subsatanive point is the second paragraph. And here is a related story, hot off the British presses – Fertility expert: ‘I can clone a human being’ – Science, News – The Independent
This is from the Catholic news agency ZENIT. Note also the second part of the statment on immigration. WASHINGTON, D.C., APRIL 20, 2009 (Zenit.org).- The bishops of the United States weighed in regarding some of President Barack Obama’s recent activities, welcoming the change he made to the nation’s policy on Cuba and urging him to … Read more
The last several Easter Sunday’s we’ve hung out at Chez Gagnon. Here is Easter, 2008. Tom Faranda’s Folly: Easter Day at the Gagnon’s There’s an Easter egg hunt, much eating and drinking, and then an optional walk up Gagnon Peak, or whatever they call the hill in the woods that’s about a 40 minute walk to the top. … Read more
I read the nine page DHS report that got so much publicity last week. It was assinine, but then, these people are interested in suppressing us. With Brigid and I each having been arrested four times for prolife non-violent civil disobedience (and with Brigid having 17 days of jailtime to her credit) we are the types who … Read more
The captain of the Bainbridge – the shipped that freed Captain Richard Phillips is a fourth degree Knight. Cmdr. Francis X. Castellano Newsworthy Dads
Cute: Barney Frank Bernard Madoff What's the difference AND You can’t fix stupid, but you can vote it out