Author: Tom Faranda

I met Fr. Bourgeoise years ago. He founded the group that protests the formerly named  "School of the Americas". I also left a comment on this article on the LoHud website. Vatican may discipline Maryknoll priest over woman's 'ordination' | lohud.com | The Journal News For a clear explanation of why the Catholic Church cannot…

Since early June I have been plagued by an annoying cough. I've had it in the past, but for some reason this time it had a different character. I've been to my internist's three times, been on Levaquin twice, which cleared the cough up – but it came back quickly. So I finally wised up,…

With the usual suspects – Riners – Novotnys – Cannons (Minus Denice who is visiting daughter in Japan). I forgot my camera, but Karen Riner took a couple of pictures – Tom and Doreen Brigid and Dennis – that’s red zinfandel in the foreground…

This is a great interview published this past weekend in the Wall Street Journal. Warren was the facilitator of the Saddleback Church Values Forum, with Obama and McCain. Warren of course is an Evangelical Pastor, but his approaches mirrors the true understanding of the Catholic Church's presentation of the "seamless garment" or consistent Ethic of Life. Commentary: The…

Written by a Catholic woman journalist The Problem With Liberation Ordination – WSJ.com Don't tell that to Judy Lee, one of the "priests." She insists that the archdiocese's pronouncement will be a dead letter: "We are Roman Catholics. . . . The all-male hierarchy and their legal traditions came along with the spiritual package that…

I've never heard anyone say an unkind word about "the Yogi." Here's a good feature off the Yankee website. Yogi a part of Yankee Stadium lore | yankees.com: News Yogi Berra's delightfully fractured language has grown so much over the years that there seems to be a Yogism for every occasion. One that fits with…

I posted about the Forum earlier here Tom Faranda's Folly: Interesting column on this past weekend Saddlebrook Church "Values Forum" with McCain and Obama question… but I didn't watch it myself. The Wall Street Journal had an editorial yesterday, about Obama's dissing and slighting of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. There are seven paragraphs; and it's worth hitting…