Good Friday – the somberest day on the Christian calendar. Today I’m going to the Pax Christi Stations of the Cross, across Manhattan. I like the Pax Christi Stations – ANY public display of prayer and penance through a big city is a good thing – and I’ve done it pretty much every year for … Read more
UPDATE: YIKES! I corrected my misspelling of Pulitzer! One of my favorite writers (and a great speechwriter for Reagan), although to be honest I haven't paid that much attention to her Wall Street Journal columns the last couple of years. Guess I should have. In the past I read a number of her books. The … Read more
See also: Thousands gather to bid farewell to slain EMT A poignant story from a man who was saved by EMT Yadira Arroyo, the mother of five who was run over and killed when a man stole her ambulance. “Call 911!” Dennis Wales remembers shouting to his daughter Shannon one day in July 2007 after … Read more
Tim, two time All County in the javelin while at Stepinac. As someone noted on twitter he actually had some longer throws at Stepinac. (But it was a good first throw of the season.) Congratulations to Tim Faranda on breaking STAC javelin record at Univ of Miami track meet last week. Tim threw 159 … Read more
The picture is an old one – junior at Stepinac I think. Neat. At the University of Miami Hurricanes Invitational Meet this past Saturday. Tim was at two Florida meets with his school (STAC) over the winter break. Since he was red-shirted last year as a freshman, this was the first outdoor meet he competed … Read more
The Pope has spoke quite often about Satan and I've posted five times about him commenting on the devil – like here early in his Papacy. Excellent – America Mag links to a short video: "The Devil in Pope Francis' Teaching" This is from a couple of days ago, as the Pope went to confession … Read more
At least according to Bill Donohue at the Catholic League. Here is a good, brief missive from him on St. Patrick. Salute to St. Patrick March 16, 2017 The heroics of St. Patrick are not appreciated as much as they should be. He is the first person in history to publicly condemn slavery, and one … Read more
Last Friday. Tim made the finals at #7 (of eight; they started with 19 throwers). And then the #8 seed hit a good throw so Tim was in 8th place and out of point scoring for his college. Below is his last throw, which pushed him into 6th place (40’2″) and got St. Thomas Aquinas … Read more
"Ryan's legacy is etched into eternity." Powerful stuff. Last night had to be the best speech Trump has ever given.
Most everyone remembers this horror. Hard to believe it was two years ago. 2015 kidnapping and beheading of Copts in Libya Who was the 21st person beheaded? According to reports, Mathew Ayairga was not a Christian. However, when moments before his death the IS extremists demanded that he follow Islam, Mathew turned them down. After … Read more