A fascinating woman who was killed in Auschwitz on this day in 1942. She was a convert from Judaism, which she had abandoned for atheism at a young age. But then … A brilliant philosopher who stopped believing in God when she was 14, Edith Stein was so captivated by reading the autobiography of Teresa … Read more
Fr. Jacques Hamel. In his homily at the martyred priest’s funeral Mass on Tuesday, Rouen’s Archbishop Dominique Lebrun gave details of the last moments of the priest’s life as he was slaughtered for his Christian faith. “Evil is a mystery that reaches summits of horror beyond what is human,” the Archbishop said. “Is that not … Read more
Pope Francis has said that what he calls gender theory – “that everyone can choose their own sex” – is “the exact opposite” of God’s creation. In a meeting with Polish bishops during World Youth Day, whose transcript was released yesterday by the Vatican, the Pope said there were powerful institutions which funded the spread … Read more
Nails it, as in lands in the net! I posted about this pending "event" a few days ago. Skydiving without a parachute
Pretty amazing. Way back in 1981, a few weeks before we left the Cayman Islands and moved to NY, we met a hammerhead at about 95 feet while diving off "Chisholm's Trail" on the north coast of Grand Cayman. That brief encounter was even more amazing …
And it will be on television live, later today. Fox network will broadcast live Saturday night as Luke Aikins aims to land in a 20-story high net in California without crashing through or bouncing out
Originally from Oklahoma and a great story of faithfulness – he knew he was on a death squad list. So Father Rother is now on the early road to beatification as a martyr. Here is a list of Catholic priests murdered/assassinated in Guatemala.
It's my birthday today – one of those lamdmark ones – so I better get going on this! A new study is believed to be the first to show that speed training can reduce the risk for the condition A new, 10-year study showed that speed training—computer exercises that get users to visually process information … Read more
More to follow, but here’s a photo by Jeanne Marie. Great hike, with mostly a nice breeze and plenty of shade.