Next hike of the month is this Wednesday – a relatively easy one, on the Teatown-Kitchawan Trail. Here are more pictures from our May 3rd pretty amazing hike on the Popolopen Torne loop and to the Torne summit. Great walk, and the summit with it’s memorial cairn is amazing and inspirational. At some point I’m … Read more
More to follow on this, but I gave him his diploma (since i was also a graduate of Stepinac, and as such was invited to give Tim his diploma – as were many other relatives of grads) and then snapped a quick selfie of the two of us. Much to the amusement of the large … Read more
This past Sunday, at the Westchester championships. Great! Westchester County Track & Field Championships results The week before he won the CHSAA (Catholic league) Sectional championship (Westchester, the Bronx and Queens) in the javelin, He’s still ranked #4 in the javelin in NY State. Couldn’t get any decent pictures or video of the javelin, but … Read more
A sign of hope.
"The United States remains home to more Christians than any other country in the world," with 70.6 percent of its population, or 173 million adults, identifying as Christian last year, the Pew Research Center said. But that figure is down from 2007 when 78.4 percent called themselves Christian, Pew said in its 200-page study, titled … Read more
Sister Helen Prejean. Good.
At the big Somers Lions Club meet – always a nice event – he won the shot put while getting a new PR, and came third in the javelin. At 159’0″ he was almost nine feet off his personal best in the javelin, but he was throwing after several hours on a hot day, and … Read more
The Popolopen Torne Loop – some preliminary pix – & more to follow. Going up At the top – 942 feet above sea level. Going down! More to follow – We have some great pictures! And the Cairn is very striking and emotional for what it has.
I get the Friars periodic eLetter, and this arrived this today. I am shamelessly lifting the text and pictures. Fr. Groeschel was the family guru. From The Friars eLetter CFR Founding Day Posted: 28 Apr 2015 07:29 AM PDT Today marks the 28th anniversary of the founding of our community, a most celebratory day. … Read more
I’m posting this because I know a great Franciscan priest named Fidelis. St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen. Fidelis means “Faith”. He was a Capuchin Franciscan. Worth listening to at least the first 2 – 3 minutes.