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A fascinating priest-intellectual. He was a featured commentator on a PBS documentary years ago about John Paul II. John Paul II: The Millennial Pope and that's when I first heard of him. Then I read his book, God at the Ritz: Attraction to Infinity. Exceptional series of short essays. Great mind, with a dry sense … Read more

Another big win, against a team that was 6-2 going into the game. But – they hadn’t played the high level of competition Stepinac had. Game ends, and despite the rain, Stepinac fans are happy. Here’s a little Tim action as #40 gets in a good block for Malcolm Major, who scoots down the sideline. … Read more

As Stepinac tries to get to 9-0. Msgr Farrell, from Staten Island, is 6-2 although their schedule looks to have been a bit easier then Stepinac.

Despite starting the game with an interception, a fumble in the end zone giving Chaminade a touchdown, and then fumbling and losing the ensuing kick off, Stepinac beat Chaminade by 40-13, at Chaminade. We know Stepinac Jr. Kobe Miranda pretty well – we frequently drive him home from practice since he lives in Ossining. Here … Read more

America Magazine, the Jesuit publication, posted this video. Basic Catholicism really. But not too popular today.  

More proof there is a God. And it's in theWashington Post so we know it's true. The findings suggest that the compound increases connectivity and, subsequently, blood flow in a region of the brain critical to memory, the researchers said.

The first time Stepinac has defeated St. Anthony's of Long Island since 1983. St. Anthony's has an enrollment of about 2,500 (got that from a St. Anthony's alumnus who now has a son there), so assuming half the students are boys, their enrollment of boys is almost twice that of Stepinac. Anyway, msgvarsity has  the … Read more

I didn’t know there’s an “Official Vatican Prayer to Saint John Paul II” but here it is – Oh, Saint John Paul, from the window of heaven, grant us your blessing! Bless the church that you loved and served and guided, courageously leading it along the paths of the world in order to bring Jesus … Read more

UPDATE: Here’s the LOHUD article. “It was a head-spinning parade of athletes.” Played at St. Anthony’s the scoreboard says it all. More to follow, including links to highlights.