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.
Having won another crushing victory this past Saturday – 54-6 over Holy Trinity – they are playing on Long Island Friday night against one of the real NY State powerhouses, St Anthony’s. I don’t think Stepinac has ever beaten St. Anthony’s – but this could be the year. St. Anthony’s lost this past weekend to … Read more
My friend Rich died Saturday after about a four month illness. Metastatic cancer. He was 81. His wake is tonight 6-9PM and funeral tomorrow at Holy Name of Mary, 10AM in Croton. What a great person. To quote a mutual friend – Sister Lucy Marie of the Sisters of Life – “Such a great hero … Read more
Judy Anderson, Ed Riely and I went down to the Wednesday wake for Benedict Groechel, held in the Bronx at his community's first church and Friary. It was profound, as I knew it would be. Here is a link to some pictures – notice how young most of the vowed religious – nuns, brothers, and … Read more
Concentrating (of course!) on his mangled 2012 statement about priestly sex abuse. But what else would you expect from the Times? He's a priest who spent 50 plus years working for the poor and civil rights (including the rights of the unborn) BUT then at age 79 and disabled, makes a garbled statement? The Rev. … Read more