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Tim football: Stepinac JV now 6-0
A very tough game against Holy Trinity (Queens), played on Long Island. Final score, 27-24 and Stepinac was down midway through the third quarter, 24-10. They’d hurt themselves in the first half with three lost fumbles and a bad snap on a punt that Trinity fell on in the end zone for a touchdown. But…
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More on St. Hildegard of Bingen
I posted about he new Doctor of the Church here a couple of days ago. Fr. George Rutler wrote about her, and anothe Hildegard, in his weekly parish email from the Church of Our Saviour in NY at 38th St. and Park Ave. I found it interesting and am posting it in it's entirety. FROM…
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Tim football: Stepinac JV go to 5-0!
Well, Tim got moved to defensive tackle from defensive end. A big chore; he is strong as a bull but only 5'8", 187 lbs. And going against St. Anthony's of Long Island; whose varsity is ranked #2 in NY State. It's fair to say that they attract many of the best players on Long Island.…
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Religious affiliation – 20% now label themselves as “none.”
And it's one in three for adults under 30. Study is by the Pew Research Center and this is a good summary article from yeserday's Chicago Tribune. The number of adults who consider themselves atheist, agnostic or "nothing in particular" has increased from about 15 percent to nearly 20 percent in the last five years,…
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St. Hildegard of Bingen; new “Doctor” of the Catholic Church
By being named a Doctor of the Church, Hildegard of Bingen, (a popular Saint in Farandaville, thanks to Brigid’s studies of her writings, years ago) is recognized by the Catholic Church as: a saint from whose writings the whole Church is held to have derived great advantage and to whom “eminent learning” and “great sanctity”…
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Latest Read: No Easy Day
The book by former Navy SEAL Matt Bissonnette, who was a team leader on the mission that killed Osama Bin Laden. As you may know, the book is controversial since special operations people maintain a “code of silence” about their missions. Bissonnette said he wanted to “set the record straight” once and for all as…
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Stepinac JV win again; now 4-0
Another big win against St. Joseph by the Sea on Staten Island (and it was an away game – not fun to get to). Tim had a good game – he’s really playing better and better, even though he’s playing (my opinion) out of position at defensive end. He’s “on assignment” after the game, carrying…
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Fairfield Rugby finally makes the Fairfield (University) Magazine
The cover story – but it’s the women’s team! Here’s the full article. Fairfield’s women’s rugby team has quietly become one of the best in the country Rebecca Ponessa ’15 says choosing to join the Fairfield Women’s Rugby Club has been one of the best decisions she has made at Fairfield. “We are a reflection…
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Stepinac JV wins big and Tim gets a sack
The JV goes to 3-0 and here’s Tim. #40, getting a sack after the linebacker (#9) flushed the quarterback out. Tackle was made out of the picture (RATS – hard to watch the game and video at the same time) but you can see the end result. You can also see Tim beats two blockers…
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Farandaville – good news and sad news about our chinchillas
Been meaning to post this for three weeks – but no time. Dusty and Chili became parents (again) on August 27th. Three babies, but “Mittens” died in about 36 hours. Mittens was either born with no front paws, or (this can happen) they were gnawed off when Dusty was trying to open the sac. Despite…