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A brief video from the official Vatican youtube site. The Vatican took down the original video because of a defect in the audio.

Last Friday Tim finished the first of his two two week stints at Teatown Reservation. It’s a nature center and Tim loves summer camp there. Brigid took the first two pictures on Friday and Tim had taken the turtle shots on Thursday.     This is one big turtle – about the size of a medium…

The F-22. An "uncancellable" program. Too many contractors in 40 states. I believe in national defense, not stupidity and waste. High-Priced F-22 Fighter Has Major Shortcomings – washingtonpost.com The United States' top fighter jet, the Lockheed Martin F-22, has recently required more than 30 hours of maintenance for every hour in the skies, pushing its…

I posted a tiny video a couple of days ago.  The Pope's social justice encyclical: "Charity and truth are the essence of Christian revelation"  Here's a good analysis that is not too long. Prints out at five and a half pages. OSV | Our Sunday Visitor July 19, 2009 | Pontiff espouses economic justice in "Caritas…

I don't think that was the idea … £6m drive to cut teen pregnancies sees them DOUBLE | Mail Online The Government-backed scheme tried to persuade teenage girls not to get pregnant by handing out condoms and teaching them about sex. But research funded by the Department of Health shows that young women who attended…

A short video introducing Pope Benedict’s third encyclical, published yesterday.

Joe has his first job* and it started today. He’s going to be doing some computer setting up in the BOCES system in this area. He was very lucky to get the job, which came at the invitation of the Dad of one of Tim’s friends. It’s a good first-time job, especially in the current…

Good Fourth of July column. David McCullough is certainly a great writer. Here's a review I did of "1776." Tom Faranda's Folly: Latest read – "1776" And way back when I was living in Jamaica – 30 years ago! – I read one of his first books "The Path Between the Seas" about the building…

Yesterday was my six month trip/check-up at Sloan Kettering with lymphoma guru Dr. Andrew Zelenetz. No CAT scan – that's only once a year now – just bloodwork and a quick examination and meeting. Everything was fine – in fact Dr. Zelenetz seemed almost a little surprised that everything is still going well, three and…

The most recent issue of the Jesuit publication America has a short article featuring an interview with Berrigan. I know Dan Berrigan a bit – although I haven't seen him in several years. in 1995 I was at his apartment with a small group planning a demonstration on the 50th anniversary of the nuclear bombing of Japan.…