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My now-deceased business associate Lou Ferraguzzi was always able to turn a neat phrase. And when we disagreed on something he’d say “Tom, you’ve been educated beyond your capacity.” Fr. John Jenkins, CSC, President of Notre Dame, has a Ph.D in medieval philosophy and has written scholarly articles on Thomas Aquinas. His decision to have the President…

I was musing on this here Tom Faranda’s Folly: Torture: Does the end justify the means? last Wednesday when I answered this rhetorical question in the first line of the post “Of course not”. Here’s another op ed feature (from the WSJ) that argues the opposite. The writer attempts to justify our deliberate attacks on civilian populations in…

The priest in the video below is Fr. Norman Weslin, an uber pro-life activist who is now 80 years old. Brigid and I know him pretty well, going back to 1991; in fact he’s said Mass at our house. Besides founding the Mary Weslin Home for pregnant women, he was the founder and guiding light of…

Brigid took off last evening for ND. She will be going to the “alternate commencement” on the Notre Dame campus, for those who object to President Obama’s receiving an honorary degree, as well as his being the commencement speaker. The issue of course is why is Notre Dame honoring a fanatical abortion promoter?  I have posted…

Good! Sheikh attacks Israel, pope walks out | The Pope In The Holy Land | Jerusalem Post Father Federico Lombardi, director of the Holy See Press Office, responded to Tamimi’s tirade by e-mail. “The intervention of Sheikh Tayseer Tamimi was not previewed by the organizers of the interreligious meeting that took place at Notre Dame…

This is so absurd. Imagine if the signs said “Stop torture” or “healthcare for all” or “no blood for oil.” Think they would have been arrested? Not in a thousand years. Dr. Alan Keyes arrested at Notre Dame while pushing baby carriage and saying the rosary

I am a big fan of the Franciscan Archbishiop of Denver. Here’s a review of his most recent book (review also posted on amazon). Tom Faranda’s Folly: Latest Read: Render Unto Caesar He was in NY a couple of days ago, receiving an award from the Becket Society, and gave a talk at the American…

From this past weekend’s local Gannet newspaper, The Journal News – New archbishop faces many challenges | lohud.com | The Journal News “I didn’t come with some prepackaged script or this strategy handed to me by Pope Benedict XVI,” he said. “My major duty now is to get to know, love and serve the people…

Thanks to my friend Antoniette for pointing this out to me. Laetare Recipient Wanted URGENT!!! Laetare Award recipient needed ASAP!!! Christian preferred, agnostic case-by-case. If interested call Fr. John at 574-631-5000 by May 17th.

I am a big admirer of Archbishop Chaput. Here’s a review of his last book – Tom Faranda’s Folly: Latest Read: Render Unto Caesar and here’s the death penalty story: