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So much for unity. There is a long tradition for both Presidential candidates to attend this NY Catholic Charities fundraiser. Hit the link to see Dolan speaking for one minute on the issue. He says they are still trying to get her to change her mind. The picture is from the 2016 dinner. Cardinal Timothy…

Whew. Koonce had a knee injury just before the season began and it’s now been determined he will have surgery. This is his 4th season – end of his contract and he would be hoping to have a great year and then get a big contract from the Raiders or someone else. He had eight…

In the Catskills. Hope I can manage to get lost and self-rescue overnight when I'm 83! They were out looking for her all night. At 12:55 a.m., Forest Ranger Franceschina and local police checked the hiker’s residence and confirmed she had not returned home. Franceschina and Stratton began linear searches over Big Indian and Fir…

I posted this yesterday, Pope Francis – all religions lead to God?  and the usual suspects complained. I'm just sooo dumb. Here is just about my favorite prelate, Capuchin Archbishop Charles Chaput on the Pope's comments. It's in the journal First Things. 11 paragraphs, if you hit the link it takes five minutes to read.…

Radiation directly to the cancer cells.  

All the Pope haters immediately jumped to a certain conclusion. Here is what he said in Singapore and a correct interpretation.  

People in the know, will know.  

“Both are against life, be it the one who kicks out migrants or the one who [supports] killing babies,” Francis reportedly told journalists during a press conference aboard his papal plane. “Both are against life.” He argued that Scripture says migration is a right and that anyone who doesn’t welcome a stranger is committing a…

This is from Callista Gingrich who is the wife of Newt. I had forgotten or never knew that she had been the US Ambassador to the Vatican. It's a nice summary of his trip and where he visited. Brigid and I did watch some bits on EWTN and youtube. Love this picture. Pope Francis’s 45th…

Another three ingredient cocktail – cognac, orange liqueur, and lemon juice – which changes as you vary the ratios. You don't have to sugar the rim, and you can add demarara syrup. The link below the video shows four variations and answers the question of which came first, the cocktail or the motorcycle attachment.  …