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This comes from Brother Greg with the Franciscans of Graymoor, via Judy Anderson. Q. What do you get when you pour boiling water down a rabbit hole? A. Hot Cross Bunny!

Our official Guru is Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR, who we’ve known for about 17 years. We had never heard of him, until he gave a homily at the NY Archdiocese Respect Life Institute, way back in 1990. It was an amazing and striking homily, and of course the fact that (based on looks) he could…

If you are a fan of the Discovery Channel, you have already seen lots of interesting ads about their series beginning tomorrow, "Planet Earth." Evidently it’s as good as the ads suggest. Here’s a review of the series, which start at 8 PM tomorrow with the first three hours. Tom Shales – Wonders Never Cease…

Here’s an email request – Dr. Frist is a heart surgeon – UPDATE – The White House has a fax comment line which you could also use – 202-456-2461 Each year I travel to Africa as a medical missionary. I’ve just returned from my latest trip, a deeply troubling visit to the Sudan. Due to…

Tim is coping well since breaking his fibula just above his foot (so in his ankle – duh!) last Friday afternoon. We saw the othopedic surgeon – a very nice fellow in Tarryown by the name of Ralph Purcell – on Monday. Tim had worn an aircast since his Saturday visit to the  Phelps ER…

This just in from my friend Bernadette Harris A man appeared before St. Peter at the Pearly Gates. "Have you ever done anything of particular merit?" St. Peter asked. "Well, I can think of one thing," the man offered. "Once, on a trip to the Black Hills out in South Dakota, I came upon a…

Here’s a real horror story – the sort of thing anyone depending on their computer fears. Hit the link to read the whole article – When the moving finger wrongs: Do we have a backup plan? – Business – insider.washingtontimes.com JUNEAU, Alaska — Everyone who ever sat at a keyboard knows that moment of terror…

When the snow starts falling, Tim loves to get out there with his sled and snowboard. On Friday, as it was still snowing heavily he started lobbying to be taken to the gorge (below the Croton Dam, several miles away) to go sledding. Since the roads were terrible, we said no, but Brigid did agree…

This was sent to me by Ellen Mullin – find out if you suffer from undue stress! I am not sure exactly how it works, but this is amazingly accurate. Read the full description before looking at the picture. The picture below has 2 identical dolphins in it. It was used in a case study…

There hasn’t been much in the news about the Darfur situation recently. Here’s an article from the Washington Times on why the UN cannot get anywhere trying to protect the refugees. To read the whole article you may have to register with the Washington Times, but it’s free and easy to do. China, Russia oppose…