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Brigid in England – I asked her to send me a selfie; instead –
She sent me this – Brigid actually missed her 6PM flight from JFK Tuesday, but they put her on a 9PM one and she made all her connections to her sister Libby’s house.
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New speed record (set by a woman) for completing the Appalachian Trail
Amazing. I’ve excerpted come stuff below the link but if you are into big sports accomplishments hit the link for the whole story. One of the most grueling records in American endurance sports fell late Saturday night in northern Georgia. Tara Dower, a 31-year-old ultrarunner and long-distance hiker born in North Carolina and based in…
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Cardinal Dolan criticizes Kamala for turning down invite to Charity Al Smith fundraiser
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…
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Bummer. Tim’s Stepinac football teammate & now LV Raider defensive end – Malcom Koonce out for season.
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…
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“83 year old hiker rescues herself”
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…
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Archbishop Chaput: “The Pope and Other Religions”
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.…
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Pope Francis – all religions lead to God?
All the Pope haters immediately jumped to a certain conclusion. Here is what he said in Singapore and a correct interpretation.
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Pope Francis criticizes Trump and Harris over “anti-life” policies
“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…