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Our friend Chris Slattery, RIP
Ugh I’ve never seen such an outpouring of sorrow for a prolife leader. He was 68 and had a three year battle with cancer. We have a special bond with Chris, since our second son Tim came to us through his efforts. He wouldn’t be a Faranda without Chris and Expectant Mother Care. Brigid had…
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Well known psychologist and author Jordan Peterson – his wife has converted to Catholicism
The video is a bit over 13 minutes. I'm not sure exactly what her cancer was and it's not clear when it started (UPDATE: She had a Bellini tumor – very rare, and very low survival rates. Initially diagnosed in 2019). Here is an article from a couple of months ago. Hmmm. She was introduced…
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Muslim born Ayaan Hirsi Ali abandons atheism, becomes Christian
UPDATE: Dinesh D'Souza discusses this here Ayaan Hirsi Ali is an interesting person originally from Somalia – at the age of five she suffered female genital mutilation. She is married to the historian Niall Ferguson. I had heard of her – she was interviewed I think by Laura Ingraham a couple of years ago. Ayaan…
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The Chosen: “Woman with the issue of blood” cured by her faith. Brilliant!
This excerpt from The Chosen just went up on youtube. Just to give the setting, Jesus is on his way to see (and revive) the daughter of the synagogue official. This is in all three of the synoptic gospels (Mark, Luke and Matthew). There is some artistic license taken in this excerpt as earlier she…
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Joe Manchin, last pro-life Democrat Senator will not run for re-election
Manchin had also been the Governor of West Virginia and had won his Senate elections easily, despite coming from a generally Republican state. He was a sensible guy – a loss to the Senate. He would have been 77 years old when he'd be running next year but is in good shape. Senator Joe Manchin,…
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From Brigid: Croton Point History Walk on November 5th
Here is the flyer. Brigid knows Marc Cheshire pretty well.
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African Women’s Education Fund (AWEF) fundraiser last evening
AWEF is a group started in Croton 20 years ago to support educational opportunities for young women in Africa. Their website is here www.awef.org and “it addresses the educational needs of women attending secondary school and professional schools in Angola, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.” Current number of young women being supported – 126. We…
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Pope Francis reaffirms: Holy Orders – deacons and priesthood – is reserved for men
Here's a brief video and an article below on the subject – note the Petrine Principle and the Marian principle comment in the article! https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/pope-francis-affirmsA woman “is not entitled to the Petrine principle, but to the Marian principle, which is more important,” Francis said. “So the fact that woman does not access ministerial…
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From Brigid – “Barrk Rescue” – cute cartoon for dog lovers
Heh. Brigid rarely sends stuff around but the dog lover in her got to her.
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Israeli couple save their twin infants before being killed by Hamas
Hit the link for the complete story. Itay and Hadar Berdichevsky saved their 10-month-old twins in a final act of sacrificial love before the couple was killed by Hamas terrorists. When the 30-year-old parents heard Hamas gunmen trying to break down their door, the young couple had to make a life-altering decision – a decision…