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The Polish-American Shrine to Our Lady of Czestochowa is located in Doylestown, PA.  I visited there awhile ago, sadly for the funeral of a close friend who died too soon.  

Yes off for a wedding – Margaret marries Pierre – Margaret being 4th daughter of our great friends Peter and Chris! Here’s the wide of view where we are headed – west coast of France. And a closeup – sort of. Staying in the Hotel de la plage. We are back Monday night. Meanwhile, Farandaville … Read more

Pretty good presentation of his position, which is the standard position (which gets attacked all the time) best laid out by Saint John Paul II's favorite theologian Fr. Hans Urs Von Balthasar in his book Dare We Hope that All Men be Saved. Of course 99% of the critics never read the book. Von Balthasar … Read more

It’s the Memorare of course. I’ve known about this for decades and use it quite often. Wish I knew about it before French exams in college … Who knows? Need help right away? Make Mother Teresa’s emergency novena And then there’s this – By whom and when was the Memorare composed? And here is the … Read more

Of course with Brigid having five years in Jamaica, and I having two, we are aficionados. This video may be more than many people care to know – but I enjoyed it. This guy has a pretty popular website about mixed drinks and all spirits.  

Give her credit for the admission.  Below the NY Times article and excerpts there's a short video worth watching if you care about the subject. Here's the NY Times – Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, on Wednesday delivered a sweeping rebuke of her agency’s handling of … Read more

Yes a wonderful friend, a wonderful person, with a wonderful family. I will miss him. He was 90 and if you look at his obituary below, you’ll see he lead a full life. Clem Crossing the Bar By Alfred, Lord Tennyson   Sunset and evening star,       And one clear call for me! And may there … Read more

What? Me worry? Yes this might be a little mean spirited… but perhaps not – and this is not to denigrate FBI agents and staff at all. However, there is a history … J Edgar Hoover – wherever he ended up – must be laughing his butt off Of course, from the BB – In … Read more

I was there about two weeks ago – in the spot formerly occupied by The Dessertist – who are now at 4 Croton Point Ave. and who we also love.  Matters Coffee next to the Wells Fargo Bank. Here's the Westchester article with a nice picture of the interior. Matters Coffee Pours Top-Tier Java in … Read more

UPDATE: The Catholic League has an amusing PR – the attack on traditional Catholics To quote the late Fr. Dan Berrigan, “If you are going to follow Jesus you better look good on wood.” Thanks to our friend Theresa for sending me the link below. If you want to read the full Atlantic article go … Read more