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Faranda Sunday shindig at Il Forno in Somers
Excellent Italian place – very good value – as the northern and southern Farandas met up in the middle – sort of. 16 of us – unfortunately not the full number of area Farandas but not bad. Lovely couple… Brigid with Paul and Cat, her two godchildren – My cousin Kenny – the real deal…
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Brigid qualifies for United Kingdom astronaut program!!
Go Brigid Go! A true space cadet!! Artificial weightlessness!!
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Pope Francis to canonize the 16 Carmelite Martyrs of the French Revolution
I thought these women had already been canonized. Here' a short article – the Reign of Terror ended ten days after the Carmelites were guillotined. Hit the link for the whole story. Their voices sang out from the scaffold as they went to their death on July 17, 1794, during the Reign of Terror, the…
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Ukrainian father loses his son
Terrible. hit the link and scroll down. Ukrainian man sobs by son’s blood-soaked body as Russian attacks continue
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St. Katharine Drexel – her feast day and profound quote from her
I posted about this American Saint last year. Feast of Saint Katharine Drexel A quote – "It is a lesson we all need—to let alone the things that do not concern us. He has other ways for others to follow Him; all do not go by the same path. It is for each of us…
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Fanatical pro-abortion bill fails in the Senate
Sadly the Democrat Senator from Pennsylvania, Robert Casey, has completed his conversion from pro-life to pro-abortion. Senate Republicans, with the help of Democrat Senator Joe Manchin, voted to defeat a Democrat bill that would overturn every pro-life law in America and legalize abortions up to birth. Lawmakers voted 48-46 against cloture — against ending debate…
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Surprise! Democrat Socialists of America blame U.S. for Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Not parody or satire)
No surprise of course. Bernie Sanders is the most prominent member of the DSA. They did condemn the invasion. The Democratic Socialists of America blamed US and NATO “imperialist expansion” for helping trigger the Russian invasion of Ukraine — provoking criticism from local political leaders. “DSA reaffirms our call for the US to withdraw from…
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UPDATE: Climate Change: The Great Barrier Reef (Australia) has died five times in the last 30,000 years.
A $10 million comprehensive study of the 1,400 mile long reef by the University of Sydney. My thinking – Climate change has always been going on, and no doubt humanity is adding to it today. The answer is not to become crazed, but as a society adjust to the inevitable. Like don’t buy Miami Beach…
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True courage: Russians protest Ukraine invasion
Great to see. These people are risking long prison sentences – or death. This article from the WSJ and see video from The Sun (UK) below. In the U.S., it’s easy to become cynical observing Hollywood celebrities pretending to be brave as they mouth politically correct talking points and broadcast cost-free virtue signals. But in…
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“Nurse Who Was Fired Because She is Pro-Life Wins $374,000 in Court”
Great! But it took seven years and that’s really not a lot of money… Rojas worked as a pediatric nurse for 18 years before she was fired in 2015, according to the report. She said she refused to comply with a new requirement that nurses be trained to help women obtain abortion drugs and refer…