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Feast of Saint Scholastica, sister of Saint Benedict
You can read more about her here – born in 480 and traditionally viewed as the foundress of the Benedictine nuns. St. Scholastica (480–542 A.D.) was born in Nursia, Italy, to a noble Roman family, along with her twin brother, the famous St. Benedict of Nursia. Their mother died in childbirth. Scholastica was dedicated to…
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My friend, Mick Paine
Actually Michael – Mick was what he went by. Gone on Saturday with metastatic cancer. Basically the first person I’d meet when I flew into Mandeville, Jamaica for my teaching job end of August, 1977. He’d arrived the day before I had, and I met him the second day I was there. Mick was from…
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Stepinac alumni basketball players are making it very big.
They'll be playing against each other – one is at Duke, the other at UNC. RALEIGH, NC (WNCN) – It’s a game that’s circled on every calendar at the start of every season. Its viewership spans from the Raleigh-Durham area to California to New York. It’s Duke vs. UNC Chapel Hill. This year it has…
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) explains Capitalism – not parody or satire
Remember AOC (32 years old) is a member of Congress from a totally safe Democrat Party seat. If she wants to (and doesn't aspire to the senate or presidency) she'll be able to put forth this stuff for the next 50 years. Also remember Winston Churchill's line: "If you aren't a socialist when you're 20,…
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Brigid’s poem – the mighty Kinglet
One of the smallest of birds – they weigh about a quarter of an ounce. Brigid recently passed this along to a couple of her poetry groups and they loved it. The book where Brigid discovered the Kinglet and notes are below the poem.
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Pro-abortion folks pay a visit to St. Patrick’s Cathedral
And they’re entitled to – First amendment. Hit the link below for the whole story. Barricades and a line of police protected pro-life attendees entering and exiting the Archdiocese of New York’s Prayer Vigil for Life at St. Patrick’s Cathedral Saturday night, as members of the activist group New York City for Abortion Rights chanted…
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Media ratings – why Spotify paid Joe Rogan $100 million
Wow. What a demolition. Average viewers per show (millions). FULL DISCLOSURE: I don’t listen to Joe Rogan. CNN not even averaging a million viewers. How the mighty have fallen.
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Pope Francis (again) denounces Cancel Culture
He has indeed spoken out in the past on several occasions – here he is again. If you are unfamiliar with the term (think denial of free speech, personal harassment, pulling down statues, etc), see the info below the one minute video. Cancel culture or call-out culture is a modern form of ostracism in…
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“Scuba diving sleuths crack 7 cold cases in 2 months”
Including one case that is over 20 years old. Why were the authorities unable to find thee poor souls? A CRACK team of scuba-diving sleuths has solved a staggering seven cold cases in just two months, bringing much-needed closure to heartbroken families who had been left without answers for years. The group, known as Chaos…
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Eddie Nathan
A 21 year old who lost his three year battle with cancer. Beyond sad. https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/croton-on-hudson-ny/edward-nathan-10519637 A visitation for Edward will be held Tuesday, January 11, 2022 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM at Holy Name of Mary Church, 114 Grand Street, Croton-on-Hudson, New York 10520. A visitation will occur Tuesday, January 11, 2022 from 7:00…