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Well good try Fr. Stephen. Might as well talk to a brick. These people are the modern day version of the Know Nothing Party. They are trying to tear down the statue of St. Louis in St. Louis. "Supporters of the Know Nothing movement believed that an alleged "Romanist" conspiracy was being planned to subvert…

An op ed in this morning's Wall Street Journal. The Journal has a paywall, but I expect the Cardinal won't mind my sending around the entire column. Years ago I was dedicating a new parish to St. Peter. A woman wrote to protest: “Why would you name a Church after such a coward, a sinner…

After the “Luv Guv” and desirable “bachelor” was fawned over by ABC’s Amy Robach and CBS’s Jane Pauley, it was actually MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle on Monday who pressed him on his controversial nursing home executive order. She directly asked him to take responsibility for shuffling COVID-positive patients into nursing homes, with catastrophic results: Governor, House…

2nd. UPDATE; I want to make clear that the first update in no way is to be taken as an insinuation that the BLM Rally or the organizers of the rally had anything to do with the act of vandalization I mentioned.  I apologize to those families and organizers if it was taken that way;…

Brigid’s wonderful sister Libby’s husband. Gone after a long and tough series of illnesses. Their children are Rachel and Tom, and there are six grandchildren. They were married for 51 years. That’s Brigid to the left of Libby and their older sister Kate on the right. With their two children, Rachel and Tom, as well…

From the Wall Street Journal Facilities weigh coronavirus risk of allowing visitors against ills caused by prolonged isolation The U.S. death toll from Covid-19 in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities has topped 50,000, marking a grim milestone in a pandemic that is taking a heavy toll on the oldest and most vulnerable people,…

On Saturday I did my first real hike, having spent since March 15th (the day the gym closed) doing a LOT of walking through Croton-Harmon and on Croton Point. I’ve gotten to know pretty much all the Croton streets and all the various walks on Croton Point. Typical has been about 4 and a half…

Brigid just showed me this vid, which she took January 6, 2018. Pretty good – she took it with her iphone – the hawk is on  tree branch on the main beach in Croton Point. Was near to her(?) nest which has been the same nest on the beach.  

This is from National Review Online – I've excerpted what I think are the most timely bits. Everyone Wants an Easy Solution … a long look at how much America is wrapped up in fights about symbols . . . and how and why many prefer those fights over ones about policies and measurable real-world…