Month: June 2015

Apropos: "Be humble and you will never be disturbed. It is very difficult in practice because we all want to see the result of our work. Leave it to Jesus." – Mother Teresa

Sr. Nirmala succeeded Mother Teresa as head of the Missionaries of Charity. Sr. Nirmala Joshi, Successor to Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, Dead at 81 According to religious news agency Matters India, Sr. Nirmala suffered from kidney failure and other complications. Despite being advised by doctors to undergo dialysis, the she chose to be with her … Read more

UPDATE: Stolen from my brother Phil’s facebook – Ethan, who was born five weeks ago to my nephew Paul and his wife Laura. So Father’s Day was spent meeting Ethan, who was three weeks premature. Paul Laura My brother Jim, extremely pleased Grandpa! Ethan himself – great outfit … My brother Phil got a selfie … Read more

From the National Journal on today's Encyclical "On Care for Our Common Home". Who else will pick up on this? #1 on National Journal's "six points from the Encyclical." Population Control Is Not the Answer For Pope Francis, caring about the environment goes hand in hand with taking a strong stand against abortion. "Since everything … Read more

Next hike is Saturday, June 27th, Sugarloaf Mountain, north of Cold Spring. It’s the next height north of Breakneck Ridge, and one of my favorites. Takes about an hour, or a little less, to get to the top. Here’s the view – the girl on top of the iconic dead tree is Heidi Paine. She … Read more

Not for the first time, Tim is Stepinac track MVP. Below the plaque is Tim with his coach for all four years, Nick Mitchell. Nick did a wonderful job with Tim as well as with all the boys, including those who weren’t outstanding athletes. Coach Mitchell was always looking for the boys to get the … Read more

Abortion, euthanasia, war, the abandonment of immigrants …  

Realized over the weekend that this was coming up. Well, I started this to document my lymphoma treatment, way back in September, 2005. So about 1,000 postings a year – averaging 2-3 per day. Here are the first month's postings, a grand total of ten: September 2005 Here's the very first one on September 8th, … Read more

UPDATE: Comment (in email) from Brigid’s niece June: “Tom, next time there’s a group photo – bring a milk crate to stand on…   😉 xx” I did post this graduation day, May 21st  Tim Graduated Today  with the Dad/Tim selfie I took as I gave him his diploma, but want to go on the … Read more