Halloween at Farandaville

With Jeanne Marie and Damian Gagnon, but we only got pictures of ourselves! Bad on me. But having watched the first half of Alien last year, they did get to see the second half this time around. Alien crew shown below. … the haunted house in space genre. Very appropriate for Halloween. Here’s a 30 … Read more

“Biden denied Communion at Mass during campaign stop in South Carolina”

From America Magazine, the Jesuit publication. With an explanation from the priest who refused communion to the pro-abortion politician. "Sadly, this past Sunday, I had to refuse holy Communion to former Vice President Joe Biden," Father Robert Morey wrote in a statement responding to queries from the Florence Morning News. "Holy Communion signifies we are … Read more

St. Ignatius of Antioch Feast Day today

Fresco of St. Ignatius from Hosios Loukas Monastery, Boeotia, Greece An important early Church leader who was martyred in 107. On his way to Rome he sent seven important letters which “correspondence now forms a central part of the later collection known as the Apostolic Fathers, of which he is considered one of the three … Read more

St. Teresa of Avila, Feast Day today

THE PICTURE: Is probably the closest image of her that exists. It was painted in 1576 when she was 61. Teresa did not like it; said it made her “look like an old hag.” One of the truly great Catholic mystics, and one of the first women – the other is Catherine of Siena – … Read more