Very interesting. As I'm typing this I'm wondering how many of the book burning, statue destroying, cancel culture types ever heard of the battle. The statue above at Gettysburgh needs no explanation. The one below is General John Buford, the cavalry officer who slowed the Confederate advance on the first day (And see the link … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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; … Read more
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 … Read more
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, … Read more
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 … Read more
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.