Month: December 2024

From Rome Reports –  

PALM BEACH, FL — President-Elect Donald Trump took time out of his Christmas holiday to announce that, once he takes office, any American caught drinking tea instead of coffee would immediately be detained for questioning under the suspicion they are a British spy. “Americans drink coffee,” Trump said. “It’s what our founding fathers fought for … Read more

Not that could not happen in, say, NY City. But government dominated healthcare/"medicare for all" is no panacea. This from the Wall Street Journal. Americans dissatisfied with the medical system created by ObamaCare might want to take a moment to inspect a health system where market discipline has not just been suppressed and distorted but … Read more

I asked Perplexity AI the question. And I asked the free version as well as the so-called Pro version (You can use the pro version four times a day even if you just have the free version). I find perplexity VERY helpful – it’s format is different than when you ask google a question. And … Read more

Very nice with Maria Bartiromo. Starts with the sketch of Jesus on the Cross by Jimmy Lai, a political prisoner in Hong Kong; ends with the Cardinal’s cogent comments on Mystery & Faith. Not sure how long this will be available.  

In Larchmont, the other side of Westchester. Just amazing. PR from the Catholic League. "MENORAH PULLED FROM COOP LOBBY" On December 12, we were contacted by a Catholic League member who sought to have a nativity scene displayed in the lobby of his cooperative building in Larchmont, New York, a town in Westchester. The lobby … Read more

Ha! This is actually a solicitation from the interfaith magazine First Things (proud to say Farandaville – a charter subscriber) asking for a donation. But I liked the comments by the person promoting it – they are below the link. When I was in seventh grade, a girl at my New York private school told … Read more

I've been told by people who know a lot more about Lourdes than I do, who – lived there – worked there – studied there – that there are many more healings than are ultimately affirmed as miracles. The reason – people don't want the onerous process they need to go through for the Church … Read more