Darfur Update – a posting from Savedarfur.org

SaveDarfur.org has a post called "U.N. says paralysed in Sudan without aid partners" that's worth checking out… By Laura MacInnisGENEVA, March 10 (Reuters) – The United Nations relies so heavily on outside groups to deliver aid in Darfur that Sudan's expulsion of 16 non-governmental organisations has paralysed as much as half of its programmes, officials … Read more

My friend and neighbor Sue Konig gets endorsed by the Journal News to keep her seat as a Croton Trustee.

Go Sue Go! And my picture of her is better then the Journal News one … Our recommendations for Croton elections | lohud.com | The Journal News In the March 18 election, we endorse Schmidt, Brennan and Konig for their record of accomplishment. Schmidt, a chiropractor, has served on the village board for seven years, … Read more

The Catholic Church (including me) on the immorality of killing human embryos for research

There's quite a lot to unpackage following the President's long-expected lifting of the ban on federal funding of embryonic stem cell research. You can read a little bit about it here – LifeNet: Full statement of President Obama executive order allowing taxpayer funding of Embryonic Stem Cell Research The Catholic League for Religous and Civil … Read more

My friend Damian makes the newspapers

He got 5 to 7 for robbing a Dairy Queen. Of course that’s a (little) joke. Here’s the article from Saturday’s Journal News. Like myself, Damian’s best feature is his wife. Jeanne Marie For 20 years, St. Patrick’s has helped people find jobs | lohud.com | The Journal News At St. Patrick’s, I chatted with … Read more

Latest Read: The Promise

Fr. Jonathan Morris is a young priest (he looks like he's in his mid 20's; he's actually 36) who shows up on television fairly often, doing commentary. He did a good job for FOX news when the Pope was in New York, and I was steered to his weblog on FOX awhile ago. About a month … Read more