Recent celebration: Fr. Fidelis 25th anniversary ordination party.
The celebration was at Rory Dolan’s in Yonkers on Sunday June 28th – so about a week ago with well over 100 attendees. There were numerous speakers – too many to list – below are a few pictures. Fr Fidelis Moscinski is a good friend of ours – he did one of the readings at … Read more
Farandaville 4th of July party
Sponsored and run by Tim and his GF Marisa. About 15 people – not counting the unborn baby (makes it 16!). That’s Tim in the Yankee shirt and striped hat.
4th of July – My lawn & repeating my posting from 2006
This is what I put up on the 4th in 2006. Still very relevant The fourth of July My father spent WW II in New Guinea and the Philippines, while my uncle (at 18 years old) served on an aircraft carrier. As a bonus my Dad also got re-called for the Korean War, spending 18 … Read more
Friday cocktail – most popular drink in 1776 was – here’s the answer
Rum!? Who knew?! This courtesy of Gemini AI. And video at the bottom. During the American Revolution, colonists drank about three times as much alcohol as Americans do today. Because clean water was scarce and unsafe, alcoholic beverages were staple dietary choices for everyone, including soldiers, who received daily rations of spirits. [1, 2] The … Read more
Cognitive dissonance: when you are a traditionalist and don’t accept the Pope.
Yeah I know, spare me the BS that he’s not the Pope. The SSPX hierarchy has excommunicated themselves. Two short videos. Because the men doing the ordaining and the men being ordained are in the apostolic succession some of their sacramental actions – like the eucharist – are valid. But the actions are illicit. A … Read more