As St. Thomas Aquinas observed – “The Apostle to the Apostles.” Appearance of Jesus Christ to Maria Magdalena Here’s a little bit about her During Jesus’s Ministry And a recent article in America Magazine Nothing in the Gospel occurs by mere chance. It is highly significant that in a society where men wielded power in … Read more
Turns out that while she is very pro-abortion that's not enough. She actually thought PP should do more healthcare and less politics. So she had to go. This is from NRO via Yahoo! Good article. The author, Alexandra Desanctis, follows the issue closely. The whole article is 16 paragraphs. Planned Parenthood has long sought to … Read more
His original influence? The missionaries “who communicated their faith to me.”
To quote a sage I know (Ed Mechmann) “why in the world would they ever have blessed nuclear weapons to begin with?” This is from the Catholic Herald (UK) – Last month, a committee on ecclesial law met in Moscow and recommended ending the practice of blessing missiles and warheads, and suggested that priests should … Read more
The Carmelites. A big deal indeed! Hermits lived on Mount Carmel near the Fountain of Elijah in northern Israel in the 12th century. They had a chapel dedicated to Our Lady. By the 13th century they became known as “Brothers of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.” They soon celebrated a special Mass and Office in … Read more
Not saying stop doing aerobic exercise – but … And forget needing to do heavy weights, like the cartoon here. Almost any strength training works. To Delay Death, Lift Weights. Two new studies remind of us of what we already know but sometimes forget. The results, published in Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, … Read more
Thanks to Jessica for sending me this. It’s also in the NY Post and NY Daily News. The late Archbishop Fulton Sheen, a charismatic figure of US Roman Catholicism in the 20th century and a pioneer in using media for religious purposes, is one step closer to sainthood. A Vatican statement on Saturday said the … Read more
A last minute eat – drink – and be merry decision to hang out with Mike and Karen. But first – Tim party in our back yard was just getting under way as we left – we met more arriving celebrants in the driveway on our way out. Tim (blue floral shirt) knows how to … Read more
I just found this very funny as BT Sports in the United Kingdom explains baseball. The two games are melded into one video. Yanks still win both.
Very interesting article in The Atlantic. Push ups compared to other metrics like body mass index (BMI) treadmill results, etc. At the end I've put a link to the actual push up study. The Power of One Push-Up Several simple ways of measuring a person’s health might matter more than body weight. Still, the profession … Read more