Tom Faranda's Folly

The late Fr. Groeschel – official Faranda family Guru

I nice article here – Colonel Beltrame’s act prompted an outpouring of support and a sense of community from people of different faiths and backgrounds. A Mass held for him in Trèbes on Sunday drew not only Christians but also Jews and Muslims, who saw the attack at the supermarket as an assault on their … Read more

I’ll be at the Pax Christi Station of the Cross across Manhattan this morning.

Neil Walker, who the Yankees traded for. This was May 9th, 2015 when he was with Pittsburgh.  

Dan Lipinski, one of the very few true pro-life Democrats left in the Congress. He got lots of grass roots support from The Susan B Anthony list. Despite his having served seven terms, and being a staunch backer of what people used to view as mainline Democrat positions (like being a strong supporter of Unions)  … Read more

The Toronto Psychologist Jordan Peterson certainly is a youtube/social media phenomena. And it may not be the standard 20 minutes of fame. His latest book 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos is a huge bestseller (maybe the NY Times will get around to reviewing it some day). Here the Catholic Bishop Robert Barron – … Read more

Despite being an atheist he was a member of the Pontifical Academy of Science. I posted this Stephen Hawking: 10 good quotes   yesterday.  

The physicist and the man to live the longest with ALS. He was a genius in the realm of cosmological physics – I read A Brief History of Time when he wrote it around 1988. But he lost the program when he wrote irrationally (my opinion ) about God and the origin of the universe. … Read more

Good heavens! The implication – white women are stupid!? Sounds like a Saturday Night Live skit. Can't you just go away…  

From the Jesuit magazine America. A little excerpt but worth hitting the link. I joined the Jesuit Volunteer Elder Corps at 68—and never looked back. When the acceptance letter arrived, I was elated. But doubts were close behind. Would I be able to give up my antiques, the moon on Lake Michigan, the symphony? I … Read more