The first time Stepinac has defeated St. Anthony's of Long Island since 1983. St. Anthony's has an enrollment of about 2,500 (got that from a St. Anthony's alumnus who now has a son there), so assuming half the students are boys, their enrollment of boys is almost twice that of Stepinac. Anyway, msgvarsity has the … Read more
I didn’t know there’s an “Official Vatican Prayer to Saint John Paul II” but here it is – Oh, Saint John Paul, from the window of heaven, grant us your blessing! Bless the church that you loved and served and guided, courageously leading it along the paths of the world in order to bring Jesus … Read more
UPDATE: Here’s the LOHUD article. “It was a head-spinning parade of athletes.” Played at St. Anthony’s the scoreboard says it all. More to follow, including links to highlights.
Having won another crushing victory this past Saturday – 54-6 over Holy Trinity – they are playing on Long Island Friday night against one of the real NY State powerhouses, St Anthony’s. I don’t think Stepinac has ever beaten St. Anthony’s – but this could be the year. St. Anthony’s lost this past weekend to … Read more
My friend Rich died Saturday after about a four month illness. Metastatic cancer. He was 81. His wake is tonight 6-9PM and funeral tomorrow at Holy Name of Mary, 10AM in Croton. What a great person. To quote a mutual friend – Sister Lucy Marie of the Sisters of Life – “Such a great hero … Read more
Judy Anderson, Ed Riely and I went down to the Wednesday wake for Benedict Groechel, held in the Bronx at his community's first church and Friary. It was profound, as I knew it would be. Here is a link to some pictures – notice how young most of the vowed religious – nuns, brothers, and … Read more
UPDATE: Here's another article, in slightly simpler terms: “If you consistently exercise and your muscle is conditioned and adapted to physical exercise, then you acquire the ability to express this class of enzymes that have the ability to detoxify something that accumulates during stress and that will be harmful for you,” … Everyone knows that … Read more
Concentrating (of course!) on his mangled 2012 statement about priestly sex abuse. But what else would you expect from the Times? He's a priest who spent 50 plus years working for the poor and civil rights (including the rights of the unborn) BUT then at age 79 and disabled, makes a garbled statement? The Rev. … Read more
For the record, Tim is 5’9″ & 202 lbs. After trailing 13-0 and 19-7, they score four TD’s. In the article they mention two allowed onside kicks; Tim muffed one of them! Oh well… Lohud/Journal News article: Stepinac rolls in second half, downs Iona Prep, 35-19 Two onside kicks allowed, juggled snaps and blown assignments … Read more
My friend Theresa contacted me this morning with the news that Fr. Benedict had died last night. I’ve posted about him more than a few times – if you type his name in the search box, I’m sure stuff will come up. I cried. For Brigid and myself – well he had a great influence … Read more