"…confirm the unanimous and undisputed tradition that these are the mortal remains of the Apostle St. Paul…" Pope: Basilica bones belong to apostle St. Paul – CNN.com
Pope Benedict bestows sacred symbol of leadership on Archbishop Dolan at pallium ceremony So what did the Pope say? That's what the New York pilgrims asked Archbishop Timothy Dolan after Pope Benedict lingered a minute at Monday's sacred pallium ceremony. "You know, I went up to the Holy Father, and I haven't told anybody what … Read more
The NY Times op ed writer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVVdH8n5470
As mentioned here, Tom Faranda’s Folly: Anniversary tomorrow – here are a few Brigid pix from the past, Tom and Brigid’s 30th anniversary was the past Tuesday. I took most of the morning off, and we went for a walk on Croton Point – mostly around and across the now-capped Croton Dump! Then we went … Read more
A Wall Street Journal op ed from yesterday. I disagree with much of the reasoning, but hey, fair and balanced. God and Science Don't Mix – WSJ.com J.B.S. Haldane, an evolutionary biologist and a founder of population genetics, understood that science is by necessity an atheistic discipline. As Haldane so aptly described it, one cannot … Read more
The first one says you can do a better marathon if you walk part of it (FULL DISCLOSURE - I have friends who've run marathons – Mike Sprag who we knew from Cayman did a 2:48 – and I've been to the NY Marathon – when Spragg ran. I ahve never had any desire – nor … Read more
They express their "solidarity" without mentioning what, exactly, the controversy was about. Very politic of them. USCCB – (Office of Media Relations) U.S. Bishops Express Support for Bishop D’arcy and His Pastoral Concern for the University of Notre Dame The bishops of the United States express our appreciation and support for our brother bishop, the … Read more
This is short, and quite interesting. From here – LifeNet: Are laws outlawing abortion a recent development? This is frequently claimed by the pro-abortion forces. And they are wrong. This is a great short article. Abortion Laws: A Recent Development? Myth: Abortion laws were of rather recent origin, and were adopted to protect women from … Read more
Actually, upper middle age wilding.
This is one of our periodic dinner get-togethers; the Cannon – Faranda – Novotny – Riner clique. Held last Saturday at Chez Novotny, and I am posting this Saturday night, a week later (Mucho pictures; probably only of interest to eight people in the world).
We did our usual thing; too much drinking, eating, talking (esp. me), as we solved the problems of the world.
Our hostess Doreen makes a point
According to this – Chubby people live longest: Japan study People who are a little overweight at age 40 live six to seven years longer than very thin people, whose average life expectancy was shorter by some five years than that of obese people, the study found. >>>>>> The study divided people into four weight … Read more