“Both are against life, be it the one who kicks out migrants or the one who [supports] killing babies,” Francis reportedly told journalists during a press conference aboard his papal plane. “Both are against life.” He argued that Scripture says migration is a right and that anyone who doesn’t welcome a stranger is committing a … Read more
This is from Callista Gingrich who is the wife of Newt. I had forgotten or never knew that she had been the US Ambassador to the Vatican. It's a nice summary of his trip and where he visited. Brigid and I did watch some bits on EWTN and youtube. Love this picture. Pope Francis’s 45th … Read more
Another three ingredient cocktail – cognac, orange liqueur, and lemon juice – which changes as you vary the ratios. You don't have to sugar the rim, and you can add demarara syrup. The link below the video shows four variations and answers the question of which came first, the cocktail or the motorcycle attachment. … Read more
Good on Bon Jovi! Here is the short version and a link to a longer – 3 minutes version – is below it. Here's the long version – Incredible moment Jon Bon Jovi stops woman from potentially jumping off a bridge
I am reading this guy’s original huge bestseller Sapiens. He presents a number of interesting arguments on the development of “Sapiens” (that’s us). I am only a bit more than 10% through the book but so far finding holes in his various arguments.
Like for most people today is a sorrowful day. Below is a posting I first put up in 2006. Tommy should be 53. The comments on his Legacy Tribute page are 100+ pages. I knew seven people killed on 9/11. But I only knew one of them real well. I knew Tom Knox (“Tommy”) because … Read more
Came to me via Brigid, via PM off of facebook. I tracked down the origin of the quote using perplexity ai . And it’s below the image. The quote “Modern man is in a terrible predicament. He is helplessly enamored with the beauty of what the old world built, yet despises the beliefs that inspired … Read more
In the NY Times so there shouldn’t be a paywall. Only 3% of Indonesia, which is the 4th most populous country in the world – is Catholic. On an Indonesian island about 500 miles east of Bali, an open-air truck traversed up winding roads one recent Sunday. It was taking dozens of jovial men, some … Read more
This should be big news – similar to Liz Cheney saying she’s voting for Harris – but it will not make the headlines of the NY Times or really any of the major media – except FOX. Hit this link for Dershowitz bio. Attorney Alan Dershowitz says he is leaving the Democratic Party after being … Read more
What a great story this is. She wins the Olympic long jump gold and he wins the Paralympic 400M gold as well as other medals. Woodhall and Davis-Woodhall, who wed in 2022, went viral at the Paris Olympics thanks to their emotional celebration of Davis-Woodhall’s win, her first Olympic medal. The couple, who also competed … Read more