Tom Faranda's Folly

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

UPDATE: See video below of the Pope’s remarks So do I. At least one of the Democrat Presidential Candidates – Representative Ryan of Ohio – denounced it Sunday morning on one of the news shows. Pope Francis today, June 30, welcomed news of the meeting between President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un and hailed … Read more

Good. Bannon is a sleazeball. Excerpt below but hit the link. U.S. Cardinal Raymond L. Burke has resigned from the Dignitatis Humanae Institute, saying it has become "more and more identified with the political program" of Steve Bannon. In a letter posted on his Twitter feed, Cardinal Burke said June 25 he had urged the … Read more