UPDATE: Covington HS closed on account of death threats Predictably the media jumped all over the initial story, based on a two minute video excerpt. Here's my original post which has some good links. There's more to the DC incident with the elderly Indian drum-beater & the MAGA hat kid It was media malpractice but … Read more
Certainly a famous saint & martyr with many legends surrounding her – Agnes of Rome (c. 291 – c. 304) is a virgin martyr, venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, the Anglican Communion, and Lutheranism. She is one of seven women who, along with the Blessed Virgin, are commemorated … Read more
After having an incendiary extremely edited video played on CBS – CNN – et al, here's a video that puts the incident in context. Sent to me by my son – it's 18 minutes long and I watched the entire thing. If you're interested and/or heard about this, start watching a few minutes and see … Read more
Who was soon to be ordained when he was at my son Joe’s baptism 25 plus years ago. . Fidelis is a canon lawyer – and he’s been in the news lately.
Yes – MLK.
The list was promulgated simultaneously by Northeast Jesuit organizations. Beside the one below, I also received emails from Fairfield and Fordham Universities, both of which I attended. To get directly to the list you just hit the link in the article below. More to follow. This is from America Magazine. – A message … Read more
Brigid being Brigid took these three pictures a few days ago – First – The darker chin with backside to us is Spiderman. His significant other is Rylai (named for a Dota character – go here) and she is crunched in, next to him, with their daughter Buffy (very pink ear) kind of on top … Read more
Below is a nice tribute to Fr. Neuhaus, who was a Lutheran convert to Catholicism and noted writer and speaker. It's by Kathryn Jean Lopez. I've read several of Neuhaus' books including one she mentions, Death on a Friday Afternoon. And Farandaville was a charter subscriber to the Journal he established, First Things. Father Richard … Read more
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife – they have four children (including an adopted daughter) – been married 25 years. He's worth roughly $140 billion. The amicable tenor of the divorce announcement makes it highly likely that the couple has already reached an agreement on how to divide their assets, Jennifer Payseno, a family … Read more
Yup. Here you go.Obviously Pope Emeritus Benedict agrees – he'll be 92 in April. … A study out of the University of California-Irvine has revealed that consumption of moderate amounts of alcohol and coffee is linked to living a longer life. Re-read that last sentence. The key word is "moderate," of course. The study, called … Read more