Rejoinder to: “Spiritual but not religious”
This is a short video – five minutes and it's only the first half that addresses and answers the above. Ben Shapiro interviewing an Evangelical Pastor who I'd not heard of before.
A quote from Fr. James Martin, SJ on social justice
This is from a few months ago on his twitter account. Glad I came across it. Fr. Martin is an American Jesuit priest, a writer, and editor-at-large of the Jesuit magazine America. James Martin, SJVerified account @JamesMartinSJ What does it mean to be pro-social justice if you defend the life of a child on the … Read more
My friend Colin Kiley goes into the Fairfield University Athletic Hall of Fame
Wow! At a really nice event at Fairfield on Saturday, the 17th, with a big turnout of Fairfield rugby people. Well-deserved and I love it. Besides playing at Fairfield (Colin two years ahead of me) we played a lot of successful rugby together for Essex in the 70’s. In fact Colin played for the … Read more
Stepinac football: State championship, Stepinac 49, St. Francis 7
A blowout; Stepinac was ahead 21-0 at the end of the first quarter. Video below, and hit the link for the Journal News coverage. It means Stepinac is still the king of Catholic high school football in New York, with three state championships in the last four years.
Why does Chicago’s Cardinal Cupich have “major role” in Vatican’s sex abuse summit?
I find his involvement quite objectionable. Here's what he said at the end of August when certain accusations were made regarding what the Pope knew or didn't know about Cardinal McCarrick. "The Pope has a bigger agenda," Cardinal Cupich said. "He's got to get on with other things, of talking about the environment and protecting … Read more
Evidence unearthed: Pilgrims & Indians argued politics at first Thanksgiving
“Apparently, Uncle Charles was asked to eat at the kids’ table after a tirade about how real patriots need to support King James I, and several Wampanoag Indians and younger Puritans alike wouldn’t stop talking about their participation in a string of violent protests throughout the colonies,” Dr. Gary Etherton, a Smithsonian researcher said Tuesday. … Read more
Thanksgiving: “What unites Americans regardless of political beliefs”
Nice two minutes off PBS –
Stepinac football – playing for State Championship again!
Yay! After starting their season at 1-4 Stepinac completely turned it around! They beat Iona in the league semi-final and then Cardinal Hayes in the final (see both below) to win the Metropolitan area championship and will play St. Francis from upstate this Saturday at Stepinac. Stepinac comes back to beat Hayes and keep … Read more
Jamie Dimon, JP Morgan Chase CEO, predicts record global economic growth next year
3%+ globally in 2019. Would be nice. We'll see he is not known for pie in the sky statements.