Jesuit magazine video: Why is the Pope talking about the Devil?
America Magazine, the Jesuit publication, posted this video. Basic Catholicism really. But not too popular today.
Yay! Chocolate “found to reverse age-related memory loss”
More proof there is a God. And it's in theWashington Post so we know it's true. The findings suggest that the compound increases connectivity and, subsequently, blood flow in a region of the brain critical to memory, the researchers said.
Pregnant women and exercise (specifically marathons)
Pretty good and detailed feature in yesterday's NY Times. Women – as everyone knows – are tougher then men. For Pregnant Marathoners, Two Endurance Tests When Paula Radcliffe won the New York City Marathon in 2007, nine months after giving birth to a daughter, Isla, Radcliffe was considered an anomaly. Her intense training through her … Read more
Tim football: highlights from Stepinac 38-21 win over St. Anthony’s
The first time Stepinac has defeated St. Anthony's of Long Island since 1983. St. Anthony's has an enrollment of about 2,500 (got that from a St. Anthony's alumnus who now has a son there), so assuming half the students are boys, their enrollment of boys is almost twice that of Stepinac. Anyway, msgvarsity has the … Read more
Feast of John Paul II today
I didn’t know there’s an “Official Vatican Prayer to Saint John Paul II” but here it is – Oh, Saint John Paul, from the window of heaven, grant us your blessing! Bless the church that you loved and served and guided, courageously leading it along the paths of the world in order to bring Jesus … Read more
Tim football: Stepinac goes to 7-0, defeats St. Anthony’s – first time since 1983!
UPDATE: Here’s the LOHUD article. “It was a head-spinning parade of athletes.” Played at St. Anthony’s the scoreboard says it all. More to follow, including links to highlights.
Tim football: Stepinac now 6-0; massive game Friday night!
Having won another crushing victory this past Saturday – 54-6 over Holy Trinity – they are playing on Long Island Friday night against one of the real NY State powerhouses, St Anthony’s. I don’t think Stepinac has ever beaten St. Anthony’s – but this could be the year. St. Anthony’s lost this past weekend to … Read more
Richard Fuerst
My friend Rich died Saturday after about a four month illness. Metastatic cancer. He was 81. His wake is tonight 6-9PM and funeral tomorrow at Holy Name of Mary, 10AM in Croton. What a great person. To quote a mutual friend – Sister Lucy Marie of the Sisters of Life – “Such a great hero … Read more
Fr. Groeschel’s Bronx wake
Judy Anderson, Ed Riely and I went down to the Wednesday wake for Benedict Groechel, held in the Bronx at his community's first church and Friary. It was profound, as I knew it would be. Here is a link to some pictures – notice how young most of the vowed religious – nuns, brothers, and … Read more
Exercise and depression
UPDATE: Here's another article, in slightly simpler terms: “If you consistently exercise and your muscle is conditioned and adapted to physical exercise, then you acquire the ability to express this class of enzymes that have the ability to detoxify something that accumulates during stress and that will be harmful for you,” … Everyone knows that … Read more