Who died a few days ago at the age of 97. Apollo 13 – “Houston, we’ve had a problem” Jim Lovell never realized his dream of walking on the moon, but he had the considerable consolation of becoming America’s most famous astronaut for landing back on Earth alive. His aborted Apollo 13 mission, as memorialized … Read more
Another way of saying "Don't sweat the small stuff"
Wonderful mind. Former Vice President Kamala Harris has written a new book about her brief presidential campaign called 107 Days, and The Babylon Bee has obtained a copy. Here are some of the most fascinating quotes: "A prologue is like an introduction. So, here's my introduction. And this is my book. A book written by … Read more
A convert from Judaism and atheism and one of the great Catholic minds of last century. Studies of her works continue. She and her sister were murdered by the Nazis in Auschwitz. She is patron Saint of converts and of Europe. A brilliant philosopher who stopped believing in God when she was 14, Edith Stein … Read more
Scroll back if you want the history of the cocktail. There are mixed opinions on how much bourbon to use – 2 oz. as shown here, or 1.5 oz. See the Farandaville recipe and opinion below the video. Farandaville Recipe We've had it with 2 oz and 1.5 oz of bourbon and prefer the 2 … Read more
This is from the libertarian John Stossel. I am no libertarian but he's right about everything here. Eight minutes long. Here's a cool quote from the first comment on this video. "The mouse dies in the trap because it doesn't understand why the cheese is free. Socialism."
What Archbishop Fulton Sheen said were the worst things done in U.S. history. On the 50th "Anniversary" of Nagasaki – the center of Catholicism in Japan – I was arrested at a protest with 20 other people including Fr. Daniel Berrigan. We never had to appear in court as charges were dropped. I'll be here … Read more
Beautiful story – hit the link! "During a July 25 press conference, alongside Bishop Jean-Marc Micas of Tarbes and Lourdes, Father Michel Daubanes, the rector of the Lourdes sanctuary, and Dr. Alessandro de Franciscis, the sanctuary’s permanent doctor, Roca detailed her miraculous healing from Primary Lateral Sclerosis (PLS), which was attributed to the intercession of … Read more
Happened in Poughkeepsie. Check out the pictures of how they got her down. Too risky to have her climb down the fire escape. But she must have climbed up it, since the building was totally locked. After being unable to gain entry into the locked building, officers climbed the fire escape to get to the … Read more
(OSV News) — “We should never get used to violence or lose our respect for the sacredness of human life,” said Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York, following a deadly mass shooting in that city that claimed four lives, including that of a New York City police officer. “We are heartbroken by the loss … Read more