Tom Faranda's Folly

Heh. Brigid rarely sends stuff around but the dog lover in her got to her.

Hit the link for the complete story. Itay and Hadar Berdichevsky saved their 10-month-old twins in a final act of sacrificial love before the couple was killed by Hamas terrorists. When the 30-year-old parents heard Hamas gunmen trying to break down their door, the young couple had to make a life-altering decision – a decision … Read more

Horrendous. this is going to result in thousands of deaths – Israeli and Palestinian. The bitterness will last for decades.

This is reality.  For a longer version, click here. The Synod on Synodality begins in Rome on October 4. To that end, we thought it would be fruitful to examine the data on orthodoxy v. heterodoxy within the Catholic Church. Mass Attendance Globally The Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) has found that … Read more

Gone at age 80. One of the all time great football linebackers. His career ended in 1973 – early because of a knee injury. Even with today’s players bigger, faster and stronger than those from Butkus era, I’m sure he would still be a star today. “Butkus was a feared middle linebacker considered to be … Read more

Yeah that’s us three years ago. Posted three (my favorites) of the ten ways below the picture… hit the link for the others After you get married, it’s common for the flame of love to cool, with each spouse eventually reaching the point of using the toilet with the bathroom door open, wearing nothing but … Read more

A nice article in the NY Times and some poignant photos if you hit the link. Kathleen Murphy, who grew up in Kinsale and had immigrated to New York, was working as a nurse at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan when the World Trade Center was struck. Ms. Murphy, 56 at the time, treated wounded … Read more

Pretty dramatic. Former resident of Croton. I know a number of people who knew him.  

Like for most people today is a sorrowful day. Below is a posting I first put up in 2006. Tommy should be 52. The comments on his Legacy Tribute page are 100+ pages.  I knew seven people killed on 9/11. But I only knew one of them real well. I knew Tom Knox (“Tommy”) because … Read more

This situation has been in the news for several days, and my friend Kathy A. emailed me to say she knew the family – her son is the same age as Mark Dickey. He is 3,300 feet underground Here is Mark's facebook page. And here is coverage including a short video from News 12. Croton-on-Hudson … Read more