Tom Faranda's Folly

In the 60's in NY today but see this – Christmas Eve 1955 was much warmer. Three fourths of the country was over 60 degrees, and Ashland Kansas, Geary Oklahoma and Encinal Texas were all over 90 degrees. Fort Lauderdale was 85 degrees. All of the stations below were over 60 degrees on Christmas Eve, … Read more

Besides his many roles with the Capuchins, Fr. Jack has been associated with my parish for as long as we’ve lived in Croton. Which is back to 1982! He sent this around today. Love the image below his note. … St. Francis at the Crib My Friends,   May the Peace of Christmas fill you … Read more

Yup. Explains why rugby players live a long time.  And why Pope Benedict is 89 years old. Two careful studies – one of them involving animals – Now two new studies suggest that exercise may well influence when and how much people drink. Drinking may even affect whether people exercise, and, the findings suggest, the … Read more

My nephew Paul and his wife Laura had their son Ethan baptized yesterday. Big gathering of friends and family – a few pictures below.  That’s Uncle Tony half in the picture on the left. The seeming 13 year old doing the baptism is actually a 27 year old Deacon who will be ordained in May … Read more

Be there or be square!

Here's the guy telling the story The100mileman . He is married to Sara Blakely, Founder of SPANX which earned her the title of world's youngest woman billionaire. Been watched already over 300,000 times since it was posted on November 27th.  

From Scientific America as they reprint an article from Climatewire. "Nuclear, especially next-generation nuclear, has tremendous potential to be part of the solution to climate change," Hansen said during a panel discussion yesterday. "The dangers of fossil fuels are staring us in the face. So for us to say we won't use all the tools … Read more

Martyred on December 1st, 1581. Hung, drawn and quartered, as well as having his “privy parts” cut off. Nasty … Here’s some stuff about him. Ignatianspirituality.com – Edmund Campion Edmund Campion could have been the brightest star in Elizabethan England. He impressed Elizabeth with his welcoming oration when she visited Oxford University in 1569. Under … Read more

Blunt and to the point – at their ad limina (every five year visit) to the Vatican. "Pulling no punches, Pope Francis laid out statistic after statistic before a group of German bishops and wondered aloud why the Church in Germany is in freefall." It is time, he said, “for bishops to diligently carry out … Read more