Tom Faranda's Folly

I am a big admirer of Archbishop Chaput. Here’s a review of his last book – Tom Faranda’s Folly: Latest Read: Render Unto Caesar and here’s the death penalty story:

From yesterday’s NY Times Finess section – a good, short feature Personal Best – Proper Training Is a Critical Element to Athletic Success – NYTimes.com Mr. Gordon found that training, if done right, is the ultimate performance enhancer, with effects that can dwarf those of illegal drugs, like the blood-boosting drug EPO, as well as … Read more

Been meaning to post this front page Wall Street Journal article from last week. Lawyers Set to Profit on Lehman – WSJ.com New York-based Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP earlier this week asked a federal bankruptcy judge in New York to sign off on a $55.1 million payment for its work representing Lehman. That marks … Read more

This is a PR from the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops. The subsatanive point is the second paragraph. And here is a related story, hot off the British presses – Fertility expert: ‘I can clone a human being’ – Science, News – The Independent

This is from the Catholic news agency ZENIT. Note also the second part of the statment on immigration. WASHINGTON, D.C., APRIL 20, 2009 (Zenit.org).- The bishops of the United States weighed in regarding some of President Barack Obama’s recent activities, welcoming the change he made to the nation’s policy on Cuba and urging him to … Read more

 The last several Easter Sunday’s we’ve hung out at Chez Gagnon. Here is Easter, 2008. Tom Faranda’s Folly: Easter Day at the Gagnon’s There’s an Easter egg hunt, much eating and drinking, and then an optional walk up Gagnon Peak, or whatever they call the hill in the woods that’s about a 40 minute walk to the top. … Read more

I read the nine page DHS report that got so much publicity last week. It was assinine, but then, these people are interested in suppressing us. With Brigid and I each having  been arrested four times for prolife non-violent civil disobedience (and with Brigid having 17 days of jailtime to her credit) we are the types who … Read more

The captain of the Bainbridge – the shipped that freed Captain Richard Phillips is a fourth degree Knight. Cmdr. Francis X. Castellano Newsworthy Dads

Cute: Barney Frank Bernard Madoff What's the difference AND You can’t fix stupid, but you can vote it out

A sobering reminder of just what’s going on. Turning Tables, U.S. Troops Ambush Taliban With Swift and Lethal Results – NYTimes.com Fight by fight, the infantryman’s war in Afghanistan is often waged on the Taliban’s terms. Insurgents ambush convoys and patrols from high ridges or long ranges and slip away as the Americans, weighed down by … Read more