Holy Saturday: Jesus descends to the dead
I posted this last year. I like it so much I’m putting it up again! Referred to as hell – but not hell as we normally think of hell. The painter is an “Unknown Russian Icon Painter (1500s)”. Holy Saturday, the day between the death of Christ and His resurrection. What happened to the soul … Read more
Pax Christi Good Friday Stations return to the streets of Manhattan
I went to the Stations (Pax Christi, the Catholic peace organization) today; Brigid and I have gone since about 1991, but today I just went myself. It’s the first time since 2019 they have been done with the usual Stations across 42nd St; cancelled and done via zoom during the pandemic. I was glad to … Read more
Good Friday, a Fra Angelico fresco
I had posted this in 2020. Awesome. This fresco is by the great Fra Angelico, painted around 1441 and is titled Saint Dominic Adoring the Crucifixion. Yes Fra Angelico knew that St. Dominic – born in 1170 – was not at the crucifixion. But you get the message. The fresco is at the Convent of … Read more
Very funny – “When Your Therapist Uses Chat GPT”
HAHAHA… The actual video is four minutes long with a half-amusing 90 second commercial at the end.
“College Freshman Explains Socialism To Cuban Who Escaped On A Raft”
Luv the guy with the cigar. When we lived in Grand Cayman, in 1981 I had experience seeing a “boat” that 40+ Cubans were using to try and get to Florida. I’ve often wondered if they made it.
Good news! Alcohol and dementia
From my MD friend, PN. From JAMA Alcohol and dementia. Conclusions In conclusion, our analyses indicate that maintaining mild to moderate alcohol consumption is associated with a decreased risk of dementia, whereas maintaining heavy drinking is associated with an increased risk of dementia. Notably, our analyses stratified by the initial amount of … Read more
“The Chosen” & a young girl with Asperger’s
Love this. It's a three year old video done after the first season of The Chosen. Beautiful.
“Round up your mates” – classic Guinness spot in time for St. Pat’s Day
Yeah pretty good. Guinness is the best. The commercial was made ten years ago.
“Pope Francis: Gender ideology is ‘one of the most dangerous ideological colonizations’”
He has spoken out many times on this over his ten years as Pope. And see the end of the excerpt. “Gender ideology, today, is one of the most dangerous ideological colonizations,” Francis said in the interview published on the evening of March 10. “Why is it dangerous? Because it blurs differences and the value … Read more