The 14 stations of the Cross a Catholic devotion (not completely biblical) that retraces Jesus’ steps from his condemnation to his crucifixion and death. Pax Christi is the (or one of the) Catholic peace organizations. When Brigid and I started doing the Stations in the early 90’s it would draw 800-900 people and get coverage … Read more
A day early. Chinese art and an ancient short sermon tomorrow. Last Easter I received this image from a group called Daily Theology and liked it. “Noli me Tangere” or “Touch me not” as Mary Magdelene recognizes Jesus as she is leaving the empty tomb. The school of art is the Cretan School of Byzantine … Read more
Good Friday – the somberest day on the Christian calendar. Today I’m going to the Pax Christi Stations of the Cross, across Manhattan. I like the Pax Christi Stations – ANY public display of prayer and penance through a big city is a good thing – and I’ve done it pretty much every year for … Read more
UPDATE: YIKES! I corrected my misspelling of Pulitzer! One of my favorite writers (and a great speechwriter for Reagan), although to be honest I haven't paid that much attention to her Wall Street Journal columns the last couple of years. Guess I should have. In the past I read a number of her books. The … Read more
From the UK Telegraph. A little soft really. According to this I'm in my 30's – maybe 20's although that run would kill my knee. Are you as fit as you should be for your age? This checklist might surprise you In your 20s you should be able to… Run 5km in 30 minutes Do … Read more
From Friday's daily email which Scientific American sends to anyone interested. Science marches on as underlying beliefs get overthrown. It was the study that launched hundreds of scientific rebuttals, insinuations that the authors had been paid off by the chemical industry, and charges that it was a “massive” stunt “hidden behind fancy numbers of doubtful … Read more
See also: Thousands gather to bid farewell to slain EMT A poignant story from a man who was saved by EMT Yadira Arroyo, the mother of five who was run over and killed when a man stole her ambulance. “Call 911!” Dennis Wales remembers shouting to his daughter Shannon one day in July 2007 after … Read more
Second miracle approved.
Tim, two time All County in the javelin while at Stepinac. As someone noted on twitter he actually had some longer throws at Stepinac. (But it was a good first throw of the season.) Congratulations to Tim Faranda on breaking STAC javelin record at Univ of Miami track meet last week. Tim threw 159 … Read more
The picture is an old one – junior at Stepinac I think. Neat. At the University of Miami Hurricanes Invitational Meet this past Saturday. Tim was at two Florida meets with his school (STAC) over the winter break. Since he was red-shirted last year as a freshman, this was the first outdoor meet he competed … Read more