Msgr. Lozenzo Albacete
A fascinating priest-intellectual. He was a featured commentator on a PBS documentary years ago about John Paul II. John Paul II: The Millennial Pope and that's when I first heard of him. Then I read his book, God at the Ritz: Attraction to Infinity. Exceptional series of short essays. Great mind, with a dry sense … Read more
Tim football: Stepinac 49 – 0 winner, now 9-0.
Another big win, against a team that was 6-2 going into the game. But – they hadn’t played the high level of competition Stepinac had. Game ends, and despite the rain, Stepinac fans are happy. Here’s a little Tim action as #40 gets in a good block for Malcolm Major, who scoots down the sideline. … Read more
Tim football: Stepinac at home against Monsignor Farrell
As Stepinac tries to get to 9-0. Msgr Farrell, from Staten Island, is 6-2 although their schedule looks to have been a bit easier then Stepinac.
Tim football: Stepinac goes to 8-0; two cool short vids.
Despite starting the game with an interception, a fumble in the end zone giving Chaminade a touchdown, and then fumbling and losing the ensuing kick off, Stepinac beat Chaminade by 40-13, at Chaminade. We know Stepinac Jr. Kobe Miranda pretty well – we frequently drive him home from practice since he lives in Ossining. Here … Read more
Jesuit magazine video: Why is the Pope talking about the Devil?
America Magazine, the Jesuit publication, posted this video. Basic Catholicism really. But not too popular today.
Yay! Chocolate “found to reverse age-related memory loss”
More proof there is a God. And it's in theWashington Post so we know it's true. The findings suggest that the compound increases connectivity and, subsequently, blood flow in a region of the brain critical to memory, the researchers said.
Pregnant women and exercise (specifically marathons)
Pretty good and detailed feature in yesterday's NY Times. Women – as everyone knows – are tougher then men. For Pregnant Marathoners, Two Endurance Tests When Paula Radcliffe won the New York City Marathon in 2007, nine months after giving birth to a daughter, Isla, Radcliffe was considered an anomaly. Her intense training through her … Read more
Tim football: highlights from Stepinac 38-21 win over St. Anthony’s
The first time Stepinac has defeated St. Anthony's of Long Island since 1983. St. Anthony's has an enrollment of about 2,500 (got that from a St. Anthony's alumnus who now has a son there), so assuming half the students are boys, their enrollment of boys is almost twice that of Stepinac. Anyway, msgvarsity has the … Read more
Feast of John Paul II today
I didn’t know there’s an “Official Vatican Prayer to Saint John Paul II” but here it is – Oh, Saint John Paul, from the window of heaven, grant us your blessing! Bless the church that you loved and served and guided, courageously leading it along the paths of the world in order to bring Jesus … Read more