Tom Faranda's Folly

No purgatory, straight to heaven! We should get a t shirt commemorating … wait here is one! And Brigid’s comment “Tom how did you manage to squeeze yourself in the middle there?”

Was great! Everyone scrambling for their presents – Brigid wearing her husband-proof PJ’s… And then we all had White Russians, except I had a Black Russian as shown here – And hanging out. After a rest to recover from my Black Russian, a little after 1 o’clock I went over to Croton Point and got … Read more

MAR-A-LAGO, FL — Former and current President Donald J. Trump reportedly threw open the storm shutters of his Mar-a-Lago estate and proclaimed that, during the night he had been visited by the ghosts of January 6 past, present, and future, and that they confirmed what he already knew: He did everything perfectly. … last night's … Read more

From the Wall Street Journal. The Bishop won't mind I excerpted the whole thing. A hand-carved Italian Nativity scene on display at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles, ., Dec. 23, 2020 There’s something about a baby. If introduced into a crowded room, everyone will want a glimpse. Conversations will … Read more

Thanks to Theresa for sending me this from a facebook posting she forwarded around. Here’s the story – AN UNBORN CHILD SET TO BE BEATIFIED — Two days ago, Pope Francis authorized the promulgation of the decree regarding the martyrdom of the Ulma family. Wiktoria Ulma and her husband, Jozef, attempted to rescue Polish Jewish … Read more

Those of us walking around the planet today; one to three percent of our DNA is from the Neanderthals. Stone Age cooks were surprisingly sophisticated, combining an array of ingredients and using different techniques to prepare and flavor their meals, analysis of some the earliest charred food remains has suggested. Plant material found at the … Read more

How cool is this. Rich who did you pay off to get your name on the building?

First Our Lady of Guadalupe – For Catholics an extraordinarily important apparition of Mary in 1531 in Mexico. How important? Prior to 1531 if there was a drought the Aztecs would sacrifice children to end the drought. In 1544 there was a terrible drought and the indigenous people organized a procession of children to the … Read more

This recent large survey by the very reputable Pew Research – quite interesting. Only takes a few minutes to read the whole thing. "Atheists Are Sometimes More Religious Than Christians Survey shows how poorly we understand the beliefs of people who identify as atheist, agnostic, or nothing in particular." First, researchers confirmed the widely known … Read more

Brigid an I are major supporters. This is not pie in the sky. It is life or death. Nuclear Weapons Are Illegal           The United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons went into effect on January 22, 2021. Though the nations that actually possess them didn’t ratify the treaty, the international community has … Read more