Mariano Rivera – first ever unanimous selection to the Baseball Hall of Fame

Great! No one more deserving. And a funny coincidence! Rivera was elected into the Hall of Fame on Tuesday by the voting members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. He is the first player in history to be voted in unanimously, a remarkable achievement that has long been seen as an impossibility. As Rivera … Read more

Today – Feast of St. Agnes

Certainly a famous saint & martyr with many legends surrounding her – Agnes of Rome (c.  291 – c.  304) is a virgin martyr, venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, the Anglican Communion, and Lutheranism. She is one of seven women who, along with the Blessed Virgin, are commemorated … Read more

Jesuits go public – their list of members with credible abuse allegations

The list was promulgated simultaneously by Northeast Jesuit organizations. Beside the one below, I also received emails from Fairfield and Fordham Universities, both of which I attended. To get directly to the list you just hit the link in the article below. More to follow. This is from America Magazine. –            A message … Read more

Fr. Richard John Neuhaus – 10th anniversary of his death

Below is a nice tribute to Fr. Neuhaus, who was a Lutheran convert to Catholicism and noted writer and speaker. It's by Kathryn Jean Lopez. I've read several of Neuhaus' books including one she mentions, Death on a Friday Afternoon. And Farandaville was a charter subscriber to the Journal he established, First Things.  Father Richard … Read more