Paul was a coxswain of some note for four years on the Cornell rowing team. When he died in September, 2005 his crewmates decided to raise funds to have a shell named after him. Tom Faranda’s Folly: Paul Faranda, 1958-2005 A month or so ago my brother Phil was contacted about dedicating the boat! The … Read more
See my other two posts about the day here Tom Faranda’s Folly: Local Croton priests upstage Holy Father at Yankee Stadium and here Tom Faranda’s Folly: Some pictures from the “Concert for Hope” that preceded the Papal Mass . I have been at two other Papal Masses – Denver in 1993 with about 400,000 people … Read more
If you watched any or all of the Discovery Channel series Everest: Beyond the Limit, you know who Russell Brice is. Brigid and I watched and enjoyed the whole of last year’s series. Brice runs about the most successful high mountain-climbing commercial operation, Himalayan Experience. he’s never lost a client and gotten 300 people to … Read more
I have shamelessly ripped this off from Michelle Malkin – UPDATE – Obama’s Gloves Are Off — And May Need to Stay Off – washingtonpost.com But the candidate who rocketed to stardom as the embodiment of a new kind of politics — hopeful, positive and inspiring — saw his image tarnished in the bruising fight … Read more
Still working my way through all the pictures we took Sunday at the Yankee Stadium Papal Mass. But here are a few pictures from the concert that went from noontime to about 2 o’clock. When we arrived, the West Point Cadet Catholic Choir was singing. The stage is set up on the infield, and the … Read more
Well OK, that’s an exaggeration. But those of us from Holy Name of Mary thought it was pretty cool that our Pastor, Fr. Michael Keane, was one of four priests charged with organizing the hundreds of priests who distributed communion. And our associate pastor, Fr. Loyola, was up on the podium/altar for the entire Mass, … Read more
We (all of us; Brigid, Joe, Tim and I) were fortunate to be at Yankee Stadium yesterday afternoon for the Papal Mass. i will post some pictures later today I hope. Here are excerpts from the Pope’s homily Saturday at St. Patrick’s Cathedral – MOVING ST. PAT’S HOMILY – New York Post I join you … Read more
i listened to Benedict’s address on the radio. He laid out broad themes without any specifics, or mentioning any countries. A little bit difficult to follow while listening and working, because of his accented English. It will be interesting to read the whole text. Here’s coverage in the WaPo and NYT. Pope Stresses Human Rights, … Read more
As i mentioned here, Tom Faranda’s Folly: The Washington Post on Catholic schools and the papal visit this is an important topic to the Faranda’s. Pope: Re-commit to Catholic schools | lohud.com | The Journal News Benedict is a veteran university professor and committed scholar, so his speech about education was eagerly anticipated. Some observers … Read more
This is Ben Stein’s movie, which seems to be somewhat controversial. One of the main premises of the movie is that politically incorrect professors get denied tenure or otherwise harassed if they dispute the accepted scientific dogma – think Intelligent Design (of Global Warming?). The review (3 stars out of 4) is from Christianity Today. … Read more