NYU – Their Catholic Center

I wouldn’t be posting this, but last February – right before the pandemic – Brigid and I were spending the weekend in Manhattan and walked past the Center. Very interesting – we went into the chapel where Mass was going on, and then had a look around. I think the Center was funded by a … Read more

Prince Philip

99 years old. Some sadness in Farandaville. But a long life well lived PRINCE Philip has died aged 99, Buckingham Palace announced today. The Duke of Edinburgh, who had been married to the Queen for 73 years and described as her constant strength, passed away "peacefully" at Windsor Castle this morning.

“Rockland Mourns: Fallen Firefighter Jared Lloyd Laid To Rest”

The firefighter who died trying to rescue residents in the Rockland county nursing home 11 days ago. In the early hours on Tuesday, March 23, after repeatedly entering the Evergreen Court Home for Adults to evacuate elderly residents from a raging blaze, Columbian Fire Engine Company firefighter Jared Lloyd issued a “Mayday, Mayday” distress signal. … Read more

Nice quote; Blessed Miguel Pro, a Mexican martyr

Miguel Pro was a young Mexican priest who was executed by the anti-Catholic Mexican government on trumped up charges in 1927. The picture(s) of his execution – see below -were circulated by the government in an effort to intimidate people (had the opposite effect). "We ought to speak, shout out against injustices, with confidence and … Read more

Salute to St. Patrick

This is from the Catholic League – they send it around every St. Pat's Day. The heroics of St. Patrick are not appreciated as much as they should be. He is the first person in history to publicly condemn slavery, and one of the first leaders to champion the cause of equal rights.   There … Read more