Vatican Statement on the Death of Osama Bin Laden Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi, S.J., released the following statement regarding the death of Osama bin Laden: Osama bin Laden, as we all know, bore the most serious responsibility for spreading divisions and hatred among populations, causing the deaths of innumerable people, and manipulating religions for … Read more
From Business Insider – Meet The "Seal Team 6", The Bad-Asses Who Killed Osama Bin Laden The development of SEAL Team 6 was in direct response to the 1980 attempt to rescue the American hostages held in Iran. The Team was labeled 6 at the time to confuse Soviet intelligence about the number of SEAL … Read more
A million to a million and a half people attended.
Pretty good for a 14 year old who started lifting in mid-December. Of course he has the potential to build himself up, and he’s doing it. Yesterday Tim broke his previous PB (personal best) of two reps at 290, by doing two reps at 300, with good form; to parallel. Joe took these two pictures … Read more
"If Obama can be manipulated by Trump, what are the leaders of the world thinking?"
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 67% of Likely U.S. Voters favor training and licensing of nurse practitioners to expand the level of routine medical care they provide. Only 20% oppose such training and licensing, with another 12% not sure about it. (To see survey question wording, click here.) Seventy-seven percent (77%) … Read more
Fr. George Rutler of the Church of Our Saviour in NY City posted the following on the Church website: In place of our weekly message, it is customary in this joyful season to reproduce a well-known Easter sermon by St. John Chrysostom (c. 347-407), Archbishop of Constantinople and a Doctor of the Church. Because of … Read more
First posted two years ago, and I can’t improve on it – medieval and contemporary art. This 2009 posting is one of the most visited on my weblog. the Resurrection: Four Artists HOWEVER – can’t improve but this isn’t bad, by Piero Della Francesca, finished around 1460. For the story of this particular painting go here. … Read more
“He descended into Hell”
UPDATE: Evidently this program "is expected to be rebroadcast by television networks around the world." From the Telegraph (UK) Pope Benedict admits there isn't a full answer to suffering in rare TV interview Pope does Q&A on suffering for Good Friday Dressed in white robes during the Q&A, he sat at a desk and, speaking … Read more