Tom Faranda's Folly

Can you see the Sleeping Indian? Across the river, to the left …  

In the journal Mercatornet. Takes about ten minutes to read. An Oxford professor refutes the "new atheist" claim that religion and science are incompatible. Here's the first of several questions from the interview – Aceprensa: In your recent book Inventing the Universe: Why We Can't Stop Talking About Science, Faith and God, you say that … Read more

It's in the NY Times Style section! Your EDC (every day carry) things like the small flashlight, the swiss army knife, the fire starter, a leatherman wave, even the Israeli trauma bandage – you're in with the in-crowd if you carry them! in fact, you are groovy. Article below (FULL DISCLOSURE: Everything I linked to … Read more

The hiker who made the vid – "BearSnack" Just posted on youtube two days ago.  

Navy SEAL Edward Byers, rescuing a hostage. Another SEAL did lose his life. I've put information about Byers and the mission below the video. At the end is Chief Byers bio; he's had a very distinguished career. Summary of Action Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Edward C. Byers Jr.: For actions during Operation Enduring … Read more

It's wonderful. I just finished it a second time. Short, straightforward, uncomplicated. It takes only a bit over an hour to read. Best to break it up into smaller sections over 4 -6 days.  It also comes with the original letter Pope Francis wrote announcing the year of mercy. Takes another half hour to read … Read more

Because 45% of people pay no income tax – so raising taxes on taxpayers – hey, why not? This article originated on Marketwatch and was picked up by the NY Post. An estimated 45.3 percent of American households — roughly 77.5 million — will pay no federal individual income tax, according to data for the … Read more

An almost 12 minute video.

Fr. Paul Scalia is a well-known figure in Catholic education. This is a rather amazing 15 minutes. You have to figure that Scalia told his son years ago that when he would be celebrating his funeral to be sure to use it as a time for evangelization.

Was remiss in not posting this several days ago, when I first got it. Pretty good.