Tom Faranda's Folly

At his morning Mass yesterday.

You mean the Pope believes in Satan? Pope Francis certainly mentions the demonic often enough. The Argentinian pontiff’s fire-and-brimstone language and frequent references to the Devil have helped propel belief in Beelzebub back into the mainstream of the Catholic Church, where once it was an embarrassment. A William Blake illustration of Satan from Milton’s Paradise … Read more

595 men are expected to be ordained to the priesthood in the United States in 2015, an increase of 24.7% over last year’s figure of 477, according to data released by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. By way of comparison, in 1965 there were 994 ordinations.

Of course I’ve already posted it twice! JM, you are forgetting that I am cuting edge. Actually posted this March 19, 2013  http://tomfaranda.typepad.com/folly/2013/03/very-amusing-paper-is-not-dead.html and again October 26, 2014. http://tomfaranda.typepad.com/folly/2014/10/cure-commercial-paper-is-not-dead.html   But for you I will post it again!   It’s very amusing so I will post again, in honor of Jeanne Marie.  

Nice throw yesterday (the video is below) in wet, humid conditions, not exactly good for throwing a javelin. But this is a new PR (personal record) on Tim's quest to go over 175' before finishing high school. He's unlikely to finish the season as #1 in the state – a current senior from Massapequa went … Read more

Fr. is a regular guest on “Imus in the Morning”. And Imus is a good interviewer.  

Unlike most Easter Egg hunts, where the participants are, Ohhh, five or six years old, these “kids” were all in their twenties or just past 30 (exception: Tim is 18). on the hunt for these hidden by this guy who was baked and created by these birds Here’s the Rogues Gallery of egg hunters – … Read more

A Capuchin friend of ours, who forwarded this around in an email. Living God, the risen Christ is on the move among us, but often we don’t recognize him.  Like Mary Magdalene, we weep by the tomb, interpreting events in their worst possible light, until we hear the risen one call our name.  Like the … Read more

As always, glad I went. It’s a great public display of Faith, as we trek across Manhattan. However – when I first started going, in the early 90’s, there would be 800 – 900 people. Yesterday, at the height, only about 275. By the time we reached the end there were maybe (optimistically) 200 people. … Read more

In the morning I’ll be at the Pax Christi Stations of the Cross, across Manhattan on 42nd St. Curious? Well, it takes three hours (but I arrive a bit late) and looks like these four pictures, from a couple of years ago.