The "founder" (wrong word) of the Sacred Heart devotion. A devotion that some find unappealing and others profoundly love. After Alacoque the devotion to the Sacred Heart was fostered by the Jesuits and the subject of controversies within the Church. The practice was not officially recognized until 75 years later.[8] The discussion of Alacoque's own … Read more
A wonderful man and longtime Croton resident. John was 94. A long time ago he gave me a nice sketch he’d done of Mother Teresa. I’d forgotten he flew B-17’s in WW 2. Below the picture is his obituary and below that a link to some pictures when he was honored in 2011 by the … Read more
My friend Joe gave me A Friar’s Tale several weeks ago and I’m working my way through it. Fr. Benedict Groeschel – we knew him and even made a video with him over 20 years ago. He really was The official Guru of the Faranda family… . He died in October, 2014 after a more than … Read more
I haven't really been closely following Stepinac this season, but they are doing well. Beat Msgr. Farrell 19-7 yesterday. Beat St. Anthony's earlier in the season – go here for more – Stepinac football
Wow. Tom Petty gone after a sudden cardiac arrest. I always liked this song and a couple of his others. He would have been 67 on October 20th.
UPDATE: The Daily Mail (UK) coverage – Playboy founder Hugh Hefner dies of natural causes aged 91 surrounded by loved ones at his infamous $100million Beverly Hills mansion He was 91. Founder of Playboy and "deep thinker" for The Playboy Philosophy. Quickly stated – you can do anything you want as long as it doesn't … Read more
Is Apple! Despite having been not around for that long. It edged ahead of ExxonMobil this year. See the very interesting chart and the text from this NY Times Business Section article. Well worth hitting the link for the complete article, but excerpts below – The iPhone helped to catapult Apple into its position as … Read more
45 years as a Deacon.
Of course one of the all-time popular Saints – a great mystic. his Feast Day is October 4th and I came across a novena to him that begins on September 25th. It's going on my calendar. Starting on September 25 and ending on October 3, Pat McCloskey, OFM, Franciscan Editor of St. Anthony Messenger and the author … Read more
Brigid and I had done this a couple of years ago (actually in 2011 – hard to believe!) with Brigid’s niece June and her husband Andrew. Go here. This time with the Riner & Cannon contingents yesterday. Total walk on a totally flat surface with great views in ideal weather – just over 3 miles. … Read more