Fr. Barron on Canonization of Junipero Serra
Soon to be Bishop Robert Barron. Note his point about Serra and the death penalty. And I'm glad he mentioned Bartolomeo de las Casas.
Farandaville goes solar
Yeah the installation was done August 10th but we are still waiting on inspections from the County and the utility. Before – Work begins – took about six hours. Very professional. Voila! (French, my 2nd language. thank you Arsene) So it was a lease from SolarCity. Made the most sense for us. I am hoping … Read more
More on elephants!
Having posted this pastoral scene the other day – NatGeo: "Orphaned Baby Elephants" – nice short video I thought the commentator walking among the elephants was taking a big chance – here's why. Video originally on the NY Daily News site – This is the terrifying moment a rampaging elephant charged towards a safari truck … Read more
Awesome! Rattlesnake on today’s hike!
UPDATE: My friend Hallie emailed me this – “… The hills are full of them now. Sue and I encountered four on a hike on Skunnemunk. I almost stepped on one in Harriman.” Amazing. A six person hike – Tom & Brigid, Damian and Jeanne Marie, their daughter Kathleen and her boyfriend Drew. On our … Read more
Last Saturday’s hike was excellent; another one today
Last Saturday we had a 7.5 mile hike in Fahnestock Park, off Rte. 9. More pictures in a few days but below are a couple of Jeanne Marie and Brigid. Today we are off to New Paltz, where Jeanne Marie and Damian’s daughter Kathleen will be taking us out, with the possibility of a swim … Read more
The two women who passed Army Ranger School
The video goes into detail on what they needed to do. Whew! Painful to listen to!
July’s hike of the month – and next one
Actually the plan is for two hikes of the month this month. This Saturday it’s the Fahnestock Park Round Hill/East Mountain Loop trail. 7.5 miles and rated “moderate” by NY/NJ Trail Conference. Looks excellent. Last month’s hike was to be up both North and South Beacon Mountains, and then south over either Sugarloaf or Breakneck, … Read more
Military-Industrial Complex – 1 picture, a thousand words
From my friend Joe. You don’t have to be a pacifist to agree with this.
John Paul II quote
"Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought." -St. John Paul II
“Spirituality may be tied to easier cancer course”
Not that this is a surprise – it's been shown in other studies. The new analyses reviewed previous studies of spirituality involving more than 44,000 cancer patients altogether. The studies varied in many ways, but religion and spirituality were associated with better health regardless of specific religion or set of spiritual beliefs. A sense of … Read more