Author: Tom Faranda

A lovely and touching column in the Daily News. Hit the link for the whole thing – does not take long to read. It's a blessing to be here: Why I'm proud to lead the wonderful Archdiocese of New York Loving the Church here means supporting her indispensable work caring for the poor, the immigrants,…

Go here if you haven't signed, and forward to your friends and family. Notre Dame Scandal > Home Also, four more Bishops have spoken out, as well as 9 members of Fr. Jenkins own Order, the Congregation of the Holy Cross (C.S.C.). Four More Bishops, 9 Holy Cross Priests Condemn ND Scandal Said the priests:…

McGurn has a B.A. in philosophy from Notre Dame. And this is just a great column. Hit the link to read the whole thing. William McGurn Says Notre Dame's Choice of Barack Obama as Commencement Speaker Is Morally Incoherent – WSJ.com "We hope for this to be the basis of an engagement with him." So…

Sue Konig is a Westchester resident and author – Comments can be left on the NYP website about this feature STEM-CELL STRANGENESS – New York Post Research shows that adult and umbilical-cord stem cells provide the materials needed for stem-cell research – embryonic stem cells are not needed to cure and treat diseases. So why…

The Hudson Valley Coalition for Life joins countless voices of reason that question the timing of President Obama's Executive decision on embryonic stem cell research and experimentation, its innate abuse of human rights, and its implications for society, as well as for the future of our country. Those who believed that an Obama presidency would be centrist in its actions and policies will have…

Fr. Jonathan Morris, among other things, is a contributor to FOX News. He's writing about the new Washington State law allowing for assisted suicide. This is from his FOX blog. Hit the link to read the whole article. A Big Step Toward Widespread Euthanasia « FOX Forum « FOXNews.com …if we scratch the surface, the whole scenario…

Died on January 22nd att he age of 69. Msgr. Smith, professor at Dunwoodie seminary and highly regarded expert in medical ethics. Msgr. was a fine speaker with a dry sense of humor.   One of his favorite lines was "before social engineering comes verbal engineering." Monsignor, a leading theologian, dies at 69 | lohud.com |…

People involved in Operation Rescue, and other prolife direct actions will remember Jim McWilliams. We received word today that he has died. We don't know how old Jim was, but he was not young. The following is from Richard Cowden-Guido: With deep sorrow I pass the news, learned this morning from Chris Bell,that James Owen Patrick McWilliams has…

US foreign aid – that's our tax dollars – will now go to abortion-performing groups overseas and especially in Third World countries. This will result in hundreds of thousands of additional abortions. The Obama anti-poverty plan – kill the poor. Obama reverses Bush abortion-funds policy And here – Abortion Advocates Giddy About Obama Order Reversing…

Fr. Neuhaus died this morning - evidently a return of the cancer he had ten years ago. Only a few days ago he'd briefly posted something on the First Things website saying he was undergoing treatment.    His death is a loss for the rest of us. Neuhaus was a well-known Lutheran Minister who converted to Catholicism…