Author: Tom Faranda

Holy Name of Mary parish of Croton-on-Hudson held a traditional Hispanic Serenata. Very interesting and very well-received. Go here to find out about it. Tom Faranda’s Folly: My Church hosts a Serenata to Our Lady of Guadalupe

1.  St. Eugene’s Church in Yonkers will be conducting the National Night of Prayer for Life on the      Feast of the Immaculate Conception.  Eucharistic Adoration will be held in the main church      beginning at 9 p.m. and will end at 1 a.m.  Please come and beseech the Lord and His Mother…

Here is the press release from the Knights of Columbus on the death of brother Knight, former Congressman Henry Hyde. New Haven, CT – November 29, 2007 – Former Congressman Henry Hyde "was the epitome of a Catholic gentleman," Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson said today, upon hearing of Hyde’s death at the age of…

This is an old press release from Cybercast News Service Planned Parenthood Animated Video Riles Pro-LifersBy Alexa MoutevelisCNSNews.com CorrespondentAugust 11, 2005 (CNSNews.com) – An animated video produced for a Planned Parenthood chapter in California, advocating sexual activity by teenagers and violence against conservatives who oppose abortion, was removed from the organization’s website Tuesday, but the…

Here’s an article on this program, from lifenews.com. Looks like a mixed message: Fox News Airs Abortion Documentary Saturday, Will Show an Abortion The news channel interviewed Dr. William Harrison, who gave an indication of the kind of morally mixed program viewers can probably expect. "It is a moral crisis for them … this is…

From a Niall Ferguson column in the LA Times – Will an aging population defang China? – Los Angeles Times The rise of China is the single most important historical phenomenon of our time. A fifth of humanity is on the march — or, rather, behind the wheel. Yet there is a need to look…

“You’re in the wrong city!” shouted one woman. BUT, many people had a positive response. New York City hardly notices a handful or two of visitors, except when they are the brave, post-abortive women and men who took to the sidewalks between 6th and 49th Streets near Radio City on Tuesday, September 18, at Noon.…

Here is Fr. Tom Euteneuer on the recent CDF document on end-of-life care. We previously posted about the document here: LifeNet: Congregation for Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) just-released statement on "end-of-life care" This from Fr. Euteneuer: The Vindication of Terri Schiavo Since the election of Pope Benedict, the Church has been renewed by an…

Very important. Complete refutation of certain theologians who held that withdrawing food and water from Terri Schiavo was acceptable. It is posted on Amy Welborn’s new weblog and we supply the link and the entire posting below. The "cc Bishop Lynch" she put on at the end refers to the Florida Bishop who declined to…

Below is the obituary for Jim Syversen, who was diagnosed with terminal cancer in the late spring/early summer, and died on August 15th. His wake and funeral last Friday and Saturday were really celebratory events. Jim was a familiar face in Operation Rescue pro-life circles in the late eighties and early nineties. Both he and…