Sunday, September 29, 2024
The importance of food pantries
If I have one of my kids with me, I let them pick something out, so they feel more involved. Then, when we go to Mass the next day, I drop the goods off in one of the collection boxes — or, ideally, I ask one of the kids to drop it off, so they continue having a hands-on familiarity with this basic work of charity.Keep the food pantry full with your own hands, it's a great practice.
And that’s it. Simple, important, undemanding and effective. Free parking for Catholics.
Labels: charity
Sunday, September 22, 2024
RIP G. Siccardi and Family store
In my day this was a religious goods store in the also defunc White Plains Mall. I had occasion to go to the new location in Elmsford of both this and the Franklin Clock Shop and while the clock shop is still in business, the religious goods store is out of business. I bought a lot of Augustine in there, and if you were a priest, there were vestments galore. Amazing story behind the family running it as well. Looks like they sold out to Michigan Church Supply in 2022 based on this Chamber of Commerce listing.
Alan May on Google - Oct 26th, 2022 - So sad that it is closing. Gerry has been a great resource. I hope he enjoys his retirement.
Labels: catholic
Monday, September 09, 2024
Arranged marriages can be valid
Not so surprising when you consider that adults can consent to delegate their authority.
Labels: catholic
Thursday, August 15, 2024
WordStar archive
Big word processor back in the day and still beloved by writers. Fun to play with.
Labels: computers
British Cigarette Day
But they use a different word. Past is a foreign country etc etc.
Tuesday, July 09, 2024
New Marian apparitions approved
Well new as in 1947 and 1966, but still, newly approved.
Labels: catholic
Tuesday, July 02, 2024
Don't Trust Google
A view of Google's continued creation and destruction of messaging apps, building the same functionality a couple of dozen times but making not a lot of progress.
Labels: technology
Saturday, June 15, 2024
Acoemetae
Did not know there was an order of monks that kept a prayer going 24/7 in history, really cool. Let's bring it back!
