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My neighbor, Anthony Weiner — UPDATED
June 11, 2011 By 5 Comments
Rep. Anthony Weiner represents my district in Queens — the 9th Congressional District — and, in fact, he lives within the boundaries of my parish, with a modest two-bedroom co-op just two blocks from our church. Recently, the home was put up for sale (but reportedly taken off the market last week). A local real [...]
Thank you very much!
June 9, 2011 By
Well, 52 years ago yesterday, I was pulled screaming into the world. Last night, I stopped screaming long enough to have pie. A lot of people made a fuss — see here and here — and I got a TON of emails and messages on Facebook. I can’t possibly respond to every one individually, but [...]
Yes, I took that shot with a camera phone
June 4, 2011 By 5 Comments
It’s amazing what these little marvels can do now. This morning, while biding my time in the rectory between baptism intakes, I took the shot this below with my Android EVA Smartphone from Sprint. It’s a figurine on a top shelf in the rectory office. You can click on the image to enlarge. How’d I [...]
Ordination update: 27 new deacons in Brooklyn
May 28, 2011 By 3 Comments
Think I could overlook Brooklyn? Fuggedaboutit. From the In My Backyard Desk: the ordinations happened this morning, and will surely mark a Memorial Day weekend these men and their families will never forget. The sacrament was celebrated at Our Lady of Angels Church in Brooklyn — one of the largest in the diocese, and a [...]
Coming next: Extraordinary Minister of the iPhone
May 28, 2011 By 10 Comments
Tuesday, my wife and I marked our 25th wedding anniversary with a special mass in Orlando, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary Queen of the Universe. (A big hat tip to my friend, blog reader, and hard-working Disney employee Fernando Martinez, who made it all possible — and provided cupcakes after! His [...]
"The problem wasn't that Katie was a woman…"
May 25, 2011 By 15 Comments
Last week marked the end of an era — okay, a mini-era — with the final sign-off of Katie Couric as anchor of “The CBS Evening News.” The marriage of Katie and CBS was rocky from the start. What went wrong? Some thoughts from someone who was there at the beginning (that would be, um, me): People have [...]
May the force be with you
May 23, 2011 By 3 Comments
To which I have to reply, of course: “And with your spirit!” Last weekend, the dreams of every “Star Wars” geek were fulfilled, when Disney unveiled a new iteration of its popular “Star Tours” ride. Orlando was crawling with would-be Jedis, eager to be among the first to take the ship for a spin. (I’m told [...]
25 years after "I do" …
May 18, 2011 By 5 Comments
From my column this week “All Things New” … “Beyond the sacramental grace involved—and grace and prayer do play a big part, I think—it’s a lot of talking, and a lot of listening, and a lot of patience, and a lot of persistence. It’s wanting this little partnership to hold together, in spite of all [...]
Call off the search team!
May 17, 2011 By 13 Comments
I’m fine. If anyone was wondering where I’ve been, no worries: I’m taking a couple weeks off to celebrate my 25th wedding anniversary. My bride and I are in sunny Orlando, where we’re spending an inordinate amount of time sleeping late and over-eating and rubbing elbows with royalty. (This place is crawling with princesses, by [...]
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