Monthly Archives: April 2005

Greek Bean Salad (Lenten)

3 cans Northern beans1 clove garlic, minced1/2 cup red onion, chopped1/4 cup green onion1/2 cup chopped black olivessalt to tastepepper to tasteoregano to tastebasil to taste Dressing: 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar 1/2 cup olive or vegetable oil Drain beans and … Continue reading

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The Da Vinci Code (Part 5)

Chapter 55 of The Da Vinci Code is loaded. Lies, half truths, heresy, and partial sentences. But, who’s counting? It’s here that Dan Brown has one of the book’s main characters, Sir Leigh Teabing, lecture his subjects — thereby, us … Continue reading

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Arrivederci & A presto?

FYI, the following is a listing of the Orthodox delegation at the funeral of Pope John Paul II. While it is in Italian, it should be easily understandable to all: DELEGAZIONI RELIGIOSE CHE HANNO ANNUNCIATO LA LORO PRESENZA ALLA MESSA … Continue reading

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NYT: The Great Unifier

By JAROSLAV PELIKAN New Haven – On June 3, 1979, a few months after Cardinal Karol Wojtyla became the first Slavic pope, he set out as the vision of his pontificate “that this Polish pope, this Slav pope, should at … Continue reading

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Sic, Sic, Sic

On this date, April 12, 1861, the War Between the States began at Fort Sumter, South Carolina. Then President of the US, Abraham Lincoln, is now touted as a forerunner in the “Gay Rights” movement. More precisely, current gossip is … Continue reading

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