FOR OUR FAITH BASED READERS AND HISTORY BUFFS TOO, #39, NUNS REMAINING IN AFGHANISTAN TO CARE FOR THE DISABLED, DE BLASIO'S SILENCE ON CATHOLIC HATE CRIMES, THE ALAMO AND COLUMBUS

For our faith-based readers and history buffs too---NUMBER 39-- one of our most widely traveled and very popular series here at Everything Croton-----ASSORTED ARTICLES BELOW....CLICK ON THE LINKS/photos...

#1, CATHOLIC NUNS STAYS IN AFGHANISTAN; working with disabled children; thank you to Tom Faranda's Folly for the info; see more here

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#2, MANY THANKS TO ST. AUGUSTINE CATHOLIC--their 8/29 BULLETIN for....

NEW YORK AOH QUESTIONS MAYOR DE BLASIO'S SILENCE ON 'HATE CRIMES" TARGETING CATHOLICs; click on the image to the right to read more.

See the entire bulletin here.

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#3, THE LATEST FROM THE BOOK BURNERS---more or less-- for our history buffs:

------JUDGE RULES COLUMBUS STATUE CAN STAY....It is baffling to this court as to how the city of Philadelphia wants to remove the statue without any legal basis. The city’s entire argument and case is devoid of any legal foundation,” Patrick wrote.The ruling Tuesday overturns a decision in September by a city licensing board that upheld a July 2020 decision by the city historical commission to remove the 144-year-old statue---MORE HERE

-------THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE; the latest on The Alamo; see more here 

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SEE THE LAST EDITION OF THIS SERIES: FOR OUR FAITH BASED READERS AND HISTORY BUFFS TOO, #38, SOUTH KOREA HONORS FATHER KAPAUN, OLYMPIANS ON THEIR CATHOLIC FAITH, BOSTON WAR MEMORIAL VANDALIZED at https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2021/08/for-our-faith-based-readers-and-history.html