Harvey Millican's Blog: Musings of a Trad Dad

When I read this one line, I was shaken.

“Did McCarrick have a will?”

https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/the-devil-must-be-proud-of-mccarricks-role-in-hurting-the-church/

So asks the amazing Liz Yore. And I hope she gets this one out to a wider audience (Bannon?).

We know from the historical record that Ted McCarrick was himself a beneficiary in the wills of other famous and fabulously wealthy people. According to James Grein, McCarrick was a recipient of the will of Conrad Hilton to the tune of millions.

So let’s stay on this trail and find out who Teddy left his big bucks too. I’m curious. Was it Cupich? Was it McElroy? Gotta leave a little something for the boys to have a banger of a weekend, right?

Personally I’m of the opinion that he copied his dear friend Leona Helmsley and left it all to the dog out of spite.

Happily, I got to spend today with my dear mom on her 88th birthday.

88 years. 59 years of marriage. 16 children. 54 grandchildren. Many more great-grandchildren. Native New Yorker. A widow almost ten years on. Six children buried. A life full of faith and love. I never learned more from another person, never laughed more with another person. My greatest teacher. My Mom.

I love you, chica (although neither of us are Dominican). Stick around a bit longer. I’m sure the best is yet to come.

I had the joy of taking my boy to a Mets game in Queens tonight. And for once, Pete Alonso, Juan Soto, and the boys got the W. And I for to go with my nephew and his son. It was the young man’s first baseball game. He’s 3. A good time was had by all.

Sometimes, God gives you these moments for pure joy.

Welcome to Passiontide!

Even my beloved St. Rita gets the purple shroud treatment.

It’s been a busy one.

Enjoy this video.

Just click where it says “Watch on YouTube.”

I am seeing reports right now that Theodore Edgar McCarrick, former cardinal of the Holy Catholic Church is dead today at the age of 94.

I will have more on this for sure.

As much as it pains me to say it, let’s get it out of the way.

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord.

That being said, we are now rid of perhaps the most destructive man in the history of the Church since Martin Luther.

I knew him. He was my archbishop. I was in his seminary. I know men he abused. I witnessed the destruction he wrought.

God have mercy on his soul. I’ve been anticipating this day for some time.

Following on yesterday’s post about my emerging pioneer spirit, I figured I’d pull a Barnhardt and share a song. Here’s what I imagine I’d be listening to by the time the fifth load comes out of the hearth.

For what it’s worth, country megastar Lynn Anderson covered this song about a year later (1972) and it was good for sure but listening to Loggins and Messina play it out is priceless. Jim Messina wrote the songs after all.