My coach saw I was hitting in the first quarter, so he just told me to keep shooting. My shot read more

My coach saw I was hitting in the first quarter, so he just told me to keep shooting. My shot was falling tonight.

The charisma, the celebrity, around John Paul was so strong that, in a way, the religious significance of the event read more

The charisma, the celebrity, around John Paul was so strong that, in a way, the religious significance of the event sort of fades from view. Benedict is obviously determined that is not going to happen. He's trying very hard to make sure the focus is on the ritual, not the person.

Frank is definitely not a keeping-the-seat-warm kind of figure. I've known Frank fairly well for six years. I wouldn't use read more

Frank is definitely not a keeping-the-seat-warm kind of figure. I've known Frank fairly well for six years. I wouldn't use the term 'rising star,' but in the world of the Vatican he is very highly thought of ... he's someone who could be an archbishop someday.

Though I didn't play, it was nice to be wanted. It was a good experience overall, getting to see how read more

Though I didn't play, it was nice to be wanted. It was a good experience overall, getting to see how other organizations work.

No one ever became, or can become truly eloquent without being a reader of the Bible, and an admirer of read more

No one ever became, or can become truly eloquent without being a reader of the Bible, and an admirer of the purity and sublimity of its language.

Why wasn't someone on top of this years ago? I don't have an answer to that. The step decline ... read more

Why wasn't someone on top of this years ago? I don't have an answer to that. The step decline ... got people's attention. That made it possible to start looking at this in great detail.

Our goal from the beginning is to be the Suffolk County small school champion.

Our goal from the beginning is to be the Suffolk County small school champion.

It's not completely finalized, but I talked with Steve (Wednesday) and he has given me a proxy to go ahead. read more

It's not completely finalized, but I talked with Steve (Wednesday) and he has given me a proxy to go ahead. It's not really 'official' official, but the building is on hold, and we've got the date (from Showtime), so we're just about there.

If you call a tail a leg, how many legs has a dog? Five? No, calling a tail a leg read more

If you call a tail a leg, how many legs has a dog? Five? No, calling a tail a leg don't make it a leg.