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  • The Holy of Holies – Holy Week, Easter, Octave of Easter and Divine Mercy Sunday

    The Holy of Holies – Holy Week, Easter, Octave of Easter and Divine Mercy Sunday

    The pinacle of the Catholic liturgical year starts this Sunday, Palm Sunday, and extends for the next two weeks. Google Artificial Intelligence put together this graphic on major Catholic Church Feasts and Sundays. It is AI and should be taken with a grain of salt but I believe it does underscore the importance of the…

  • Jaxson Dart’s Rookie Season: A Cause for Optimism

    Jaxson Dart’s Rookie Season: A Cause for Optimism

    In the past two seasons the longest tenured starting quarterback to be replaced was Daniel Jones. Jones was the starter for six seasons on the Giants and was replaced in 2025 by rookie Jaxson Dart. Today I look at Dart’s rookie statistical ranking among rookie quarterbacks for all time that started at least 8 games…

  • The NFL All Bench Press Team And the Draft

    The NFL All Bench Press Team And the Draft

    I recently at the age of 68 started doing bench press exercises at a mere 50 lbs (hehehe). It makes me appreciate the NFL players that at the combine are competing in reps at 225 lbs. That event has seen a decrease in participation over the last few years. A large reason for that was…

  • NY Giants Offseason Approach and Focus

    NY Giants Offseason Approach and Focus

    The following post is a plan for the NY Giants in the 2026 offseason with regard to team retention and the draft. The addition of free agents has not been considered. NYG Free Agents The following NY Giants Free Agents would be signed by the Giants Player Pos Age YOE Prev Team Prev AAV Type…

  • The NFL Prime Window vs the Eternal Now

    The NFL Prime Window vs the Eternal Now

    Jesus’ parable of the workers in the vineyard shows us God, that in His infinite generosity bestows the same blessing on those workers that arrived late as on those that labored all day. This while not diminishing the great blessings on the full day laborers. If looked at from the perspective of eternity the present…

  • The Greatest Season of Love

    The Greatest Season of Love

    The world celebrates St Valentines Day on February 14th. It is a day set aside to honor the gift of love and the loves in our lives. The U.S. Greeting Card Association estimates that approximately 190 million valentines are sent each year in the US. When the valentine-exchange cards made in school activities are included…

  • Father Time is Undefeated: The Growing List of Ringless NFL Veterans

    Father Time is Undefeated: The Growing List of Ringless NFL Veterans

    If the Patriots had won the Super Bowl then Drake Maye would have been the youngest player to win a Super Bowl. That title is held by Ben Roethlisberger at 23 years and 340 days. But what of the other end of the spectrum. The NFL is crowded with quarterbacks at or pushing that 30…

  • A Look at Ten Years of NFL Drafting and Associated Tier Commonalities

    A Look at Ten Years of NFL Drafting and Associated Tier Commonalities

    A little over a decade ago Seattle won the Super Bowl with a trend reversal strong running game and a dominant defense. Come the 2025 season and things have come full circle. Many “overnight successes” are actually the result of a decade of quiet work. The days are long but the decades are short.  “Identified…

  • How does your Quarterback perform with First Downs?

    How does your Quarterback perform with First Downs?

    The NFL referee looks in the direction that the offense is going and points at the endzone. Refs will often use a little flair and momentum with this signal. The players often celebrate with a similar gesture. This is the much sought after “first down” accomplishment. These are critical in the game to keep the…

  • Seeing God in a Visit to the Dentist

    Seeing God in a Visit to the Dentist

    Is it easy to become a saint? I recently had a visit to the dentist and later the thought came to me that becoming a saint is like going to the dentist. 1. First you have to want to go! There are other things you may want to do. You may have other priorities. You…

  • Seven Days to the Super Bowl and a Seven Yard Metric

    Seven Days to the Super Bowl and a Seven Yard Metric

    This year’s Super Bowl teams have something in common with prior year teams. They have both achieved in the regular season an ANY/A and NY/A of 7.0 plus. In seven of the last ten seasons both Super Bowl teams had a regular season team Net Yards per Pass Attempt (NY/A) and an Adjusted Net Yards…

  • From the NFL Draft to AI to Outer Space: My Week Searching and Where it Led

    From the NFL Draft to AI to Outer Space: My Week Searching and Where it Led

    From Artificial Intelligence to ocean depths to outer space, the world resounds of the glory of God! My week started with some football queries on the site sports Sports Reference.  I was looking at college players that interest me for the 2026 NFL draft. From there I used Google AI to help evaluate the players…