May
16
As the winter has subsided, making way for summer, my dog, Haze, has begun to enjoy the outdoors a bit more. He also has many human friends in the neighborhood. There’s an older man who sits in his beach chair in the warm months and offers him a dog treat or two. There’s a younger …
Jan
06
My buddy Ripley had to be put down this week while I was away. She had been failing for some time. Ripley, was Fr. Jack’s Olde English Sheepdog here at the parish and I loved her. She was a 2 year old rescue dog from Indianapolis and she came with Quigley who left us last …
Oct
15
Hi folks! I’m Haze Hayes the Dog and it’s my birthday! So Dad granted me one wish after I blew out the candle on my doggie burger today. So I wanted to ask him if I could blog on his site. He said, “You might as well since I haven’t been able to blog much …
Jul
31
It’s been a bad week for dog owners who are Catholic bloggers. First Elizabeth Scalia loses her best friend and then today, Fran Rossi Szpylczyn, a dear friend of mine reports that her beloved Gracie who rallied a bit after not being well earlier this year, went over the rainbow bridge today. Needless to say, …
Jul
29
Elizabeth Scalia, better known to most as The Anchoress at Patheos has suffered a loss. And many of us in the blogging community are wishing her much sympathy as she mourns the loss of her beloved dog and faithful companion, Allie. It’s an amazing story really. Here’s a clip: I went to bed asking Saint …
Jul
09
Told ya so. From WebMD: People in stress mode get into a “state of dis-ease,” in which harmful chemicals like cortisol and norepinephrine can negatively affect the immune system, says Blair Justice, PhD, a psychology professor at the University of Texas School of Public Health and author of Who Gets Sick: How Beliefs, Moods, and …
Feb
27
OK, this just about made my day. There is so much reflected in today’s video that it’s very striking. So one of my favorite people on our staff (in case anyone has noticed, I have a lot of favorites–just don’t tell THEM that), is Liz Papke, who cleans our offices. I’m especially grateful to her, …
Dec
29
Computer on my lap in my bed…best friend right nearby: For the uninformed, that’s Haze Hayes, my chihuahua dog. He used to blog and I’m considering giving him a piece of this blog once a week if demand allows. Here’s one of my favorite posts of his from hazehayes.blogspot.com About a month ago, a young …
Dec
14
Mine only likes the car when he’s in the front seat in his crate. But these dogs are clearly road hounds. Dogs in Cars from keith on Vimeo.
Mike Hayes is an author, commentator, Campus Minister and Spiritual Director. He founded the award winning BustedHalo.com in 2001 and wrote the book Googling God with Paulist Press in 2007. Mike is currently a Campus Minister at The University at Buffalo where he serves on the staff of St Joseph University Church. He is available for speaking engagements, retreats and personal spiritual direction.Social Widgets powered by AB-WebLog.com.
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