Bishop Joseph McFadden of Harrisburg, PA made this regrettable statement recently with regards to the public schools in his diocese. “In totalitarian governments, they would love our system,” McFadden said to during the interview. “This is what Hitler and Mussolini and all those tried to establish a monolith so all the children would be educated …
Category Archive: Family.
Jan
22
Will Health and Human Services Really Force Catholics to Cooperate With Evil?
The Department of Health and Human Services in the Obama administration will soon require all employers to include “contraception and sterilization coverage in their health-insurance plans, including those provided to employees of religious institutions.” The USCCB is complaining that this violates religious liberty and requires Catholics to purchase a health care plan that violates their …
Nov
23
Still at the Kids Table?
So as you head home for Thanksgiving, I’ll share with you a piece I wrote for UBCatholic.com–which you should be reading anyway! Some thoughts to ponder if you end up at the kids table and are over 18 years old…. Do you think you are an adult YET? What connotes adulthood in your mind? What …
Oct
04
St. Francis and My Dog
Happy Feast Day to all my Franciscan friends. We held a rainy blessing of the animals day here on Sunday, so my pictures were awful and Haze, my dog, doesn’t really like other dogs so he wouldn’t really cooperate with us. Regardless, I don’t need an excuse to write about my dog, but St. Francis …
Sep
28
Happy New Year: Rosh Hashanah
A joyous New Year to our Jewish friends–but most especially to my family members: Dan and Laura Eder and their children: Ronnie, Becky, Ben, Molly and (most especially, because I play favorites) Katie. Dipping Apples in honey as you read. Happy New Year. And a hat tip to Fr. Jack Ledwon for pointing me to …
Sep
27
What Does Home Mean to You?
So I’m beginning a third year here in Buffalo and it’s taken some time but Buffalo is starting to feel more and more like “Home.” I wouldn’t say that it’s completely there as of yet, but I began to wonder what people consider “home.” I know an obvious place for me is where I live …
Aug
26
Mom’s Best Gift
Ginny Kubitz Moyer, a fine writer and blogger over at Random Acts of Momness, asked me to write about “The best gift my mom gave to me” for her outfit today. Mom has been one of my inspirations in life (Dad too!) and I appreciate her sharing my thoughts with a different audience today. A …
Jul
13
Children Under 6 Banned from Restaurant
DailyMail has the story: Children crying in restaurants can be enough to frustrate even the most sympathetic diner. But one restaurateur is so fed up with noisy toddlers disturbing his customers that he’s decided to ban them altogether. From next week, parents who want to eat at McDain’s Restaurant and Golf Center in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, …
Jul
07
Poor Does Not Mean Stupid
My father was a school custodian and my mother didn’t work because of illness and her choice to stay home with me and my sister. There wasn’t always a lot of money but we always had enough. They knew how to prioritize their lives and they always put family ahead of any luxuries that they …
Jun
19
Happy Father’s Day, Dad!
So as someone who doesn’t have children, I was greeted this morning by a Father’s Day card… From the dog. How he got the pen between his paws I’ll never know. Like my wife, Haze needs to work on his penmanship. But while I know I have the love of a good dog, my own …
About the Blogger
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.
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