Oct
04
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 …
Jun
16
Many people have asked about my sister’s health lately so here goes. She has officially kicked cancer’s bee-hind. After being diagnosed with colon cancer earlier last month, she is officially cancer free after a routine colonoscopy and a few other tests. Her colon cancer was stage….wait for it…. ONE! Do you know anyone who has …
May
26
It started in Kindergarten. The hospitals and doctors tried to figure out what was wrong. The sleepless nights she endured wracked with pain and the anxiety that followed the asthma attacks. The woman I only knew as mom was a pretty sick woman. And there was nothing for a five year old to do about …
May
12
So after the 50 Day Giveaway I received many “thank yous” from people who received a gift. But two of them stand out from the crowd and essentially they are both from children. Take a gander at this homemade card from my niece Katie (shhhhh, She’s my favorite–don’t tell her brothers and sisters) after she …
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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