Here is my reflection for the 2nd Sunday of Easter:
Category Archive: inspiration
Apr
16
Grace Abounds at Virginia Tech Five Years After Tragedy
Five years ago Virginia Tech was a Campus in Chaos. Bloodshed in classrooms and dorms–who ever could imagine such tragedy? People were killed simply because they decided to go to class that day. One young man was deeply disturbed and everyone ignored the signs of his trouble. He was in desperate need of mental health …
Apr
14
Healing Music
David Dawson sent this out on Facebook and it’s the most beautiful thing I’ve seen in some time:
Mar
29
Those Sexist Muppets
Peacebang, who is always insightful, mentioned her love for the muppets today but, also mentioned her distaste for an underlying (or perhaps not so underlying) sexism that runs through the recent movie. I get that the movie is a bit retro in its attitudes, as it’s trying to keep things innocent and fresh. I appreciate …
Mar
15
My New Hero
We need more people like Greg Smith in the corporate world. He resigned from Goldman Sachs and unveiled a culture that has lost it’s way in the process. From the NY Times: For more than a decade I recruited and mentored candidates through our grueling interview process. I was selected as one of 10 people …
Feb
29
Avoiding God
A priest-friend of mine recently told me that he always says “Thank You” to people after he’s heard their confession. They often give him a double take as if they can’t believe that he’s said that. He reported that he realizes that people are sharing very significant stuff with him and with God–and that it …
Feb
23
Pop Culture and Religion = Trying Too Hard
Over on Facebook, my colleague Tony Rossi over at the Christophers blogged a piece about how Greg Plageman a longtime TV writer got into the business because he noticed his then-students were more influenced by “Saved by the Bell” then by him as their teacher. My first thought was …Saved by the Bell?? You’ve got …
Feb
18
And Then, She Waved at Me
Today I was riding the Buffalo rail—it’s not much just a subway ride that goes down Main Street from the University to the Erie Canal–or more importantly, the Hockey Arena. On my ride I encountered a young mother with two rambunctious children and I longed to escape into my book that I’m reading for my …
Feb
14
Does Google Doodle Google God?
If you haven’t seen this yet: Some spiritual themes exist here. The first is “pay attention.” Had the young doodle guy simply saw what his crush was doing he could have simply done that and joined in her favorite pastime. The second is about alienation and it’s somewhat cool to see Google admit that one …
Feb
14
Because the Custodian Married the Pretty Brunette
Valentine’s Day of course, makes me think of my darling wife. And I have the opportunity each day to love her and to be a good husband to her because of the now nearly 62 years that my own parents have been married to each other. I can’t remember a time that those two were …
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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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