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 …
Category Archive: Interfaith
Aug
30
A Mentor’s Passing
When it comes to teachers, Gladys Stein was a true gem. She was my high school English teacher and because of her I guess I became a writer and a speaker–but most importantly, Mrs. Stein helped me find a voice in the first place. I was an awkward high school sophomore when I first encountered …
Aug
30
Muslims: Still Our Fellow Americans
This video was emailed to me today that is attempting to show that Muslims are ordinary citizens. They are mothers and fathers, doctors and lawyers, students and teachers. For the few fundamentalists that have committed atrocities like 9-11 (Muslim fundamentalists) and Oklahoma City (Christian Fundamentalists) there are literally millions of those who practice their religion …
Aug
24
No Prayer on 9-11?
The Gothamist has a doozy. For the 10th Anniversary of September 11th, there will be no representation of religion. It seems Mayor Bloomberg got sued by a group of atheists because someone dared to pray at one of the 9-11 events in the past. A snip: The atheists aren’t the only ones making a stink …
Jul
31
It’s a Unicorn
A touching video that won the Philips Parallel Lines ‘Tell It Your Way’ international competition! A H/T to my colleague Nick Padley for posting this on Google Plus.
Jun
20
Should Prisoners Be Allowed to Go to College Behind Bars?
An NPR story today tells us about San Quentin State Prison and the Prison University Project. The question of whether while serving time prisoners should be allowed to have access to higher education while others may not, is indeed one to explore. From the NPR story: The Prison University Project is the only on-site, degree-granting college …
Jun
19
Corapi Leaves Priesthood
On the 20th Anniversary of his ordination, Fr. John Corapi has decided to leave the Catholic Priesthood an concentrate on a “wider audience” as he announces his new web site The Black Sheep Dog. A statement on his website says it all. A clip: I accept moving on, but I am not ready to be …
Jun
17
Do Your Vulnerabilities Keep You Hostage?
This year I’ve been journeying with some of our Catholic Volunteers here in Buffalo. Their experience of living in community is always a challenge for each one of them. I look back to my senior year in college and found that living with 5 other guys was actually difficult. We sometimes got on each other’s …
Jun
14
Mormons: Kinda Weird, Kinda Not
Any chance you caught the Tony Awards and this performance from the Best Play, Book of Mormon? I like that they poke fun at the Mormons here while continuing to also show some of the tenets of their faith as being fairly mainstream beliefs that most people would believe. (E.g. God has a plan for …
Jun
03
Do You Have Any Regrets?
When I worked in Calvary Hospital (A hospital for terminal patients, mostly) as a volunteer my Senior year of college, I often encountered patients who would want to tell me things about their lives. Some would mention regrets, others would ask for advice, and many others would OFFER advice almost begging me to not make …
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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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