Dec
10
My friend Phil Giubileo, over at the Play by Play blog took some time for some memories of Marty Glickman, the famed New York radio sportscaster who I came to know well during our undergraduate days at Fordham. He was invited by the acclaimed Bob Papa, now the voice of the NY Giants amongst other …
Sep
20
I’ll be on the BustedHalo Show with Fr. Dave Dwyer, CSP on Sirius XMin just a few minutes actually. I’ll be giving away a few copies of my book on the air so tune in and find out how you can win.
Mar
31
Wave for the camera, Mr. Bear…. And of course this reminds me of a story. When I was in radio I worked on the Bob Grant show, one of the many conservative talk radio shows out there. Bob is semi-retired now but at one point he was the top of the charts, long before Rush …
Mar
25
So as Spring Training is heating up in Florida, baseball season is not that far away. I miss being near a major league team, although the AAA Buffalo Bisons is not bad baseball indeed. Buffalo really got a the bum’s rush when they thought they’d be granted a MLB team and weren’t. Regardless, someone brought …
Feb
23
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 …
Dec
06
Chicago Cubs fans are celebrating at the news of former player and radio analyst, the now late Ron Santo’s election to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veteran’s Committee. Although Santo died last year, he nonetheless deserved to be amongst baseball’s greatest players. It’s a shame we won’t get to hear a speech from …
Aug
25
Br. Dan Horan was in town and asked if I had time to be on his podcast, so I jumped at the chance! He uncovered much in the “How I Met My Ministry” so I will let this post serve as the latest version of “HIMMM”. You can listen to his podcast here. And check …
Jun
20
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
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
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 …
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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