May
16
They say a picture is worth 1000 words and Mary Williams, a wonderful campus and youth minister in Montana who I got to know at the Frank J. Lewis Institute seems to know that better than the rest of us. Her photo blog is AMAZING! She’s newly married and so, I stole this pic of …
May
14
E.J. Dionne has a great column today in the Washington Post and he rightly points out that the voices of doom seem to be all around us. First he points to the voices of doom on the left. Recently, a group called the Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF) ran a full-page ad in The Washington …
May
07
So, I’ve been working on a book with Orbis Press (who has been such a pleasure to work alongside) on discernment regarding work issues. It’s a short book but one that I think will help lots of people understand the ideas behind discernment. It’s filled with stories from my life and others that connect to …
May
07
The Boston Globe reports an uptick in people seeking spiritual directors, especially amongst younger people. Driving the growth are millennials like Weaver, who are more apt than previous generations to identify as “spiritual but not religious.’’ Ed Cardoza, Weaver’s spiritual director and the founder of Still Harbor, a South Boston nonprofit, mostly sees people in …
Apr
16
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 …
Mar
04
The new pew study on Hyperconnected lives offers much for us to consider. I’ll be focusing on much of this over the next few weeks. But my thought is that distraction is one of the areas that the church has much to help young people with. This leads to a lack of commitment or even …
Feb
27
I hate these stories but we’ve got to pay attention to them. From the AP: Gunfire at a high school outside Cleveland injured a number of students Monday morning, and at least one suspect has been taken into custody, officials said. The shooting was reported around 7:30 a.m. at the 1,100-student Chardon High School about …
Feb
14
Here’s our video from our alternative break at Glenmary in Vanceburg, KY. I thought it would be appropriate since it talks of broken hearts—in a good way. The trip renewed my energy for ministry (many of my colleagues can’t understand how I wasn’t exhausted by week’s end). And I now have a special bond with …
Feb
11
I’ve had the pleasure to get to know a few Bishops in my career. And at a time when Bishops are criticized and critical of many things, I’d like to take time out to remember one Bishop fondly. Bishop Joseph Estabrook was an auxiliary Bishop of the Military Diocese and I was proud to know …
Jan
31
Business Insider agreed with the central premise of my book Googling God and they have a great article today on 13 Ways that the recession has changed how Millennials view work. I agree with most of their observations and you should read them all and see what you think. This one is my favorite and …
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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