Nov
17
I’m going to touch on a few issues this morning. They all revolve around the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. It should be noted at the outset that I have worked alongside many of these men, who I have come to believe are mostly good and faithful men, at least the ones I have …
Jan
22
Whispers in the Loggia reports: Archbishop Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York and Chairman of the Board of Catholic Relief Services, will attend the funeral Mass for Archbishop Joseph Serge Miot, Archbishop of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, who was killed in last week’s catastrophic earthquake. The funeral will be held on Saturday, January 23, 2010 in the …
Oct
27
From high in the spires of St Patrick’s Cathedral where I can only imagine that Archbishop Tim Dolan has carved a little nook out for his personal reflection time in which he types out his thoughts on, you guessed it, a new blog. The Archbishop makes a good point today on healthcare. The Catholic community …
Sep
26
So I got to conduct a workshop on technology and ministry for the NY Archdiocese’s Catechetical Day. A true honor as a son of the Archdiocese (raised in Yonkers, NY). My big thrill was hearing Archbishop Dolan preach and getting to meet him in person. Fr James Martin, SJ and I were chatting and he …
Apr
23
A candid conversation…but one on heavy issues. He seems to have great respect for journalists and doesn’t talk down to them. I wish they had pressed him a bit more on the death penalty. While I agree with the church’s statement that the death penalty is warranted in certain extreme situations, I would say that …
Apr
21
This was truly inspiring to me. If the Archbishop ever wants some company I think a group of young adults would love to accompany him on a trip. Gotham’s bishop visited Bedford Correctional Facility the only maximum security prison for women in New York State. He wanted a prison to be one of his first …
Apr
20
Archbishop Dolan showed up at Citi Field signing autographs and earlier visited the West Bronx Community Center in Highbridge working with Catholic Charities and the Rusty Staub Foundation in giving our free meals. I thought with that relationship between the Archdiocese and Staub’s foundation that perhaps Staub, a former Met and a Catholic, might have …
Apr
16
Introduces gay marriage bill: “What we have is not a crisis of issues; we have a crisis of leadership,” Paterson said. “We’re going to fill that vacuum today. I’m introducing a bill to bring marriage equality to the state of New York.” Mayor Michael Bloomberg stood by Paterson’s side during the announcement to demonstrate his …
Apr
16
One of the things I loved about Archbishop Dolan’s homily was his great sense of NY’s history. He mentioned many Catholic New Yorkers and how proud he was of their contributions. Such as: St. Isaac Joques, Venerable Felix Varela, Issac Hecker (YAY! The Paulist’s founder!), Fighting Father Duffy, Fulton J. Sheen, Richard John Neuhaus, Avery …
Apr
16
They hooked him up and threw the switch and indeed Archbishop Timothy Dolan does not look like he’ll have to go back to the factory for repairs! It was about as perfect an installation as one can get. Verizon Fios doesn’t even do that good a job. But don’t take my word for it. Look …
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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