Sep
20
For all of you who think that blogging doesn’t matter… I received this surprising note from my newly married colleague Amy Smith McEntee. Dear Mike, Confused by the subject line? Well, actually, I was surprised, too, but it turns out that you played a special role in the nuptial Mass my *husband* (SO love that …
Feb
09
I’ll be creating a new home for this blog over the next few days. You’ll be able to find me at GooglingGod.com–which I was finally able to acquire with the help of a good friend. So fasten your seat belts. I’ll be letting you know soon when we flip the switch. For those of you …
Feb
06
My sister and parents and I are spending a quick 24 hours today in Yonkers as we celebrate my sister and my birthday early.It’s the big 4-0 for me on Tuesday and as I often remind my sister it’s the big 5-6 for her on Wednesday.Hopefully I’ll be able to fly home tonight with the …
Nov
20
The Bishop of Buffalo Bishop Kmiec is now blogging on the Buffalo diocesan Web site. The office of communication tells us that “several other diocesan staffers are also blogging: Youth and YoungAdult Ministry director Kathy Goller is blogging this week from the National Catholic Youth Conference in Kansas City. Denis Coakley, director of Pro-Life Activities …
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 …
Oct
03
Heidi Schlumpf formerly of US Catholic and now writing for NCR has an excellent piece on progressive Catholic bloggers including Deacon Greg and yours truly amongst others in the National Catholic Reporter. My theory is that those who feel outside the mainstream are more likely to take advantage of alternative media like blogs. And traditionalist …
Aug
24
Our esteemed blogger friend Fran has started a new blog and by the looks of her first post or so, you are not going to want to miss this at all. I think that one of the reasons I had to start a new blog is this… I had to start to tell the truth. …
Jan
30
Yes…next question… But seriously, Deacon Greg thinks so too. And in this beautiful and funny piece for our friends at America Magazine he tells us why. Then, one night in August, on the eve of the Feast of the Assumption, I decided to check my e-mail before going to bed. There was an item in …
Oct
23
Upon further review…it seems that making comments on personal matters get me in trouble. Therefore, I will cease blogging on such things. No further need for comments. Unfortunately, people are catty. Nuff said. So I will merely post on matters of public knowledge without comment. I will also present some theological reflections on the daily …
Oct
18
As Cardinal Egan nears retirement and the priests of the Archdiocese (while standing with him, of course) try to push him out a stained glass window…my man Rocco Palmo reports on rumors of the next Archbishop of NY. Archbishop Tim Dolan who is currently the Archbishop of Milwaukee. The papers also picked it up. A …
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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