Mary Donovan summed up what I’ve come to know as “the Church Search” trying to find a community that’s a good fit for one’s self. If find older people at times wondering why no young people are in their pews. Oftentimes, it’s because for younger people church has a different context. Check out some of …
Tag Archive: Busted Halo
Oct
25
Missing Bill McGarvey
I’m all a mix of emotions today—from sadness to undying gratitude. It’s official…the end of an era at Busted Halo. Bill McGarvey, the site’s editor-in-chief for the past five years has decided to move on to new adventures. That’s a huge loss for Busted Halo. An irreplaceable component in the wingnut that holds together a …
Feb
02
Ash Wednesday: Fast, Pray, Give
BustedHalo® expands their Daily Jolt feature every Lent to what they cleverly call Fast, Pray, Give…to reflect the three tenets of Lent: Fasting, Prayer and Almsgiving. Each day you get an inspirational quote followed by 3 things to try to integrate into your Lenten practice. Some examples of our FastPrayGive Daily Jolts are listed below: …
Jan
28
Haiti: Moving Towards Hope and Away From Pat Robertson’s God
Joe Paprocki, Fr. Rick Malloy and myself collaborated on an article for BustedHalo® responding to Pat Robertson’s comments on the Haiti earthquake resulting from God’s wrath. A snip: When we look for God in this tragedy we have no further place to look than the faith of the Haitian people — a religious people, to …
Jan
23
The Gospel According to Blog
America Magazine’s Fr James Martin, S.J. blogged on the Pope’s Message for the World Day of Communications today in which he essentially encourages us to blog the gospel. This is an essential message for all those in the Catholic church who disparage new media. About ten years ago I remember speaking with a long-time observer …
Jan
05
The Faithful Departed
BustedHalo® has begun it’s annual series on those who have passed away this year and Marc D. Adams reflected on Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart beautifully. It was just the beginning of the season… the April dew still lingered on the short blades of grass, the electricity and excitement for a year full of potential filled …
Oct
14
Leaving: Harder Than I Thought…
Cleaning an office of nine years of work, memories and “general-crap-I’ve-accumulated” is not that easy–phyiscally or emotionally. I’ve found myself overwhelmed by the sheer piles of boxes in my home and office and the things that I’ve found that have brought back jarring memories. These include: -The first drafts for what we thought Busted Halo® …
Oct
08
Should you turn off the news?
Phil Fox Rose thinks so and says so in this article on BustedHalo. I made the following comment: What if the news makes you more sensitive to the plight and hardship that others face? I agree that CERTAIN people should turn off the news if it makes you more hardened of heart but what if …
Oct
08
Busted Halo® Digital Pilgrimage
Have you seen these? This is my favorite episode of these videos. Check them all out here http://feeds2.feedburner.com/GooglingGod
Sep
08
Shuffling Off to Buffalo After 9 Awesome Years
It is with mixed emotions that I announce that after 9 years I have decided to leave Busted Halo® full-time to focus on more direct ministry with young adults as a Campus Minister at St Joseph’s University Parish (pictured above) which also serves as the Newman Center for SUNY Buffalo. The move comes after much …
About the Blogger
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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