And speaking of lying and reputations… Cardinal George spoke to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops at their recent meeting and spoke directly about how they have a tarnished reputation and they too, have a need to reconcile with the Catholic faithful and continue to lead us as Bishops into the next decade. If there …
Tag Archive: Catholic
Jan
12
Oct
29
10 Groups We Should Take Better Care of Before the Anglicans
Welcoming the Anglicans should take a backseat to welcoming Hispanic Catholics. So says Paul Snatchko over at Between the Burg and the City. I also think that, for the Catholic Church in the United States, the need to accommodate Anglican-Catholics is much less pressing than the need to better minister to the millions of Spanish-speaking …
Apr
17
Just when you thought we had problems
In Mexico, the leader of a devotion (for lack of a better word) to something called “St. Death” has called for a “holy war” against the Catholic Church in Mexico. Catholic News Agency has stunning pictures of these–I’ll use the word “nuts.” Oh brother! What’s next? http://feeds2.feedburner.com/GooglingGod
Feb
12
Virtus Training
So I had to go and take Virtus training–for those who don’t know what this is it’s a training session on protecting children from predators. It’s a mandate now in just about all dioceses–although some use other formats. I wasn’t looking forward to it but actually found it well worth spending a few hours of …
Feb
11
When starting a blog..expect something like this
I “rejected” this comment but thought it merited some thoughts. GOOGLER GOD YOU SURE SOUND LIKE GOD ALMIGHT, UR I HATE ORTHODOX CATHOLICS IS CSHOWING MAN, WHATCHA GONA DO WHEN SSPX IS RECONCILED IN TOTO WITH ROME, UR GONNA HAVE TO FIND ANOTHER NON HETERDOX BISHOP PRIEST AND OR SOCIETY TO KICK ASS . JEEEE …
Feb
04
Haven’t been to Confession in ages?
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Jan
30
Williamson apologizes, perhaps also dying
Scott over at about.com and Deacon Greg have the info here: The apology is dated January 28, 2009, and the text below is from the traditionalist website Rorate Caeli: To His Eminence Cardinal Castrillón Hoyos Your Eminence Amidst this tremendous media storm stirred up by imprudent remarks of mine on Swedish television, I beg of …
Jan
29
The White Chapel of Dachau
Fr James Keenan, SJ is a moral theologian at Boston College but I simply knew him as the Jesuit who lived in our dorm, who led us on retreats and who was funny and droll at dinner. He is recuperating from Cancer these days, so I ask for prayers for him–but with the talk of …
Feb
23
Upcoming Speaking Engagements
I’m hitting the road in a big way this month: 1) 2/26: Archdiocese of Louisville- I’m doing an in-service day for diocesan employees. 2) 2/27-3/2 – Los Angeles Religious Education Congress – I’m simply attending but come on by the Paulist Press booth and maybe you’ll find me. 3) March 8 – Diocese of Richmond …
Feb
01
I am proud of my Aunt Theresa
My wife’s Aunt Theresa was award the Vincentian Mission Award at St John’s University last night. Awesome! http://feeds2.feedburner.com/GooglingGod
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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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