In a seemingly level headed move today, the Superior of the Holy Cross Fathers has sent a letter to President Obama: ROME (CNS) — The head of the Holy Cross religious order that founded the University of Notre Dame has written to U.S. President Barack Obama and asked him to rethink his positions on abortion …
Tag Archive: memories
Mar
30
The Platoon Porno
Blogging today wouldn’t be complete without sharing one high school story that I still tell at dinner parties from time to time. My friend Doug, was sort of the class clown. When we were in high school the movie Platoon came out (Yes, I know I’m officially old). Somehow Doug got a copy of the …
Mar
30
High School Memories
On Saturday night, I got together with 7 high school friends and my wife who was a real trooper for hanging in there as the plus one and enduring all of our high school memories. One particular moment stuck out in a very personal way. My friend Karen, who was easily one of my best …
Mar
26
Pontius Pilate Should Throw Out the First Pitch
The Detroit Tigers have stupidly scheduled their opening home game right smack in the middle of Good Friday. Traditional Christian belief says Jesus hung on the cross from noon to 3 p.m. on Good Friday. All 30 American and National League teams play April 10, but the Tigers’ 1:05 p.m. game against the Texas Rangers …
Mar
25
Catholics don’t care
While I’m not a bishop, I’ve been saying this for years: “Too many Catholics just don’t really care. That’s the truth of it. If they cared, our political environment would be different. If 65 million Catholics really cared about their faith and cared about what it teaches, neither political party could ignore what we believe …
Mar
25
Annunciation: How can this be?
Awesome homily from Deacon Greg on the Annunciation today. It’s really from Advent in December but well worth a repeat performance today. Gabriel comes to a virgin and tells her something stunning. She will bear a child. It is an event she never anticipated, one she never planned for. She’s practically a child herself, in …
Mar
25
Today’s inspiration: When I Close My Eyes – Trail of Stones
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Mar
24
Twitter!
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Mar
24
Pope to Young Angolans:
The Pope’s full message to Young Angolans can be found here. But here are just three quick snips: At present though, and even in our midst, I see some of the many thousands of young Angolans who have been maimed or disabled as a result of the war and the landmines. I think of the …
Mar
24
Notre Dame and the Pro-choice President
MSNBC has the latest on the number of Notre Dame alumns and students who object to having President Obama come to give the commencement address this May on the campus. The issue is of course, abortion. “We are not ignoring the critical issue of the protection of life,” (University Present Fr. John) Jenkins, CSC told …
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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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