We left on time and as we taxied onto the runway the pilot came on. “This is the USAir 4 p.m. shuttle to Washington, D.C.,” he said in the old-fashioned Chuck Yeager style, and from the back of the plane came a roar of cheers and applause. When the sound reached the cockpit, the pilot …
Tag Archive: pop culture
Jan
22
Grey’s Anatomy : Would you attend an execution? Why?
Anyone see tonight’s episode of Grey’s Anatomy? I’ll try not to spoil it for those of you who didn’t see it (awesome episode BTW, one of their best I thought). Meredith is asked by a death row prisoner to attend his execution. “It would be nice to have a friendly face in the crowd.” he …
Jan
21
Our Father….
Does anyone have a problem with Rick Warren’s use of the Our father yesterday. I’m hearing this from a lot of people and wanted to let people have a voice to understand why they think this is insensitive. Interestingly enough it looks like he used some portions of the the Shema or Sh’ma too. “The …
Jan
20
My wife thinks Joel Osteen is Mother Goose
So I think Joel Osteen is a good preacher at times. Meaning that he is able to weave stories into theological platitudes well. His theology is far from mine and certainly far from anything that is relatively complex–but perhaps that is the beautiful part of his church. He appeals to a large number of people …
Jan
20
More on Lowery
This opened a huge discussion on my Facebook page with people mostly disagreeing with me. Two of the more intelligent comments were: I didn’t think Lowery’s benediction was written particularly well, but I also didn’t see anything wrong with it. I heard it simply as an attempt to use humor, rhyme, and rhythm to make …
Jan
20
Rev. Joseph E. Lowery, Reverse Racism?
Did anyone hear the benediction at the inauguration today–given by the famous civil rights activist Rev. Joseph Lowery? I loved most of it–especially when Rev. Lowery broke into verse here and there (which sometimes I think is inappropriate during prayer but then again, if he read a poem nobody would say squat. So I found …
Jan
20
Because the Pope really doesn’t want to work with Obama….
For the dopes who think that the Pope will keep President Obama at arm’s length. ON THE OCCASION OF YOUR INAUGURATION AS THE FORTY-FOURTH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA I OFFER CORDIAL GOOD WISHES, TOGETHER WITH THE ASSURANCE OF MY PRAYERS THAT ALMIGHTY GOD WILL GRANT YOU UNFAILING WISDOM AND STRENGTH IN THE …
Jan
20
On life and the new President
NPR is already spouting anti-Catholic bias by claiming that the new President will have strained relations with the Vatican because of the President’s stand on life issues. John Allen in NCR has already debunked this myth citing the Vatican’s eagerness to work with the new administration despite its disagreements with them on questions of life. …
Jan
20
Obama Inauguration Speech
A friend just said to me that this wasn’t a great speech. I disagree. Here are just 4 money quotes that I believe will go down in the annals of American history. On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn-out dogmas that for …
Jan
20
Rick Warren
Let us pray. Almighty God, our father, everything we see and everything we can’t see exists because of you alone. It all comes from you, it all belongs to you. It all exists for your glory. History is your story. The Scripture tells us “Hear, oh Israel, the Lord is our god; the Lord is …
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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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