Fr James Martin, S.J. reflects on the life of Cardinal Dulles here. A quick pullquote and a hat tip to The Washington Post: We arrived in Boston with barely enough time to dress in the Jesuit community where we were lodging. “Come by my room when you’re ready,” he said. An hour later, I knocked …
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Dec
16
Dec
16
My Facebook Status Line Has Caused An Uproar
Look at all these comments from people in my Facebook network from my comment: Michael thinks the GWB shoe thrower was a publicity stunt Rachel Bundang at 1:01pm December 16sad to say, my first thought in seeing “GWB” was “George Washington Bridge”. Joanna Rice at 1:02pm December 16He dodged it with speed and grace like …
Dec
16
Memories: I loved this song/TV show: The Heights
The saxophone player was beautiful. This show was short lived but I thought it should’ve been renewed. This one hit wonder is the only remnant of it now. http://feeds2.feedburner.com/GooglingGod
Dec
15
Was the Bush shoe thrower a Stunt?
Anybody besides me think that this was a publicity stunt? President Bush looks like he knows which way to dodge and the second guy actually blocks Bush’s field of vision and yet he still ducks the second shoe. Click To Play http://feeds2.feedburner.com/GooglingGod
Dec
15
Fr. James Martin, S.J. on St Joseph
Nice job here by Fr James Martin, SJ of America Magazine with this reflection on St Joseph. http://feeds2.feedburner.com/GooglingGod
Dec
15
The Brillance of Cate Blanchett
Read this awesome interview by Jack White of Interview Magazine with Cate Blanchett, one of my favorite actors. A quick pull quote: Jack White: So, to start off, I did some Internet research. I’m going to tell you what I’ve learned about your history, and you can tell me what is true and what is …
Dec
15
This is Beautiful and Sad at the Same Time
The anchoress writes about the death of her brother, unbelievably poignant. He had no faith, wished for no funeral, no rites, no memorial. I don’t blame him for not having faith. I can’t think of any example of love he ever encountered that did not – ultimately – get distorted or misrepresented or prove itself …
Dec
14
Masses on Christmas
A nice gesture at mass tonight from a visiting priest from India… We attend the 6PM mass at St Sebastian’s in Woodside most nights and on Christmas Day the staff decided that they wouldn’t have a 6PM evening mass (With Midnight mass and the morning masses serving most people–or at least that’s the assumption by …
Dec
13
Reflection for Gaudete Sunday
“The spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me,because the LORD has anointed me;he has sent me to bring glad tidings to the poor,to heal the brokenhearted,to proclaim liberty to the captivesand release to the prisoners,to announce a year of favor from the LORDand a day of vindication by our God.” How many of us …
Dec
13
Come Home At Bankruptcy
The NY Times claims that Evangelical churches are showing big increases in attendance since the economic downturn. Here’s a quote with reference comparing Catholic Congregations to the Evangelical sects from a prominent priest-pundit. Msgr. Thomas McSweeney, who writes columns for Catholic publications and appears on MSNBC as a religion consultant, said the growth is fed …
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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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