Once in a while…I still have some sports thoughts
I guest columned an item on the Mets Police retiring #8 for Yogi Berra and Gary Carter. Retire #8 on 8/8Two Hall of Famers have worn #8 for the Mets…
Tonight on Net TV…Once Again…
is me. I did an iWitness segment with them on my ministry to young adults. I was quite moved by some of the questions so check it out by going…
What a Surprise- VOTF..going broke
Voice of the Faithful, the reform and advocacy group that emerged in 2002 in the wake of the clerical sex abuse revelations in Boston, has announced that it may be…
Would You Care for Someone Passed Out on the Sidewalk?
As I walked my dog last night I happened to pass my local parish in Woodside only to find a young man passed out cold on the sidewalk. My dog,…
What gift would you give the Pope?
So Barack gave the Pope a stole and the Pope autographed a copy of his encyclical. If you were to meet the Pope what would you want to give to…
Australian Town Bans Bottled Water
From Mother Jones Residents of Bundanoon, New South Wales, Australia have voted to ban the sale of bottled water in their rural town—probably the first in the world to do…
Pope Presses Obama on Pro-Life Issues
From John Allen at NCR and in my opinion the right way to engage the debate with the President. Thanks to the Pope for taking the lead here. When President…
Dying Well
From the NY TImes a few days ago on Sisters of St Joseph caring for their dying members at home rather than hospitals. A great model for us all: As…
Arrival: A Sweedish Abba Cover Band
OK, my wife is into Abba and dragged me to see Mamma Mia (the movie–which I kinda thought was goofy-funny). So I decided to treat her to this concert by…
Pope to Obama: You’re too conservative
From today’s Washington Post and E.J. Dionne When President Obama meets with Pope Benedict XVI tomorrow, there will be no right-wing Catholic demonstrators upbraiding the pontiff, as they did Notre…