In the Shadow of Death…
Via Facebook today from Julianne Wallace, the new (and amazing!) Campus Minister at Buffalo State. Words I needed to hear… O Rising Dawn, Radiance of the Light eternal and Sun…
Pro-Life News that Won’t Get Reported: Executions Down
Via Deacon Greg The number of executions in the United States dropped 12 percent in 2010, and the number of people sentenced to die is nearing historic lows, a report…
Buffalo’s 75 Year Priest
In 1935 Fr. Bernard McLaughlin had no idea that he’d be a Bishop. He also probably didn’t think that 75 years later he’d still be at it at the age…
We Saw Him
As we look to the manger this week we also remember that we continue to see Jesus each week (if not each day) in the breaking of the bread. My…
Are You Your Own Worst Enemy?
How often do you place the blame on everything around you when you forget to realize that you are actually the wingnut in the midst of the problem itself? I…
Christmas Cards and the Dreaded Christmas Letters
Fr. Jim McDermott, SJ over at Gone Walkabout, shares my distaste for Christmas letters. Between you and me, as soon as I heard “Christmas letter”, two things happened. First, my…
How have you been preparing for Christmas?
My good buddy, Fr. Jack Collins, CSP has his latest video up on advent. Be sure to watch the guy wipe out skating at the end. So how do you…
Silently Guiding Her Home
Hospice. The word sounds ominous enough when it’s spoken in reference to an older person, but when it’s used to describe the dying months of a 37 year old woman,…
This is my body
I’m sitting in the medical school building keeping vigil as the first group of students take their gross anatomy final. They’ll be three sections today on an incredibly cold and…
A Semester’s Grace
Our semester joyously came to an end unofficially here at St. Joseph’s with the last student mass this week. Final Exams are in full gear and semester departures for the…