Dear Dorothy, You’ve Been Duped!
Dignity or solidarity…? Catholicism or Anarchy? These are the questions that my colleague Ed Koch and I have been considering with our group the past few days. We went to…
As Buffalo Celebrates St. Patrick’s…
Today is the Buffalo St. Patrick’s Day parade. The Irish have always had it rough and so, we look to another greenie to provide us a bit of sympathy. And…
Day 14: 50 Day Lenten Giveaway: Dad’s Shirts
So I bought stuff for dad, but didn’t even know dad’s size…. My dad is my hero and here’s an article that will tell you why. http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/tortured-irish-fathers
Day 13: 50 Day Lenten Giveaway: Mother Teresa
So, we’re doing a lenten project on campus called “Brief Relief” which is an underwear drive for the homeless. Val, a junior, was the person who inspired the idea based…
Day 12: 50 Day Lenten Giveaway: Discernment Book
Lauren is one the students considering a year long volunteer program to help her discern where she ultimately wants to be in life. So I thought this awesome Fr. Jim…
Of Mice and Men
Last night we spent an evening at the Catholic Worker’s drop in center, providing an evening meal and more importantly a “living room” type of place for the poor of…
Day 11: 50 Day Lenten Giveaway: The Onion
Fr. Brett Hoover gave me this book when we worked together and it provided us with lots of laughs on down days. So i gave it to Ryan who began…
Called to “The Other”
An afternoon of playing basketball and kickball with a bunch of kids really wiped my energy. I haven’t played hoops in ages and it showed. Even my kickball skills have…
Day 10: 50 Day Lenten Giveaway: The Mission Trip Book
So by this time we’re hunkered down in Cleveland. I’m being honest and telling people that I have given some things away in advance because I’m not sure what the…
God Calls Us By Name
So yesterday began our first full day of our Alternative Break Trip to Cleveland, the second poorest major city in the United States (Detroit is first, Miami 3rd and our…