Day 47: Good Friday: 50 Day Giveaway: 5 Bloggy Friends
So I haven’t given away too many things to my friends who I’ve met through blogging. The four that I give away today goes to 3 people I’ve met in…
Do We Dare to Believe Today?
Capital punishment was common is Jesus’ time (as it is unfortunately still today in many places). Crucifixion was nothing new. So why is this crucifixion so well noted? In the…
Day 46: Lenten 50 Day Giveaway: 30 Days
How long might it take someone to change? How do we stay open to possibilities even when the darkness envelops us? Amy Vukelic of the Catholic Charities Volunteer Service Corps.…
Day 45 (better late, than never): Lenten 50 Day Giveaway: The Old Monkey Pen
OK this one was tough. My monkey pen has been coveted by many a colleague. Someone once threatened to steal it! And today it goes to someone very special to…
Hurting Those We Love
Did you ever notice that we often hurt the ones we love a lot more than those we do not? It may be because of sheer proximity and the fact…
Day 44: Lenten 50 Day Giveaway: An Apology
I’m going to write today’s 50 Day Giveaway Message simply because I think this reads better than it will when I tell the story. So back in High School I…
Day 43: Lenten 50 Day Giveaway: A Smorgasbord
Leigh, Cameron, Margaret and Mary are the remaining 4 Catholic volunteers who have meant a lot to me this year. I made a valiant attempt to give them all something…
Day 42: Lenten 50 Day Giveaway: Forgiveness and Fantasy
Ian and Helen are two Catholic volunteers that I’ve come to know, so I looked to find them two appropriate gifts. BTW–who would’ve thought that I’d have to double up…
Day 41: Lenten 50 Day Giveaway: Young Women’s Book
My colleague Patty Spear is awesome and a huge reason I came to Buffalo. I had a hard time finding something to give her and then….
Forgiveness More Popular Than Sex
So says, Michael Leach, the editor-at-large of Orbis Books and a new blogger at whystaycatholic.com. A snip from the aforementioned blog that really appealed to me: Amazon.com lists 160,510 books…