They’re Not Seeking
Recently, the discussion of “spiritual seekers” came up amongst some religious professionals I kibitz with from time to time. I…
Imagine No Religion
Mary Donovan, one of the Catholic Volunteers here in Buffalo blogs on occasion and she recently told this tale describing…
They Gave Their Life For My Dad
I don’t know if I’ve ever told this story but Memorial Day is just as good as any day to…
In Gratitude for Priests
In many places, it’s ordination weekend. Congrats to all those being ordained today. Fr. Jack Collins, CSP, my dear friend,…
A Dog Never Leaves His Master
A Terrier Mix did the unbelievable this week. After being caught in the Twister and missing for weeks, the dog…
19th Annotation: Freedom is Mine
So I just completed my group-based 19th Annotation retreat with the folks at St. Michael’s parish downtown in Buffalo. After…
When All We Have Is Time
It started in Kindergarten. The hospitals and doctors tried to figure out what was wrong. The sleepless nights she endured…
Houston, We Have No Footage
How in the world does this happen? An exhaustive, three-year search for some tapes that contained the original footage of…
You Will Do Greater Works Than These
Sunday’s gospel has Jesus imploring his disciples to believe that Jesus and the Father are one. Not an easy idea…
Angelic Tails
Joan Wester Anderson the author of many books on angels took a look back on her books and found dogs…