A Mentor’s Passing
When it comes to teachers, Gladys Stein was a true gem. She was my high school English teacher and because of her I guess I became a writer and a…
Muslims: Still Our Fellow Americans
This video was emailed to me today that is attempting to show that Muslims are ordinary citizens. They are mothers and fathers, doctors and lawyers, students and teachers. For the…
A Forgiving Hit and Run
As Marion and I travelled to go get the ice cream for last night’s post-mass event, I got rear-ended and then the driver bolted the scene. Neither of us got…
Mom’s Best Gift
Ginny Kubitz Moyer, a fine writer and blogger over at Random Acts of Momness, asked me to write about “The best gift my mom gave to me” for her outfit…
A Best Friend to the Very End
Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words: From the Daily Treat an animal blog at Discovery: The dog of slain Petty Officer Jon Tumilson refused to leave his side…
Dating God Meets Googling God
Br. Dan Horan was in town and asked if I had time to be on his podcast, so I jumped at the chance! He uncovered much in the “How I…
No Prayer on 9-11?
The Gothamist has a doozy. For the 10th Anniversary of September 11th, there will be no representation of religion. It seems Mayor Bloomberg got sued by a group of atheists…
Will There Be Faith?
I’m giving you my permission to leave this blog today and to go and buy Thomas Groome’s new book on building a more modern religious education ministry. Will There Be…
How I Met My Ministry: The Early Years
Kids, this is a story that we’ll tell for the next few weeks. It’s a story of how I met my ministry. Having no children of my own and taking…