Your Favorite Christmas Story…A Real One
So I have two: One is my freshman year of college, my roommate was a big snoopy fan (and still is). I found a brand new stuffed Snoopy that looked…
Nutter of the Week: Dec 26th week
If someone beats this woman…I’ll be very surprised: A Batavia woman is charged with attacking an elderly greeter who asked to see her receipt at a Wal-Mart on Christmas Eve.…
The Pope…On World Youth Day
In his “year in review” Pope Benedict the XVI mentioned much about the recent World Youth Day in Madrid. Rocco Palmo shared his message and you can read all of…
Boxing Day
So today is Boxing Day, a day that few know about, but is huge in Britain where is is also known as St Stephen’s Day (as it is in Catholic…
From Birth to Martyrdom
With Christmas Day now in the rear view mirror and with the death of so many in Nigeria, we are reminded that the world indeed is a precarious place despite…
Birthing Joy
A wonderful local story here in Buffalo touched me this morning. It’s a story of a woman, Jackie Oddo, who found out that her birth mother, had died when she…
We Need a Savior
After a lovely “Midnight Mass” (at 10PM–don’t get me started) at St. Joe’s I had a hard time concentrating. A friend is dealing with a horrible tragedy in her life…
Just When You Thought a Flash Mob Couldn’t Get Better…
Journey of Faith performed a Christmas “Flash Mob” at the South Bay Galleria in Redondo Beach on December 18. Awesome. Make sure you catch the end. To all those who…
Should Catholics Let Their Children Believe in Santa?
So I’ve seen a couple of thoughts from some random colleagues on this the past few days and I’ll sprinkle my thoughts in with theirs. The first comment goes to…
Forget a Christmas Gift? Mark Bittman has some Thoughts
So one of the last shows I worked on in radio was a food show hosted by the esteemed Arthur Schwartz. And it gave me the opportunity to meet a…