To Be Catholic….
Br. Dan Horan, OFM writes over at Dating God a very good point about some of the more divisive issues in church and politics. The thing about abortion and same-sex-marriage,…
Another Step Towards Sainthood
Pope John Paul II was the big news today as Pope Benedict will raise his predecessor’s status to “Blessed,” meaning that one miracle has been accepted to be through the…
Introducing Excellence: Fr. Pat Keleher
Here’s my introduction of Fr. Pat Keleher at the CCMA Awards Dinner. Fr. Pat is this year’s recipient of the Archbishop Paul Hallinan Award for his efforts in Campus Ministry…
Awarding Excellence
I have been in Tampa for the past week at the Catholic Campus Ministry Conference. It’s amazing when you bring a bunch of people together for a conference and you’re…
In the Shadow of Death…
Via Facebook today from Julianne Wallace, the new (and amazing!) Campus Minister at Buffalo State. Words I needed to hear… O Rising Dawn, Radiance of the Light eternal and Sun…
Buffalo’s 75 Year Priest
In 1935 Fr. Bernard McLaughlin had no idea that he’d be a Bishop. He also probably didn’t think that 75 years later he’d still be at it at the age…
Flurries from Heaven
Today we have the first sign of snow in Western New York as we start our December. It made me recall an article I wrote for BustedHalo® many moons ago.…
College Students: Competitive or Collaborative?
Amanda Woods, one of the students at UB who I’ve gotten to know penned an excellent commentary in the UB Spectrum recently: A significant shift happens in college: people who…
On Voting
We vote because we can. How many would like the opportunity to vote? How many with the right take it seriously? How many think it doesn’t matter? This morning as…
Sunshine in Buffalo?
It’s a question I get from my downstater friends and others around the country often: How’s the weather? Are you buried under snow? And while the winds of fall bluster…