Old People Rock
The students and I spent our first full day in New York City at Kateri Residence which is a home for elderly adults. I had forgotten how much fun it…
Prayer Intention for Sunday’s Alternative Break
This morning I pray with gratitude for the students who have travelled with Katie and me to New York City. It has been a long journey and now we begin…
MegaBus to NYC
We’ve gotten on Megabus to NYC and the quotes have already started. “This is like a plane on wheels.” “Um, planes have wheels!” — Wait! Is that a GameBoy? Yep!…
For the Sake of the Gospel
It never gets easy to leave my wife and Haze the Dog for a week no matter how much fun I know lies ahead on our trip to New York.…
Sex and the Soul Comes to Buffalo
Donna Freitas the author of the acclaimed book Sex and the Soul comes to Buffalo on Wednesday Feb 24 for a candid discussion on sexuality. Dr. Freitas’s book is essentially…
Once Again, Studies Show the Young Are Spiritual But Not Religious
Today’s LA Times points us to a Pew study that claims that younger people are becoming less religious. More accurately they state that young people “believe” but do not belong.…
Retreat #1 in Buffalo
As many of you know one of my favorite things to do is to lead retreats. So we started out small yesterday and did a one day retreat at St.…
Go South, Old Church?
USA Today talks of a church that has decided to up and move from Buffalo to the Southern State of Georgia. St. Gerard’s was where her grandparents and parents were…
This Is My Body, Given For You..Try Not to Mess Up the World Now
Thinking more deeply about donating my body to science, I wonder if there’s the possibility that the doctors who use my body might learn something that leads them to do…