Am I the Prodigal’s Brother?
This Sunday we hear three parables in one. The parable of the lost sheep, the parable of the lost coin and the Prodigal Son. The third and most famous story…
What I’ve Been Up To
The lack of blogging on my part is inexcusable. So I won’t bore you with dishonesty. The truth is that I’ve been choosing to spend my time differently these past…
How Do College Students Handle Conflicts?
The NY Times tells us that they simply don’t: “It used to be: ‘Let’s sit down and talk about it,’ ” he says. “Over the past five years, roommate conflicts…
What Do We Do When We Sin?
The movie Get Low with Robert Duvall, one of my favorites, tells the story of Felix Bush, the town recluse. Felix’s sin, long in the past, caused a great deal…
I’m on the Olympic Prayer Team
I was asked to do the invocation at the opening ceremony of the Empire State Games, a Olympic-style event for Athletes from NY State. I remember going to these once…
Is Clericalism Alive and Well?
Mark Shea over at Catholic Exchange today offers a piece on clericalism and links it to the women’s ordination movement saying in essence that the female who longs for ordination…
Nos vemos en la comunión (I Will See You in Communion)
I asked Notre Dame’s Tim Matovina if I could tell this story that he shared with us at the Symposium at Notre Dame a few weeks back. It was one…
Who Mentored You?
Mentors are a valuable asset in any line of work but, quite often people don’t find mentors in their lives, preferring to go it alone. Oftentimes, however, mentors aren’t offered…
How Do You Make Decisions?
I just returned from the Collegeville Institute in Minnesota where we discussed “vocation” in reference to college students. We’re not merely, talking about religious vocations to the priesthood, religious life…