George Floyd: Dead for $20
Now This posted this video which completely sums up the George Floyd case. “This abusive, excessive and inhumane use of force cost the life of a man who was being…
RIP: Fr. Rich Colgan, CSP
With a heavy heart, I ask for prayers for my friend, Fr. Rich Colgan, CSP, who died late last night from complications from coronavirus. I first met Fr. Rich when…
What We Have Done, and What We Have Failed to Do
Over at the Pray, Tell Blog, I enjoyed this reflection on whether the sacraments will just return to “business as usual” after the pandemic. And my thought is that if…
Adolfo Nicolas, S.J. RIP
Fr. Adolfo Nicolas, S.J. died at the age of 84 after a long illness. Rome Reports has more: I remember being moved by Fr. Nicolas’ words in a video message…
Naval Officer, Marine Commander, Bishop…He Did it All.
I’ve had the pleasure to get to know a few Bishops in my career. And at a time when Bishops are criticized and critical of many things, I’d like to…
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Rebirths on Birthdays
My friend Chris turned 30 and got depressed. We both worked in radio and while it’s a fine occupation, one can begin to wonder what difference that last show really…
Did He Give God a Note from His Mother?
Just in today…Rest in peace, Robert Hegyes, who played Epstein on the old Welcome Back Kotter TV show. Robert Hegyes, an actor whose Jewish-Puerto Rican character Juan Epstein was one…
Denying Holocaust Heroes
A touching and sad story of combating the world’s worst hatred and of a failure to understand all that was risked in doing so. Eva Weisel writes in an op-ed…
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…
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…