Learning from Yom Kippur
FIND forgiveness. There's an apt phrase. To find forgiveness, we must seek it out. We must be humble enough to admit our own broken humanity. To realize that we are…
I’ll Leave When You Do, Bishop
The Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland is urging some to walk away from the church. The Irish Independent says more: Archbishop Martin urged non-believers to walk away from the church. He…
St. Francis and My Dog
Happy Feast Day to all my Franciscan friends. We held a rainy blessing of the animals day here on Sunday, so my pictures were awful and Haze, my dog, doesn’t…
A Forgiving Hit and Run
As Marion and I travelled to go get the ice cream for last night’s post-mass event, I got rear-ended and then the driver bolted the scene. Neither of us got…
A Military Chaplain Repents
Br. Dan over at Dating God, posted this interview from 1984 with a former military chaplain priest. His words speak volumes about the need for Catholics to speak out against…
Should Prisoners Be Allowed to Go to College Behind Bars?
An NPR story today tells us about San Quentin State Prison and the Prison University Project. The question of whether while serving time prisoners should be allowed to have access…
Corapi Leaves Priesthood
On the 20th Anniversary of his ordination, Fr. John Corapi has decided to leave the Catholic Priesthood an concentrate on a “wider audience” as he announces his new web site…
Do Your Vulnerabilities Keep You Hostage?
This year I’ve been journeying with some of our Catholic Volunteers here in Buffalo. Their experience of living in community is always a challenge for each one of them. I…
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Do You Have Any Regrets?
When I worked in Calvary Hospital (A hospital for terminal patients, mostly) as a volunteer my Senior year of college, I often encountered patients who would want to tell me…
Vick’s House Goes to the Dogs
Michael Vick, the Quarterback for the Eagles, who was jailed for more than a year for participating in a dog fighting ring has sold his house. Guess who bought it….a…