The Feast of Hayes
1970 didn’t seem like that long ago in 1990. But 41 years have passed since my mom and dad decided (against the doctor’s wishes) to have me at the age…
Inspiration: Level Out
My colleague Jim Merhaut plays in a band (who knew?) called JD Eicher & the Goodnights. Here’s their latest video which I really love. The social justice theme in this…
Salt and Light
One of my only memories of seeing John Paul II was at World Youth Day in Toronto. At that point, he was well past his prime and his speech was…
Not Missing Christina
So it’s been a busy week and a busier weekend. I spent the weekend on retreat with the Catholic volunteers and was really psyched to have a former volunteer from…
I’ll Take the Pat Down
So, I did a lot of traveling over the holidays and throughout January. Coming back from Tampa I wore my Sabres Jersey to the airport and that was enough to…
They Learned From Their Bodies and Today They Remember
Today was the memorial service for the donors to the gross anatomy lab at the medical school and so, I was asked to offer this opening prayer: They could not…
Serving Others and Thinking of MLK and JFK
This past Monday my wife and I went down to the HSBC Arena along with my colleague Julianne Wallace (pictured with me here) and the CCVSC folks to volunteer for…
Six Beautiful Words…
Out of surgery and doing well! Deo Gratias! Dad indeed did have a complete hip replacement today and they also set his wrist which was cleanly broken. So, generally speaking…
Now THAT’S Love
So my day has really been lousy today, but there were three very striking examples of love mixed in to the pain and sorrow of a day that I’d like…
Why I Miss Public Transportation
Buses and subways offer us a view of human life like none other. If you take public transit places you see amazing things and the social experiment that one can…