If It’s the Rapture…
I’m growing weary of the prognosticators who are claiming that they just know with all out certainty that doomsday is going to fall on May 21, 2011. But guess what?…
So Just Who the Hell is in Hell Anyway?
Most would find it unbelievable that the Catholic Church has never definitively claimed that anyone is in hell. Not Judas, Not Hitler, Not Stalin, Not Bin Laden. Now that also…
Can We Forgive Bin Laden? – Update
On September 11th, I had the day off. Ordinarily, I would have been in the city, but a doctor’s appointment kept me in Queens. As the day wound on, I…
When You Can’t Forgive Yourself…
A large theme of ministry with young people these days centers on the problem of forgiveness. Many believe that God can forgive others who do horrible things but they don’t…
Florida Pol: OK to Joke About Bombing Abortion Clinic Amongst Catholics
Deacon Greg pointed me to this piece today on a Republican candidate running for mayor of Jacksonville, Florida joked about bombing an abortion clinic. Mike Hogan, a Republican and member…
A Month of Ordinary
Ordinary Time, my foot. This month, the 30 days before Ash Wednesday, is filled with much preparation. I’m slated for preparations for the following throughout Lent: a retreat, an alternative…
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…
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…