Julianne’s Simple Way
My colleague, Julianne Wallace, over at Buff State is in Philly on her alternative break this week and she’s letting students speak for themselves each day in these great videos.…
Day 20: 50 Day Lenten Giveaway: Chester Cheeto and Prison Ministry
Julianne Wallace is my newest colleague and we became fast friends. Since she’s also a transplanted person to Buffalo, she’s someone who has been great to chat with and share…
Dear Dorothy, You’ve Been Duped!
Dignity or solidarity…? Catholicism or Anarchy? These are the questions that my colleague Ed Koch and I have been considering with our group the past few days. We went to…
Of Mice and Men
Last night we spent an evening at the Catholic Worker’s drop in center, providing an evening meal and more importantly a “living room” type of place for the poor of…
Called to “The Other”
An afternoon of playing basketball and kickball with a bunch of kids really wiped my energy. I haven’t played hoops in ages and it showed. Even my kickball skills have…
God Calls Us By Name
So yesterday began our first full day of our Alternative Break Trip to Cleveland, the second poorest major city in the United States (Detroit is first, Miami 3rd and our…
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…
The Real Orthodoxy Test
So recently, my friend Paul Snatchko and I were talking about the myriad of Catholic Conferences that we attend. It’s a varied bunch of groups to be sure. Some couldn’t…
The Mission of the Laity
So I’ve been asked by a neighboring parish to provide a retreat for them in April on the mission of the laity in our modern culture. This past week I…
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…