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…
Pro-Life News that Won’t Get Reported: Executions Down
Via Deacon Greg The number of executions in the United States dropped 12 percent in 2010, and the number of people sentenced to die is nearing historic lows, a report…
Silently Guiding Her Home
Hospice. The word sounds ominous enough when it’s spoken in reference to an older person, but when it’s used to describe the dying months of a 37 year old woman,…
Never Forget
“The Peace Corps left today and my heart sank low. The danger is extreme and they were right to leave… Now I must assess my own position, because I am…
Crucifix Video Removed After Catholic League Complains
Bill Donahue is at it again. Our friends at the Washington Post give us the scoop: Officials at the National Portrait Gallery on Tuesday removed a work of video art…
Dorothy Day: The Saint Without a Stained Glass Window
Today is the 30th anniversary of Dorothy Day’s death. Bridges and Tangents sums up my own feelings better than I could: It was the simplicity of her love – for…
The Shaking Hands of Christ
This past Sunday I attended the 8:30 AM mass at my parish and one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen was at communion. There was a middle…
Can God Turn the Hearts of Terrorists?
Our second reading from today’s Gospel reminds us that one of our great saints, St Paul, may well have been deemed a terrorist in his day. He persecuted and killed…
September 11th: We Remember
It’s hard to believe that this dreaded day in American history is 9 years old now. I lost two dear friends that day and my wife lost a cousin. One…
Freer Than Ever Before
Gloria Mwez, a Catholic volunteer here in Buffalo this past year did this thank you video for her community. Looks like they made quite an impact on her. For the…