Day 41: Lenten 50 Day Giveaway: Young Women’s Book
My colleague Patty Spear is awesome and a huge reason I came to Buffalo. I had a hard time finding something to give her and then….
Day 38: Lenten 50 Day Giveaway: The Buddy Christ
A two-fer for today’s giveaway. My good friend Fr. Mark Mossa, S.J., who blogs at GODsTALKed has an excellent piece on the modern concept of friends, vis-a-vis Facebook and Cell…
Day 30: Lenten 50 Day Giveaway
Youth ministers often need to look at the work of sociologists to inform them in their approach to young people and so I thought I’d make it easier for one…
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.…
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…
Day 19: Lenten 50 Day Giveaway: Kermit the Frog
Kermit was the Muppet Show’s leader and Greg Coogan has been the leader for Young Adult Ministry in the Buffalo Diocese. So I thought Kermit would be a great gift…
Day 16: 50 Day Lenten Giveaway: The Baby Buggy
Margaret and Amos are having a baby. And so I thought this small token might let them know of my prayers for them and their new baby to be.
Day 15: 50 Day Lenten Giveaway: That Extra Coat in Your Closet…
…belongs to someone else. And so… Here’s Lauren in a blast from the past at World Youth Day.
And the Winner Is…
Actually it’s me… I received a call from Fordham University’s Graduate School of Religion last night informing me of a great honor: I’ve been named a Sapientia et Doctrina Award…
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…