When I Feel Hated….
With the rise in the number of suicides, especially amongst gay young adults, we Catholics need to remember that our response needs to be love to all of God’s children.…
What Will People Wear to Your Funeral?
An English teacher I had in high school had us write our own obituary as an exercise. In college, I took a class called Death and Dying where we did…
Seeing St. Francis
Quite often we see statues of St. Francis in the garden, a seemingly tranquil figurine, surrounded by nature and other animals. As the patron of ecology and animal lovers it…
Congrats to Mike and Meg Cavaliere
The happy couple was married in an Episcopalian ceremony in Mesa, Arizona. Mike is the cousin of my wife, Marion and we were happy to celebrate their day. Moments after…
Rutgers Tragedy Will Make More People Afraid of Technology
While the real tragedy of the recent Rutgers University Webcam Incident is the loss of a young life undoubtedly, the effects will be much more widespread. I spend a good…
Me on TV…Springfield Edition
The Springfield Diocese and Peggy Weber sat me down while I was in Worcester (“Woo-stah” for those outside the Boston area) for a brief chat. Check it out!
Get a Dog
So after yesterday’s accident I spent the day at work and then had a long and successful retreat meeting with students and my co-campus minister Katie. I was pretty spent…
Chihuahua Domination
So this video is not of my dog. But it’s kind of how Haze the Dog gets when he encounters another dog, but not as bad. Speaking of Haze the…
Fender Bending Gratitude
This morning I dropped my wife off at her job and then drove to the local home store to order a new screen door. Then it was off to work.…
The Chasm
Barenaked Ladies has a great song called “War on Drugs” in which they discuss the Bloor Street Bridge in Toronto. It was the 2nd highest suicide site after the Golden…