146 Was Her Number…A Child Sold for Sex
This weekend I was invited to an art auction for an organization called Love 146 which is focused on the issue of human trafficking. The name of the organization comes…
Buffalo Welcomes Barack – How Do We Welcome Others to Our Communities?
I thought about going down to stand and watch the motorcade as President Obama made his way to talk to workers specifically about the state of the economy–in particular as…
How to Fill Your Pews
Deacon Greg pointed me to this link from Joe Ferullo and the National Catholic Reporter My cousin is a business graduate student back at home, and is staying with us…
Go In Peace: Reflection for UB Graduation Sunday
Sorry for a late post on this. But here is my reflection from last night’s final mass of the semester. Here’s a graduation story—my own from my undergraduate years at…
Congrats 2010
Congratulations to all the UB grads. You’ll always be remembered by me as the first students I ministered to. Karena Johnson (pictured with me here) who was a big time…
Attack of the Cardinal
The British Tablet has this blockbuster where Cardinal Christoph Schönborn calls for reform of the curia, suggests the Pope is already working on it and then (gasp!) says the church…
Whispers Under the Mortarboard
Rocco Palmo, the blog author of the acclaimed Whispers in the Loggia, which I affectionately call a “Vatican Gossip Blog” is getting a huge honor today. He’s the commencement speaker…
Are People with Mental Illness Overmedicated?
Therese Borchard at her great blog on mental illness, Beyond Blue, takes on the question. Are some people overmedicated in this country? Yes. Absolutely. I devote a few chapters of…
Congrats Graduates!
Some of my favorite student-leaders are graduating this year. Tonight was the start of the convocations beginning with the school of biological sciences and Jaime O’Connor who was one of…
Breaking: Lawrence Taylor Arrested for Rape of Minor
Since we’ve talked about priests who have sexually abused minors here, I think it’s only fair to discuss this when it happens to a major sports celebrity as well. ESPN…