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…
Our Alternative Spring Break Video
Thanks to Thousand Foot Krutch for the inspirational song and to all those who made our Spring Break memorable especially Fr. John Duffell at the Church of the Ascension who…
Eye Opening
We had a great day looking at the topic of homelessness and housing and spending a second day at Mercy Center. Our morning consisted of heading to Valley Lodge which…
Prayer Intention for Thursday’s Alternative Spring Break
Lord, our week is nearing completion. We need to leave the poor and head home. How will we be changed when we get home? How has this experience changed me?…
Glenn Beck Thinks Jesus and John Paul II Hates Poor People
Since I’m on an alternative spring break…I’d like to take this moment to offer up a little “teaching moment” as we Campus Ministry types like to say. Fox News’ Glenn…
UB@ASB-Day 3
We went to Mercy Center in the Bronx which serves the largest lowest income bracket in the United States. They do an English as a Second Language class for mothers…
Students at Covenant House
Covenant House is a home for homeless youth and youth in crisis situations and let me tell you, if you didn’t know it already, they are doing God’s work. Nearly…