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The Ministry of Physician
The NY Times has an interesting piece on Dr. Joseph Dutkowsky who sees his work as ministry and tries to bridge the gap between science and faith. Dr. Dutkowsky has made efforts to bridge the chasm...
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Happy Birthday, Vatican II
On this 50th Anniversary of Vatican II, John O’Malley takes a critical look at one of the major, if not THE major religious event of the 20th Century in the New York Times. The bishops at Vatican II...
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When Prayer is All That’s Left To Do
Deacon Greg reflects today on the hurricane after seeing his church in Queens filled to the rafters. I’m reminded of what we went through after 9/11, when churches were suddenly packed. Eventually,...
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Re-Election: What Does It Mean For Catholics?
We (and I use that word purposely) re-elected President Obama for four more years. I use the collective “we” here because we now need to unite behind the President and lobby him on issues that we...
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Will Bishops Lose Their Tax Exempt Status for Pushing for Romney?
From the Religion News Service: A public watchdog group is charging the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops with openly politicking on behalf of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and it...
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Sandy in Long Island
I just returned from Long Island where 8 of us from St Joe’s took some time to help people effected by Superstorm Sandy. We were hosted by Fr. Ted Brown, the director of Campus Ministry at LIU Post and...
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Can One Experience Change Us Forever?
Heather Mallick has a haunting article in the Toronto Star today that several colleagues have forwarded to me today. The mother of one of the children in the Newtown shooting insisted on an open...
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World Events That Changed Gen Xers: The Challenger Explosion
27 years ago the horror of seeing the Space Shuttle explode in mid-air, a shuttle with a teacher-civilian on it brought many of us to our knees. As a proud Gen Xer I remember this day unfortunately all...
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How Much Influence Will Pope Benedict Have In Picking a New Pope?
So I woke up to find out that Pope Benedict, citing frail health, will resign the papacy at the end of the month. To be honest, people I know who have seen the pope in Rome, including our own Bishop...
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Andrew Greeley, Rest in Peace
Fr. Andrew Greeley, a longtime priest of the Chicago Archdiocese and a noted sociologist who has much influenced my work in young adult ministry, has passed away. PBS had a wonderful feature on Fr....
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Worth a Thousand Words…
I love this shot of our Canisius students! Can’t wait until you get home. Continued prayers! Tell Papa Francisco I said “‘Sup, Dawg!”
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For All the Saints
“Saints are ordinary people who have done extraordinary things.” So said, Sr. Caroline as I grew up and attended CCD classes at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in the late 70s. Far be it from me to...
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And People Are Crazy…
When I was a talk radio producer I had a hierarchy of “callers”, people who would call into a talk show trying to get on the air to voice their opinion. My hierarchy was as follows in reverse order: 3)...
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Re-Election: What Does It Mean For Catholics?
We (and I use that word purposely) re-elected President Obama for four more years. I use the collective “we” here because we now need to unite behind the President and lobby him on issues that we...
View ArticleWill Bishops Lose Their Tax Exempt Status for Pushing for Romney?
From the Religion News Service: A public watchdog group is charging the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops with openly politicking on behalf of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and it...
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Sandy in Long Island
I just returned from Long Island where 8 of us from St Joe’s took some time to help people effected by Superstorm Sandy. We were hosted by Fr. Ted Brown, the director of Campus Ministry at LIU Post and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Can One Experience Change Us Forever?
Heather Mallick has a haunting article in the Toronto Star today that several colleagues have forwarded to me today. The mother of one of the children in the Newtown shooting insisted on an open...
View ArticleWorld Events That Changed Gen Xers: The Challenger Explosion
27 years ago the horror of seeing the Space Shuttle explode in mid-air, a shuttle with a teacher-civilian on it brought many of us to our knees. As a proud Gen Xer I remember this day unfortunately all...
View ArticleHow Much Influence Will Pope Benedict Have In Picking a New Pope?
So I woke up to find out that Pope Benedict, citing frail health, will resign the papacy at the end of the month. To be honest, people I know who have seen the pope in Rome, including our own Bishop...
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Andrew Greeley, Rest in Peace
Fr. Andrew Greeley, a longtime priest of the Chicago Archdiocese and a noted sociologist who has much influenced my work in young adult ministry, has passed away. PBS had a wonderful feature on Fr....
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