“Jesus Christ...There is no salvation through anyone else, nor is there any other name under heaven given to the human race by which we are to be saved.” How comfortable are we saying that in…
UNFILTERED
It dawned on me that I’ve not encountered this Gospel passage at Mass - in at least 25 years. This passage is only proclaimed (I believe) on the Monday of Holy Week. Traditionally in our…
A HOLY WEEK LIKE NONE OTHER
Allow me to state the obvious - this is weird. Live streaming Masses from the Newman Catholic Center here at Montclair State has been weird. Seeing a box of palm branches arrive and remembering our…
UPDATE – HOLY WEEK – FAQ
In response to some messages, questions (and my apologies if I haven’t responded directly and personally... it’s hard for me to believe that I’ve been busier now with everyone gone than when everyone was around)…
DIVIDING LINE
Earlier this week, Mike Lindell, who is the guy who’s commercials are on 24/7 about Pillows was in the news. He was at the White House during one of the daily press briefings about the…
NEW MEANING TO “FAKE ID”
The newsfeed headlines this morning read: 6.6 million are unemployed. 216, 768 in the United States are infected. People from coast to coast are locked down - ordered to stay at home. On the one…
WHAT REALLY MATTERS
One of the joys of working in Campus Ministry (now closing out my 13th year in remarkably dramatic fashion) has to be seeing when things “click” for one of our kids. You go from a…