The selfie phenomenon is something I still struggle to understand. Taking pictures of yourself with your smartphone wherever you go and sharing them with the world through social media feels bizarre – even more so…
EMBRACING THE CROSS
There’s been an overwhelming amount of really awful news over the last few weeks. Back at the start of the semester, we had a tragic death of a student right on our campus of Montclair…
“YET” – Solemnity of St. Joseph
Of all the things that we hear in this Gospel of Joseph’s Annunciation - one thing that always stands out to me is one very little word. Yet. That’s right - a three-letter word -Yet…
LIFE IS SHORT & PRECIOUS
A 19-year-old who was homeless, living in Hawaii describes the night his entire life changed. He was finished working for the night at one of the Bubba Gump-chain restaurants on the island and was waiting…
A FIGHT WORTH HAVING
When is a fight worth having? Nations debate that on the global stage. Children on playgrounds do, too. In a day and age where we see deeply entrenched political divisions and a social-media-age that seems like the…