One of the most memorable experiences of my time as chaplain to college students happened about seven years ago — in one of the most rugged, forgotten corners of Appalachia, Kentucky. Ten students from Montclair…
DOUBT ISN’T THE ENEMY- DESPAIR IS
A few years ago, a rescue diver from the United States Navy made a sobering observation after years of pulling people from the water. He said the most dangerous part, isn’t the instant someone first…
DO YOU REALLY WANT TO BE HEALED?
If you spend enough time around college students, you end up learning things you never saw coming. I’m 52 years old and after nearly 27 years as a priest, I somehow now know that if…
BUILDING THE TEMPLE
It’s been a difficult few months to be sure. Our newsfeeds are flooded with stories of war from the Holy Land, rising tensions with Iran, and violence in Lebanon. Religious bigotry and attacks on Catholics-…