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…
DEAD END
Its amazing how sometimes so few words can say so much. Jesus very efficiently calls out how people like to dismiss himself and John the Baptist, but quickly turns it around on the critics. For…
CATHOLICS ARE DEPRESSING? Our Lady of Sorrows
After yesterday’s feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, today is followed with the remembrance of Our Lady of Sorrow. To a world that desires good vibes, puts a high value on pleasure -…
LOST IN LOVE
The hit show Seinfeld seems destined to be re-aired forever in syndication. Which is welcome news for fans - like myself - who’ve seen every episodes countless times in the over 30 years since it…
AMAZING FORGIVENESS, AMAZING LOVE
A few years ago, a young woman in her thirties named Carys Cragg wrote an amazing book... vulnerably recounting one of the most horrific things that could have happened to her years earlier as an…
DON’T EDIT OR CHANGE MASS
Got into a little bit of a twitter tirade today. Probably should delete twitter as it is more often then not an occasion to sin or at least get my blood pressure up. But I…
SATAN’S SUBTLE SEDUCTIONS
“What’s the big deal if you miss Mass one Sunday - is God going to seriously send you to Hell for missing Mass one week. You go during the week - and if we have…
NO ONE IS EXCLUDED
St. Bartholomew, Apostle - apart from that title for today's feast day, we know very little about him. This Gospel we just heard which references to “Nathaniel” it is believed by most scholars that this…
SEE SOMETHING SAY SOMETHING
Often times we hear the phrase “See something, say something” as a reminder of our responsibility to help protect one another from all sorts of bad thing that can happen. Well here’s a story that…









