WHY PRAYERS MATTER

Tuesday night, some friends from Missouri reached out to share some sad news.  A 23-year-old friend of theirs, who was a paramedic, after finishing her shift around 2 am went for an early morning workout…

ON RECEIVING COMMUNION

With the viral pandemic, shutdowns, and all the insanity that is still hard to believe has occurred over the last two years, on that list of things to get used to has been “live-streaming” Mass. …

WHAT IS LOVE?

I first received the book Chicken Soup for the Soul - back in 1995 as a gift when I was graduating college and preparing to enter the seminary.  The book of inspirational short stories that…

WHO YOU ARE

A few years ago there was a film that was pretty fascinating, caught people’s attention, and became a bit of a sensation – not so much for the storyline, which frankly wasn’t that riveting –…

GOING BACK

In the last few weeks, some friends of mine have been posting pictures of themselves online returning to the places where they went to college - but this time with their children who are visiting…

BELIEVE

Being the youngest of three brothers, I’m still prone to sibling pressure.  It was a few years ago that my brother Craig was very insistent that I needed to watch this television show that he…

DARE

Working at Montclair State University as the Catholic University Chaplain continues to be a very unique experience.  Not the least of which is encountering, getting to know, and working with people of every religion -…