Here we are in the first week of November. And once again, we've just gone through that annual ritual that somehow manages to annoy just about everybody: changing the clocks. Every year, people debate whether…
SIGNS OF THE KINGDOM
There is nothing subtle about today’s feast day - or more precisely, today’s “solemnity” which means one of the greatest of feasts... This greatest of feasts is called the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ,…
MEMENTO MORI
Every Tuesday our Campus Ministry hosts what we call our weekly “Newman Night,” where we offer our students a free dinner and have a presentation about a variety of Catholic topics. This past week, the…
ALL IN
Whether you’re into Poker or not, the popularity of that card game - to the point that even those tournaments are broadcast as events on television - has impacted our language in a specific way:…
TAKE THE WHEEL & DRIVE
Do you remember Drivers Education? For some of you, it was probably just a couple of years ago... Not sure how much has changed, because for me it’s now 31 years ago (and wow that…
WHAT DO YOU WANT…
“What do you want me to do for you?” I don’t know how many hours I’ve gotten lost in this scene from tonight’s Gospel over the years. Imagining Jesus standing before me asking that pivotal…
SELECTIVE LISTENING
A couple who have been dating for over a year have this huge fight: Stephanie who is a waitress when she got off work, went over to her boyfriend’s house. It was a tough…
GIVING UP THE YANKEES
Tuesday night my good friend from college, Fred, at 8:17 PM sent me this text: Are you watching? I happened to be in the middle of an event with our students and laughed when I…
AIM HIGH
One of the most challenging things for me in my first weeks in college was taking a mandatory course, Introduction to Philosophy. Just hearing that area of study, “Philosophy” was intimidating. Add the fact that…









