On this tenth anniversary of the day that radically changed my life, and the lives of people I love, I’m simply at a loss for words. I wrote last year of my struggle with forgiveness, and I believe that Deacon Greg Kandra has penned a homily for this year that doesn’t at all say what [...]
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Homily for September 11, 2011: 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Posted in Uncategorized on September 10, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Semper Fidelis
Posted in Uncategorized on August 31, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Semper Fidelis!! Always Faithful. It’s the motto of the U.S. Marine Corps. It also describes all of our military personnel. Today we buried a friend who lived those two powerful words to perfection. At the funeral mass for my friend, Kevin McQuade, his son Sean recounted some of the highlights of his father’s life. Something [...]
Of Muppets, Gays, and Rubber Duckies
Posted in Uncategorized on August 29, 2011 | 6 Comments »
News last week that the folks at Sesame Street have announced that Bert and Ernie are not gay and will not be getting married. Hot on the heels of the major gay marriage victory in New York State, there were voices from within the gay community pushing for Muppet nuptials. The idea, quite apart from [...]
Irene, NASA, Jesus, the Poor, and the Rest of Us
Posted in Uncategorized on August 27, 2011 | Comments Off
A few thoughts for a rainy day, as hurricane Irene bears down on us. People often sneer at the Space Program here in the U.S. and, well-intentioned though they be, they point to the cost as wasteful extravagance. The needs of the poor are often cited as examples of how the money could be better [...]
10 Years Later: 9/11 Claims Another Hero
Posted in Uncategorized on August 25, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Just shy of the tenth anniversary of 9/11, another American Hero has fallen as a consequence of his exposure at Ground Zero. Kevin McQuade, my friend, brother Knight of Columbus, brother Holy Name Society member, father of two wonderful sons, and a devoted husband succumbed to esophageal cancer today at 8 A.M. Kevin had been [...]
Ethics: Biden’s Rosary, Mass, and bin Laden
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bin Laden, Joe Biden, Mass, Obama, Rosary on August 2, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Deacon Greg Kandra carries a quote of the day on his blog. It comes from an article detailing the Navy SEAL operation on the night that bin Laden was discovered and killed: At one point, Biden, who had been fingering a rosary, turned to Mullen, the Joint Chiefs chairman. “We should all go to Mass [...]
Dr. Scott Hahn Coming to Long Island, September 3rd
Posted in Uncategorized on August 1, 2011 | Comments Off
Noted Scripture Scholar, prolific author and authoritative speaker, Dr. Scott Hahn, of Franciscan University will be speaking at an all-day conference at Our Lady of Mercy Parish, Hicksville, New York on September 3, 2011.
Catholic Hospital in Colorado Won’t Fire Abortionist
Posted in Abortion, Bishops, Uncategorized on July 29, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Dr. Richard Grossman is the longest serving physician with privileges at Mercy Regional Medical Center, a Catholic hospital in Durango, run by Englewood, CO’s Catholic Health Initiatives. Dr. Grossman is at his hospital office one day per week. When he’s not there, he spends 1-2 days per week working at the local Planned Parenthood as [...]
Good Counsel and Hope
Posted in Uncategorized on July 29, 2011 | Comments Off
As I continue to settle in at Good Counsel Homes, I am finally able to articulate to myself at this stage in life the things that intuitively resonated with me when I did this work in my twenties. Seen now from the perspective of fund development work, which affords me the perspective that comes with [...]
Thank You, Betty Ford
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Betty Ford on July 9, 2011 | 23 Comments »
Earlier today, Deacon Greg Kandra posted a kind and gracious post on his blog about the passing of Betty Ford, and was excoriated by many, as Mrs. Ford was pro-choice. That was most unfortunate, and I would like to throw my hat into the ring. I was a teenager in the 1970′s and remember that [...]
Homily for July 3, 2011: 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Atlas, Deacon Greg Kandra on July 2, 2011 | Comments Off
The following is from Deacon Greg Kandra’s stellar blog, The Deacon’s Bench. All of Deacon Greg’s homilies are great food for thought, and he posts them weekly. I’d love to repost them all, but would rather people visit The Deacon’s Bench themselves, as Deacon Greg offers up so much more throughout the week. However, I [...]
New York and Gay Marriage, Nothing New
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Gay Marriage, New York on June 25, 2011 | 11 Comments »
For all of the political drama in New York these past weeks, last night’s historic vote in favor of gay marriage by the NYS Senate was actually rather anti-climactic. It was a fight over political and philosophical nomenclature, not over new realities. As the losing side licks its wounds this morning, we should realize that [...]
Pepsi, Aborted Babies, Ethics, and Tasteful Research
Posted in Biomedical Ethics, Uncategorized, tagged HEK 293, PepsiCo on June 1, 2011 | 11 Comments »
There is a growing chorus from within the pro-life movement against PepsiCo for their use of a cell line (derived from a baby aborted in the 1970′s) for testing response to new flavors in the lab. This is biologically straightforward, and ethically problematic. From a consumerist and moral perspective, it’s even murkier. Pepsi is just [...]
Cutting $400 Million for U.N. Abortions a Simple Vote Away
Posted in Uncategorized on May 14, 2011 | 2 Comments »
We finally have a direct say in Congress cutting $400 million in U.S. funding for the notorious United Nations Population Fund. What follows is taken from my friend Jill Stanek’s site. Thanks to Jill for her great work. The poll will be open until May 22, but vote now. Here’s Jill: Well, for once, here’s [...]
Back In the Saddle
Posted in Uncategorized on May 10, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Sorry about the two week absence. I picked up pneumonia and had the devil’s own day shaking it off. While having some down time, I’ve been doing lots of reading and number crunching. Lots of good stuff to report. I’ll be posting later today Hope everyone had a good Easter!
