A couple weeks ago David Brooks wrote an astonishingly un-self-aware column in which he dismissed those who wrote college essays entitled “I Went to Panama to Teach the Natives About Math but They Ended Up Teaching Me About Life.” At the risk of drawing Mr. Brooks’ contempt, this is one such blog post. My story… Read More They Ended Up Teaching Me About Life, and Faith
There is a parish down the street from my office that I have been to occasionally, but as I am not usually here on Sundays I don’t regularly attend. You can find me there most often on holy days, and this was the case on All Saints’ Day. Or, to be a little more accurate,… Read More Evangelization: He’s doing it right
The Harvard Crimson recently had a profile of the freshman class called Sex, Drugs, and MacBook Pros, with the implication being that Apple products are Harvard’s version of rock ’n roll. What is the equivalent for Catholic colleges? If you ask the Cardinal Newman Society, an organization that has taken it upon itself to “to… Read More Why the Cardinal Newman Society Should Listen to Pope Francis
I’d like to think that when my now-brother-in-law asked me to stand by his side at his wedding it was to show off what a good looking family he was marrying into, and that my sister wanted me to offer the Prayers of the Faithful to display what an excellent speaking voice I have. Sadly,… Read More Fishers of Men and Women, Go to Those You Wish to Catch
I’m taking a course this fall which marks my first return to the classroom in several years. During the shopping period, the week when professors give an overview of their courses before you have to register, this professor spent the 40 minutes explaining to us why, if we were crazy enough to sign up for… Read More Pray by doing
Of my many quirks, one of the most distinctive is that I hate to sleep. I really do. Every night when I finally turn off the lights, it’s like a personal failure for me. Five and a half to six hours of sleep a night is pretty standard, and should I find my eyes closed… Read More Why I Hate Sleep
I almost always have a list of books I want to read, and it never seems to get any shorter, but while on vacation last week I made a good dent in it. Being fortunate enough to have a family vacation home on Cape Cod, I’ll have plenty more opportunities this summer to check off… Read More Millennial’s Summer Reads: Brian’s Books
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