by Michael Carlon | Jun 22, 2018 | Faith and Pop Culture, Self Awareness
I have a confession to make. It’s taken me a while to come to realize this and once I did it was like a lightbulb went off in my head. I am my brother’s keeper. I’m not thinking of anyone in particular when I say brother. In fact, I have many brothers; a twin brother,...
by Michael Carlon | Sep 11, 2014 | Faith and Pop Culture
As I do every year on September 11, this morning I listened to All that You Can’t Leave Behind by U2 in its entirety on my way to work. After its release, I listened to it every day on my commute into lower Manhattan; from Beautiful Day (opening track) to Grace...
by Michael Carlon | Mar 20, 2014 | Faith and Pop Culture, Self Awareness
This may be hard for some of you to believe but in my teenage years, I was a bit of an introvert. In fact, it was not uncommon for a 15 year old Mike Carlon to retreat to his bedroom, turn off all the lights, and lose himself in music. This was particularly true if...
by Michael Carlon | Jan 12, 2014 | Faith and Pop Culture
About twenty years ago, my brothers and I were having dinner at Gallagher’s steakhouse in Manhattan. This place has nothing to do with the comedian Gallagher and, as such, we did not have to wear any protective clothing, but we did have to wear sport coats...
by Michael Carlon | Jul 1, 2013 | Faith and Pop Culture
Those of you who know me know that I love movies. Always have. It drives my wife crazy that I can actually have full conversations with other people and only speak by using movie quotes. This weekend, my daughter and I saw Man of Steel. I am a big fan of Superman –...
by Michael Carlon | Sep 15, 2010 | Faith and Pop Culture
Yesterday I finished an eight group project which of course means I have to sit down and write a report. Those of you who have followed this blog know that I have a tendency to procrastinate when I have some writing to do. Here is what I did this morning: Walked the...
