When he was 18, the young Mike Hayes told his pastor that he was going to Fordham for college. The pastor was horrified and tried to talk him into going to St. John’s “or another non-Jesuit school.” Mike forged ahead anyway, and he explains why he’s glad he did in “What the Jesuits Have Meant to Me.”
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Please pray for my wounded son and pray for me to have the fortitude to learn and live the Jesuit life and help him as well.
C.M.
Thanks for the pop! Love the stuff here too!
Mike
Thanks for sharing. I’m a Fordham grad too. Nice to relive those memories.