Published in the Westchester Guardian, 2014
SELECTION OF ARTICLES
I am the author of 80 plus published articles and letters covering mental illness, faith, current events and satire. These include a standard column in The Westchester Guardian from January 2011 to July 2015, the national publication, My Daily Visitor on the daily spiritual meditations for the liturgical readings of November 2006, February 2008, February 2010 and October 2013 and Guideposts magazine in their December 2011 issue. My letters have been published in The Journal News’ First Person Column and its opinion/editorial pages from 2005 – 2011. Additional compositions have appeared in Behavioral Health News, Spotlight on Recovery and I was profiled in Our Sunday Visitor. Other works include the Catholic publication Stewardship, articles on Jazz and its history for the former magazine, Worthies
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Publications
Title 2011 ___ ___ Date Page
Hearing Those Who Suffer Jan. 27th 13
A Father’s Journey Feb. 17th 18
Differentiating Influences Upon the Mind March 10th 9
Anxiety, Pain & Faith April 7th 19
The Two Wolves (Part I) May 12th 8
The Two wolves (Part II) May 19th 8
Suicide: The Pain June 9th 7
Triggers and the Toolbox July 7th 6
Legislation, the State and Mental Illness August 4th 6
Best and Bless-Faith M/I and a Bridge Sept. 8th 14
Mindfulness and Being in the Moment Oct 13th 12
Soft addictions Nov. 17th 12
Judgmental Assumptions, Hidden Pain ___ __ Dec 15th 13
Title 2012 ______ Date Page
OCD. The War Within Jan 19th 11
False Thinking. When the Brain Lies Feb. 16th 14
Learning Daily Survival Skills through DBT March 15th 11
How I Saved and Made Money-April Fools April 12th 8
Stinkin’ Thinkin’ May 31st 6
Divine Providence July 12th 9
Cognitive Distortions I Sept. 20th 7
Baseball and Mental Health Oct. 11th 5
Cognitive Distortions II Nov. 22nd 8
The Holiday Season Stress Dec. 20th 12
The Real War on Christmas Dec. 27th 4
Title 2013 _____ Date Page
Newtown, Mental Illness and the Stigma Jan. 10th 7
A Legend, a Saint and Geel, Belgium March 7th 9
Baseball Assistance Team March 28th 10
Brooklyn to Connect w/New Jersey-April Fools April 4th 8
Anxiety and a Change in Seasons April 25th 10
A Village of 100 May 30th 13
The “A” List: Famous People with Bipolar June 13th 13
It’s All about Love – L’Arche July 11th 11
That Dreaded Schizophrenia July 25th 8
Notes from the Afflicted Ignorance about M/I August 8th 9
Catherine de Hueck Doherty Sept 5th 13
Are the Conservatives Thinking Short Term Sept 19th 8
Social and Civil Rights of Health Care & Relig Oct. 17th 15
Annual Journey S.A.D. Nov. 21st 7
Saving Souls Hope Community Services Dec 19th 5
The War for Christmas Dec 26th 7
Title 2014 ___ Date Page
Super Bowl Weekend and Presidents’ Day Jan. 16th 1, 4
Eating Out and Questions on Food Quality Jan. 30th 14
What is in our Medications Feb. 27th 7
Changes in NYS Mental Health Mar. 6th 14
Daylight Savings Time, A Nonsensical Look Mar. 20th 15
April Fool’s and the Ukraine April 3rd 18
Seeking Faith and Baseball April 17th 9
Easter Reflections in a Secular Culture May 1st 7
Baseball Cards as an Art Form May 15th 11
Preparing for April 15th is a 12 Month Project June 5th 11
The Washington Redskins: The Power of a Name June 19th 10
The Early Intervention Programs: Unintentional Error July 3rd 6
Your Local Library: Where Everyone Says Hello July 17th 7
St. Elizabeth Seton: A Westchester Saint August 7th 10
Suicide: Some Thoughts August 28th 11
Pope Francis: It Has Always been About the Poor Sept. 11th 8
Martin Luther King: A Eulogy for Peace Oct. 30th 5
Season Affective Disorder: My Annual Look Nov. 6th 6
Fr. Solanus Casey Nov. 27th 7
Dr. King and the Nobel Peace Prize Dec. 11th 7
The Real War on Christmas Dec. 25th 3
Title 2015 Date Page
MLK, Selma and a Speech Jan 15th 7
Libraries, Our hidden Treasure Part I Feb. 19th 6
New Roc. Public Library Part II Feb 26th 6
White Plains’ Hidden Treasures – Library March 12th 6
Meals on Wheels – New Rochelle July 23rd 6
MY DAILY VISITOR (Ceased operations 2014)
Meditations on the Church’s Daily Readings for the Month of November 2006
Meditations on the Church’s Daily Readings for the Month of February 2008
Meditations on the Church’s Daily Readings for the Month of February 2010
Meditations on the Church’s Daily Readings for the Month of October 2013
SPOTLIGHT ON RECOVERY
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Winter 2013
Mental Illness Today – A New Face August 2015
While You’re Sleeping Summer 2016
St. VINCENT’S HOSPITAL NEWSLETTER
Mental Illness: Pain and Hope March 2016
Volunteerism and Mental Health April 2016
The Pain of Stigma May 2016
The Two Wolves June 2016
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEWS
Aging and Mental Illness: A Consumer’s Perspective Winter 2014/15
*CATHOLIC NEW YORK – Letters to the Editor
The Stigma and Mental Illness April 3rd, 2014
Shared Experiences (Inter-faith relations) April 16, 2015
Because I Believe June 9, 2016
*OTHER
City Voices Nov. 2016 Work and Mental Health Guideposts Magazine December 2011 Pass in On – Praying
The Journal News 2005-2011 Letters to the Editor
Worthies Magazine Various 2006 Jazz and it’s History
*Not included in the current portfolio.