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Backfilling for Facebook
Well, it has been about four months, and I am very happy to not be on facebook anymore. There is one bit of functionality that I don't want to lose, and that is the online photo album with easy publishing ( Read more... ) -
More thoughts on quitting facebook
About two months ago, I made the decision to leave facebook. Given where everything was, I waited for my son's baptism to leave, as it was an event I was managing through facebook. Anyway, less than two weeks ago, I acted on my decision and left ( Read more... ) -
Just quit facebook...
So, I just quit facebook and am having really strange and bizarre withdraw from it. I don't know if turning to livejournal will much help, but livejournal has been so easy to just ignore in the past, ignoring it again will likely be a simple matter.
One thing that I know is for certain, the need to say something short and pithy for everyone to hear ( Read more... ) -
The Braco Gaze
A good friend of mine has been continually posting about Braco and his gaze, which has caught my attention and my curiosity. After looking further into Braco's gaze (by way of research), there are two indisputable facts. First, there are people who are so convinced that there is something powerful and profound and wonderful going on that they ( Read more... ) -
Rosary Reflections for my Mother in Law
For all the rosaries in the family to date, it has been Kathy’s task to lead them. With her passing, the task has come to me. Mike gave me her notes, and while the reflections that I will offer in the rosary are my own, I am following her example in format and her desire that the richness of prayer be accessible to someone who is touching a ( Read more... ) -
Moral Theology 101, How a christian can vote for Obama
The Bishops have been speaking as loudly as I can remember about this election, and there is a good reason for it. Bishop Paprocki has been the loudest and clearest I have heard. Bishop Sheridan has gone so far as to say that Vice President Joe Biden is not to receive communion in the Diocese of Colorado Springs. Archbishop Chaput has been very ( Read more... ) -
Marriage Prep - what a great blessing
Last night, my wonderful fiancee and I had our first class with the Meerts who are teaching our marriage prep class, and my goodness, what an awesome joy. I can't sing their praises loud enough, and this is why.
Now, if you're reading this, you probably know that I spent a bunch of time in the seminary studying theology. I'm not nearly as well ( Read more... ) -
STS-134: what I saw from the causeway.
Somewhere it has been said that a shuttle launch is the world's biggest tailgate party for the world's shortest event. Indeed, for STS-134, they said that it was less than half a minute (I have heard 22 seconds and 8 seconds) before the shuttle was obscured from view by the clouds. So, if you make a ratio (and what engineer doesn't) of the time ( Read more... ) -
Jeremiah 29:11
I sit in church in a city made white with snow, I ask our Lord His plans for me to show. From the depths of my heart I hear His voice say, "unto you My plans I show day by day." So I ponder the vast number of days gone past, and I realize they were quite a blast. None too hard and none too grim, above all none too far from peace in Him.
So now to ( Read more... ) -
Liberal? Conservative?
In the Catholic Church, it is a challenge to find someone who hasn't made use of the words "Liberal" or "Conservative" in conversation, It is even harder to find someone who can clearly articulate what these words actually mean. Now, to try and define things, I know that many would look at St. Mark, my home for my years in college and seminary, ( Read more... )