I am almost to the end of the philosophical phase of my life. I have spent the last six years pondering and reflecting, and have come to the conclusion that things aren't too complex to understand, they're too simple ( Read more... )

I once thought it impossible to find a political candidate where I shared all the exact views with them. A good friend of mine pointed me at one of the presidential hopefuls, and she told me that she was agreeing with him across the board on everything he said. Now, it just so happens that both this friend of mine and myself have the same views ( Read more... )

So, I was reading this article and it talks about how Muslims deny the Holocaust. My first reaction is... What the heck ( Read more... )

Before Lent, I wrote Tetris in Java with multi-player capacity. I wrote it because I was tired of Homilink at the time, and needed a distraction and had promised my friends here in St. Louis that I would write it ( Read more... )

An important writing project has come up, and the task of crafting the words isn't mine. In having the task of giving feedback and helping the creative process, I have been reflecting on profound writing. The author has to be an artist, and what do I mean by that ( Read more... )

Well, to take a break from my reflections from the Holy Land, I saw Spiderman 3 last night, and I really liked it. There were several things I saw in it that were beautiful expositions on elements of the faith ( Read more... )

I have finished captioning my pictures of Israel.


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Well, I suppose it is time for the first of my brief reflections on what I experienced in Israel ( Read more... )

Today, I went with the 8th graders on their fishing field trip. As a semi-avid fisherman, I was hoping to have the usual relaxing experience of either sitting around in mild frustration as to why the fish aren't biting or reveling in the anticipation of a feast for dinner. Neither happened. Instead of having my own pole, I took fish off of hooks ( Read more... )

Well, I just got back from Israel, and the only thing I could possibly complain about is the fact that I have some intense jet lag. Many wonderfully powerful things happened there, and though I am tired, I am also very refreshed ( Read more... )