Catholic Campus Ministry (CCM) had our fortnight Men's Group Meeting this afternoon. The reading for the meeting was on vulnerability: how we, as men (given the context of a "Men's Group" discussion), are culturalized to be closed, critical, and competitive; how this inevitably leaves us grasping tightly to what we think we need and deserve; and ( Read more... )

• The weather is perfect, warm (not hot) and sunny followed by cool (not cold) and moonlit.
• The trees are in flower with clusters of white and pink.
• Things with Katie are going to a really great place; and we confirmed our flight to another great place: Ireland!
• School work is taking a dip before the march through finals (my grades are a.o.k)
• The ( Read more... )

When I come close to despair, I must remember that I see the world through the senses and synapses of a fleshy, mortal, individual. There are in fact a majority of other perspectives of which mine is the rarest, narrowest view. To imagine my life as only that which I conceive as a flat, linear series of days and nights removes the infinite other ( Read more... )

I am working beyond what I can imagine, and in my heart I am happy. I am happy because the work is worthy of itself and me. I am tired, but it is a good tired, it means I can sleep satisfied that I had been fully awake; suffer with joy;  look towards death, with the courage that living gives.

I ministered today at the wake of Fausto Manzera, a 4th year DePaul student who died last weekend when an intoxicated off-duty police officer crashed into his idol car, killing Manzera and his friend, another Chicago college student ( Read more... )

I have trouble asserting myself sometimes in relationships ( Read more... )

Wish I had one

Looking around and back at my life, I see one consistency: women ( Read more... )

Went to bed exhausted at 10. Woke up at 1 after having weird dreams. I expect it's something I ate. It often is. I'm gunna take a shower and try to go back to bed.

Tomorrow Katie and I are going to the burbs. Hopefully I can meet up with some of my friends, especially one's she hasn't met, like Mike, Tiff, and Cayla.

I need a job.

FINALS
That was an insane two weeks. Like, I hope I never have to do that again. Next quarter I am going to start working EARLY. I was in a bad temper, I procrastinated, I did things half as well as I wanted...It all got done and well enough, but it shouldn't have been that bad.

SELF-CONSCIOUS
Worst part of being stressed and hurried is that I get ( Read more... )