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B.A., Sociology with a minor in Science, Technology, and Society, 2010, The University of Texas at Austin
M.B.A., Business Analytics, 2024, Midwestern State University (TX)
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My Mexican Kids
Vanessa published a post yesterday on Busted Halo about her Mexican culture and some difficulties she is having in exposing the girls to it. This has been a well-discussed issue in our home, so Vanessa wrote nothing groundbreaking to me. One of the comments, though, I found quite interesting. “James” writes: Overall, I find this article offensively…
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NBC’s Surprise
“The news tonight had a story about the Catholic Church.” Right or wrong, for better or worse, that statement is followed by “How badly did they butcher it?”. Yes, there have been serious news stories regarding crimes related to the Church (be it sexual abuse/misconduct, embezzlement, etc), but those aren’t the ones that come to mind.…
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I Miss Football
A short little post for the Holiday Weekend. I really miss football, so Olivia helps me keep it alive in our home:
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The End Is Here! Oh Wait. Not Quite.
May 21st came and went. And we’re still here. Normally, I would give no special thought to the date except Twitter, Facebook, mainstream media and everyone in between was completely abuzz of one particular man’s prediction that the Rapture would occur on that date. As Catholics, we don’t believe in the Rapture—the notion that Christ…
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Let The Children Come To Me
People were bringing even infants to him that he might touch them, and when the disciples saw this, they rebuked them. Jesus, however, called the children to himself and said, “Let the children come to me and do not prevent them; for the kingdom of God belong to such as these. Amen, I say to…
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7 Time Lessons of Fatherhood: The Under Two Edition
I am the father of two daughters—a 20-month old and an almost 3-month old. The last twenty months have been the longest of my life. Nothing can prepare you for parenthood. If you feel prepared before the little one is born, you’ll change your mind pretty quickly. Here are seven things I wish my younger…