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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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Holy Father’s Prayer Intentions for March
Pope Benedict’s general prayer intention for March is: “That the nations of Latin America may walk in fidelity to the Gospel and progress in justice and peace”. His mission intention is: “That the Holy Spirit may give light and strength to those in many regions of the world who are persecuted and discriminated against because…
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Preparing For Lent
Lent is just around the corner, starting with Ash Wednesday on March 9th. Vanessa and I are starting to plan our Lenten observances and there is one thing that is common this year to every year. When we decide to give up something for Lent, we never want to start early. Lately, I’ve been spending…
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Austin Catholic New Media now live!
The website for Austin Catholic New Media went live a few hours ago. I have an introductory blog post online on the site soon, but it will be a great tool for exploring the intersection of the Catholic world with today’s new media. Add the feed to your reader, follow them on Twitter, like them…
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Maria Catalina
On Monday night, after O went to sleep, V told me “I think it might be time.” We started timing contractions–10 minutes apart. We called the on-call OB for V’s doctor’s practice. He tells us to wait until they are five apart, then go to the hospital. They start inching closer to five. At 7…
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Flashing Yellow Coming To You?
The way we turn left in Texas, or at least how we know when to turn, may be changing in Texas if the Federal Highway Administration get their wishes. In signal-controlled intersection with dedicated left-turn lights, we’re used to the following, or some similar variation: RED “ball”: Stop. YELLOW “ball”: Light is changing to red.…
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Almost Zero Hour
We’re due February 16th. That’s not very long from now. There’s plenty to do, but at the same time, we’ve been through it before so it’ll be fine. In all of the final preparations for the new one, I hadn’t stopped to reflect on Olivia in a few months. I still have this mindset of…