Brandon Kraft
Brandon Kraft
@kraft@kraft.blog

My life is an open-source book.

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Austin, TX

Education

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)

  • Pope Benedict XVI’s Intentions for June

    For the month of June, the Holy Father asks our prayers for the following intentions: Respect for Human LifeGeneral: That every national and transnational institution may strive to guarantee respect for human life from conception to natural death. The Churches in AsiaMissionary: That the Churches in Asia, which constitute a “little flock” among non-Christian populations,…

  • Blog Spam

    Tons of bots online try to add spam to my blog via comments. They’re all almost the same… “I love your blog!” “I found this entry very interesting.” One of my favorites — “This topic, Blog Spam – The Journeyman [the title of the page, not just the title of the entry], very worth reading.”…

  • Pope Benedict XVI’s Intentions for May

    For the month of May, the Holy Father asks our prayers for the following intentions: Human TraffickingGeneral:   That the shameful and monstrous commerce in human beings, which sadly involves millions of women and children, may be ended. Priests, Religious and Committed Lay PeopleMissionary: That ordained ministers, religious women and men, and lay people involved in…

  • When An Abortion Goes Wrong

    Image via Wikipedia I understand that there’s debate on whether or not abortion should be legal. I think it should be restricted as much as possible. There, sometimes, are, however, those stories you hear about where I’m not sure how anyone would think an act is acceptable. In Rossano, Italy, a story of a baby boy…

  • Style Updates

    Those who read the blog at http://b.kraft.im will see some changes. I didn’t like the “Disciples” style that has been in place for a few weeks now. If anyone has any good ideas on how to find MT 5-compatible themes/styles, drop me a line!

  • Even the Pope Runs Out of Time

    Image by Getty Images via Daylife I was reading today’s Zenit news and a story about the Pontiff’s Mass with the Pontifical Biblical Commission jumped out at me. The Holy Father started his homily with “I didn’t have time to prepare a real homily.” I’m glad that I’m not the only one that feels like…