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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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Abp-Elect Aymond – First Words
The first statements have been released, with more at a 4 p.m. press conference here in Austin. First, the Archbishop-Elect wrote a letter to the Diocese of Austin: Dear Brother Priests, Friends and Co-workers in Ministry: This letter is very difficult to write. I wish I could communicate this message personally, but that is not…
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Archbishop-Elect Gregory M. Aymond
News broke this morning that Most. Rev. Gregory Aymond, Bishop of Austin, has been announced as the 14th Archbishop of New Orleans. This is a rumor that has been floating around for some time. I found an e-mail thread between myself and Rocco of Whispers mentioning the rumor in April 2007. The official release from…
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Reflection from Wednesday of the Ninth Week of OT
This is from a few days ago. When I arrived at work on Wednesday, I was asked to lead a communion service since all of our priests were at a convocation with the Bishop and the individual who was to do the communion service was completely swamped all of a sudden. I wrote up a…
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Pope Benedict XVI’s Prayer Intentions for June
His general intention is “That international attention towards the poorer countries may give rise to more concrete help, in particular to relieve them of the crushing burden of foreign debt.” His mission intention is “That the particular Churches operating in regions marked by violence may be sustained by the love and concrete closeness of all…
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OR: Saturday of the 7th Week of Easter
I wrote this yesterday while sitting in a coffee shop in Houston, away from a computer or an Internet connection. The Office of Readings for [yesterday] (Saturday of the 7th Week of Easter) had two interesting readings: the first was the entire third letter of St. John (don’t worry, it is only 14 verses) and…
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After 17 Years, Leno Hangs Up 10:35
Last night, Jay Leno hosted his final tonight show, available until mid-June on nbc.com, mixing both a look at the past and a look toward the future. His opening stand-up included thanking Michael Jackson, Monica and Bill and others who helped the comedy write itself during the past 17 years. The comedy piece was a…