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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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aux bishop of galveston-houston retires
Not that this is ground-breaking news or anything, but the Vatican reports that the resignation of Bishop Vincent Rizzotto, auxiliary of Galveston-Houston has been accepted by Pope Benedict XVI. Bp. Rizzotto offered his resignation, as all bishops do, on his 75th birthday in September. The Archdiocese now has two active bishops, Archbishop Daniel DiNardo and…
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different ways, different things, same goals
I’m currently watching a live webcast of “The Holy Eucharist and The Investiture of The Most Reverend Katharine Jefferts Schori as Twenty-Sixth Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church”. It is such an interesting mix of traditions. Some aspects of this service could be mistaken as a Roman Catholic liturgy. The Eucharistic Preface: It is right,…
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toll roads are a-opening
Yesterday, the first toll roads in the Austin area opened to traffic. Loop 1 now extends north to the new State Highway 45 which currently stretches between RM 620 and the new State 130. 130 is open from US 79 in Round Rock down to US 290. I was already scheduled to be in Round…
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to mike who commented about fr. drinan, sj
My last post dealt with the Jesuit Georgetown University naming an endowed chair after a priest who has been a supporter of abortion. Mike left me a comment saying that I’ve been biased by anti-Drinan sources. I attempted to e-mail him on the address he left in the comment, but my e-mail was returned as…
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georgetown university is not catholic
Jesuit university endows human rights chair in name of pro-abortion priest I do not believe that every Catholic university needs to follow the Ave Maria approach (that is, removing anything opposed or not fully inline with Catholic thought from anywhere near campus), but there is a duty to a Catholic university to be Catholic. At…
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gaping hole is best for security
The bill authorizing the “celebrated” 700-mile fence along the 2,000-mile Mexico border has been signed into Federal law. I’m glad that we feel a fence is a best way to take care of this problem and I’m glad that we feel like blocking 35% of the border is the right way to build a fence.…