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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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where is my sim card?
Well, I am still without a cell phone. I ordered an unlocked phone from Amazon.com, that arrived in Wichita Falls on Thursday, May 25th. I had planned on picking up a SIM card at any of the million Cingular stores in Texas between Austin, Houston and Wichita Falls. I arrive at a store in Houston…
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An Introduction to Opus Dei
Opus Dei : An Objective Look Behind the Myths and Reality of the Most Controversial Force in the Catholic Church by John L. Allen Opus Dei, literally “The Work of God”, is a personal prelature of the Catholic Church. It’s like a diocese, but not. It’s like a religious order, but not. It is an…
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I’ve Been Lucky Since 1998
In 1998, I started using this great and glorious piece of technology known as a cellular telephone. At the time, it was “mom’s phone” that I held on to when I was out and about in order to keep in contact with her. I don’t know if she ever made an unassisted call using that…
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so they did respond
The Legionaries of Christ responded to the communique that was released by the Vatican today. I am not aware of the facts of the case at hand, but the response seems a bit too martyrish for me. I’ll let you judge for yourself. The full statement: In reference to the news regarding the conclusion of…
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vatican has something to say about LC’s founder
In today’s Vatican Information Service bulletin, a communique concerning the founder of the Legionaries of Christ was released. Previously, accusations of crimes against him was filed with the Congregation for the Doctrine and of the Faith in the late 1990s. Fr. Marcial, LC, denied the accusations and expressed his displeasure with them. The case was…
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assembly day one: mission direction statement
After prayer, we opened the Paulist Pre-Assembly with a look at the Paulist Mission Direction Statement (MDS). The MDS, in short, covers four main points of direction for the Paulists: Evangelization Christian Unity Reconciliation Interreligious Relations There was a good conversation about it and a strong desire to find some other way to word it.…