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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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dbd:mysql 3.0000 errors
Hostgator, my hosting solution uses cPanel to manage the site and download new fixes and whatnot. Recently, a perl module, DBD:mysql released a new version (3.000). Usually, I would have never noticed this except something about it causes my weblog’s content management system to freak out, resulting in a lovely 500 error. What does that…
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bapchule bound 2005: getting to bapchule
The Friday before the mission week rolled around. During the day, nothing exciting too place. I caught up on a couple of e-mails, sent some postal mail. Really, there was nothing exciting to mention. Around 5 p.m., Vanessa and Teeney, a student from Texas A&M who had previously served at St. Peter’s, arrived from The…
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idea for the easter vigil
I first heard this idea from the Open Book blog mentioning a similar practice held at St. Meinrad’s Archabbey. I tweaked it a bit and present it below. I’ll note that it is not practical for virtually all parish settings and would be best used in a communal-life setting. The Vigil begins in the normal…
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PGP Key
I am slowly making the switch from Microsoft Outlook to various open-source applications. As part of my migration from Outlook to Thunderbird for e-mail, I have decided to give myself the option of secure e-mail. My public pgp key can be found online. You can use this key to verify that e-mails sent by me…
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bapchule bound 2005: the beginning
On what is very much becoming an annual experience, I spent last week in Bapchule, Arizona serving at the St. Peter’s Indian Mission. Last year, I was a retreat leader for the Jr. High retreat aspect of the Vacation Bible School staffed by Sts. Simon and Jude parish in The Woodlands, TX. The parish had…
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the pope on the orthodox
Today, the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, Pope Benedict XVI gave the pallium, a yoke made of wool, to the newest metropolitan archbishops. This symbol of jursidiction, Pope Benedict XVI said, is an expression of their common responsibility before the “Arch-Shepherd” Jesus Christ. Also at this Mass was a delegation from the Orthodox Church…