Author: Brandon Kraft
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coadjutor bishop of fort worth
Msgr. Kevin W. Vann of the clergy of the diocese of Springfield in Illinois, U.S.A., episcopal vicar for the clergy and pastor of the parish of the Blessed Sacrament, as coadjutor bishop of Fort Worth (area 62,007, population 2,770,961, Catholics 400,501, priests 115, permanent deacons 74, religious 160), U.S.A. The bishop-elect was born in Springfield…
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life of jimmy
The Life of Jimmy trailer is a beautiful piece of art. See the full thing on Sunday night.
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pope benedict xvi: pope party!
The evening of the Pope’s election last week, we celebrated the event like all good college students should: with a party. A couple of people enjoyed German beer in honor of his country of origin, we flew the Vatican flag out front, chatted and watched the news coverage of our new Holy Father. There are…
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west campus woes
Tonight, I went outside to find my poor car the lastest hit and run victim. There are pictures online for your viewing pleasure. They are located at my new photo website; if you notice any problems with it, please let me know. I called 311 (police non-emergency) and Austin PD came out very quickly. The…
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the socially constructed sex
Looking at sex and sexuality as simply a socially constructed device is fundamentally flawed. The failure to look beyond that when determining what exactly sex and sexuality is a failure to actually attempt to determine anything. Looking at the sexual aspects of religion as simply devices of oppression is also fundamentally disordered and causes great…
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installation mass details
The Papal Installation Mass has ended and I wanted to go through a little play-by-play of what happened. The Mass started at the Trophaeum of St. Peter, the chest above the tomb of St. Peter where the pallia are kept. Traditionally, pallia are made from the wool of lambds. These lambs were blessed on January…