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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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capital punishment
This topic started to make some headway in the Comments section on my Catholic Peace post. It a point worth bringing to the forefront. Capital Punishment is executing someone who is guilty of a crime. It is a valid punishment according to the Catholic Church. CCC 2267 states that “the Church does not exclude, presupposing…
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catholic peace
One of our stops while at Notre Dame was the opening session of the Catholic Peace Fellowship conference. One of Vanessa’s previous professors gave the opening talk. The conference topic, The Soldiers Came Asking: Christians in the Iraq War, was a time-sensitive topic and it was obvious that the group was not about peace chatter…
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hot dogs across america
As some of my friends already know, I have decided to start to quest to have a hot dog in every state. I’ve had hot dogs in more below but I am going to count only those since this summer when I decided. After the Wrigley Field-less trip on the Chicago Transit system, we walk…
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are these vestments in style?
November 2nd, All Souls’ Day, is one of the few occasions where black vestments are allowed by the Church (the other are liturgies for the dead: funerals and the like). While I’ve never actually seen black vestments in use, I am interested in learning more about their usage. While at Notre Dame, I saw a…
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chicago transit, part 1
As part of the trip to Notre Dame, we explored Chicago and with it, the Chicago Transit system. The experience on the “L” included some random incidents. After we landed, almost 90 minutes late, at O’Hare, we were going to meet Vanessa, our host, at Wrigley’s Field. We knew that we had to take the…
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all is well
Just a short post this afternoon from Notre Dame, IN. So far, it has been an amazing trip with a fun evening in Chicago and a couple of great tours of the campus. This morning, we sat in a Christian Traditions class that was quite stimulating followed by various tours- Catholicism all abound. Our host,…