Author: Brandon Kraft
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yay and nay for ut
Some aspects of The Univeristy, I dearly love. The Tower with all the logical and predictable lighting configuations. UT ITS with UTDirect and how well it works. There are other aspects that really bug me. Case in point today: I went to WAG for walk-in advising that is supposed to take place between 1 p.m.…
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christ the undocumented
via AIM: ‘Miraculous’ Christ Washes Up in Texas Rio Grande A 5-foot tall statue of Christ washed up on the American side of the river and was discovered by Border Patrol. “Jesus Christ manifests himself in many places, but he showed himself here in the way of an undocumented migrant,” said Marta Ramirez, a spokeswoman…
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Trying New Things
Today, Paul and I were talking to Emily at the University Catholic Center. Apparently, she cuts her jelly prior to spreading it on a sandwich. Personally, I had never heard of such a thing. Nor had Paul. Then again, Paul has yet to experience the wonder and awe that is a peanut butter and jelly…
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Musings of a Random Nature
Just random things for today. Just now, I checked out the Austin Catholics site once again. For a refresher, this group protested the transfer of their pastor and have brought the issue before the public forum. The latest document posted was a letter from Bishop Aymond to the group regarding a request for them to…
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adoration
I can’t recall ever mentioning Adoration on the site before, which is a shame. I got back a short while ago after visiting the Adoration Chapel at Sacred Heart in East Austin with a handful of other students from the University Catholic Center. Adoration, either with the Sacrament exposed or reserved, is one of the…
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Another Year Passes By
Grief is such a funny thing. Sunday, the 19th, was the seventh anniversary of my father’s death; now he’s been gone over a third of my life. No matter how far along I am in the grief process, or no matter how “over it” I am, this is always a bad time of year. In…