Brandon Kraft
Brandon Kraft
@kraft@kraft.blog

My life is an open-source book.

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Austin, TX

Education

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)

  • deepest yearnings

    One of the methods of discernment is to listen to the deepest yearnings of your heart. For example, if you always keep going back to the same thing over and over again, there may be a reason to it. The idea is rooted well: Our heart’s deepest yearnings will bring us closer to God for…

  • 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.…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…