Category: Random

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…

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…

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…

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,…

Today, I went to Benediction at the University Catholic Center. Attendance varies quite a bit since Mass was no longer being offered afterwards. I had yet to go myself this semester but I was at the Center when Deacon Ed proceeded to the Blessed Sacrament Chapel. In the Chapel was only four people including myself…

There is now a picture on the wall of Plucker’s of George, Babb, Bryan, Daniel, Josh, Jimmy, Russell and myself for all of us each having at least 25 “Fire in the Hole” wings. It’s right by the door.