When I was a kid, the rumor was that the school district superintendent would decide to have a snow day based on how fast his dog came back to the door when he was let out for his morning constitutional. I could see that being true in the early 90s. If it were true now, we’d have a livestream cam on that dog to see if he’d take a shit or run back inside.
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How Can I Help You?
[This is the last in a series looking at my decision to leave the UCC and what’s next for me. Return to the first post.] A Knights of Columbus Field Agent? Yes sir! Yes ma’am! The Knights of Columbus was founded in 1882 by the Venerable Servant of God Father Michael McGivney. Fr. McGivney had…
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When One Door Closes…
[This the third post in a series looking at my decision to leave the UCC and what’s next. Return to the first post.] What are you going to do now? When discerning how to handle the conflict rising in me, I created a list of priorities: At first, I started thinking about if I should…
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It All Comes Down to Kids
[This is the second of four posts regarding my decision to leave the UCC and what’s next. Read the first post.] Why are you leaving the UCC? I met my wife through a mission trip that I only went on because a friend asked me to go in the UCC computer lab. Four of the…
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Austin’s New Bishop
Rocco can knock out the words faster and with a nicer flare than I can, so I’m going to throw you over to him to read the skinny on our new bishop. Bishop Vasquez is the fifth bishop of Austin, three of whom were priests of Galveston(/Houston), of which two of them were Auxiliary Bishop…
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All Good Things…
All good things must come to an end and this is true once again. After much discernment, prayer, conversation and a bit of gut feeling, I am resigning from the University Catholic Center, effective March 1st. I’ve been employed at the UCC full-time through various positions since the summer of 2005 and have done a…
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Pope Benedict XVI’s Intentions for January
For the month of January, the Holy Father asks our prayers for the following intentions: Young people and Social Communications MediaGeneral: That young people may learn to use modern means of social communication for their personal growth and to better prepare themselves to serve society. Christian UnityMissionary: That every believer in Christ may be conscious…