I love the scary message from the State.
“In the guidance released Tuesday evening, the education agency said students, teachers or school districts participating in ‘inappropriate political activism’ could face the following consequences: […] Students being marked absent and districts losing state funding.” (source)
My brothers and sisters, big scary liberal Austin ISD done already marked kids as an unexcused absence if they walked out.
Today, His Holiness Pope John Paul II died at 1:37 p.m. CST while in his Papal Residence at the Vatican. His passing was confirmed, via the procedure outlined in Universi Dominici Gregis, by the camerlengo, Eduardo Cardinal Martínez Somalo. The camerlengo verified His Holiness’ return to God by first standing near his body and calling…
News sources are reporting that the Pontiff was given Last Rites. Usually, this is different than the Anointing of the Sick. The sacrament is given to any and all who are ill while Last Rites is the Anoiting with various other rites, including a plenary indulgence granted to the dying. It also can include a…
Today is Holy Saturday. The Church throughout the whole world is silent today. Most all sacramental functions are forbidden- even Holy Communion may only be given as Viaticum. The Church is silent today as we, in solidarity with the original disciples, wait and pray for the return of our Lord. 2000 years ago, the apostles…
This is just a very short message to say that we all made it back from Mexico and that I am still alive. Busy time of the year!
Tomorrow afternoon, myself and 30+ other people from the University Catholic Center will jump the country and make our way to Arteaga, Mexico. San Isidro Labrador parish in Arteaga is supported by the Diocese of Austin under an agreement with the bishop of Saltillo. The UCC group will be there Saturday to Saturday working on…
This is from Minute Meditations for Each Day, a book of brief meditations for each day (amazing when the title tells you something…). Frankly, I seldom look at it; perhaps once a month. The piece of meditation today is one that I think we all know; however, we all fail to follow. It is a…
