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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…
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before the throne: a look back
I was going through my mp3s today and ran across the demo CD that Before The Throne (Praise and Worship ministry from the University Catholic Center) put together. One of the songs on the CD is Lord to You and Ancient of Days spliced into each other. Listen to it.
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priest idol?
Now It’s Priest Idol Channel 4 will screen a new reality television series which aims to boost a congregation in a parish with poor church attendance. With the working title Priest Idol, the show will give a vicar 12 months to boost the church’s turnout. Backed by advisors, the vicar will be able to spend…
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slapping around those loyalists
I’ve been slowly reading Thomas Paine’s Common Sense and while this is a point I’ve known for awhile, reading a primary source document can really make history alive. We all know from our history books that Common Sense helped to convince many colonists that we did need to rebel against England. When actually reading the…