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    pope has a tracheotomy

    Reports are now saying the Pope John Paul II has a tracheotomy. A tracheotomy, sometimes called a tracheostomy, is a surgical proceedure creating a small hole in the person’s neck…

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    pope back in hospital, tracheotomy?

    The Vatican released a statement this morning announcing that the Pope was taken back to the hospital and a hospital guard said that the Pope arrived sitting up on a…

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    in the beginning was the word

    God, the Logos made flesh, desiring to reconcile all things in Himself according to the will of the Father (since after all the Father spoke the Word, thus the Word…

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    prayers of the state: feb 7-15

    Playing a little catch up… Do notice that on February 14th, the Senate was led in prayer by a Rev. Valentine.

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    national’s dean list

    Opening my snail-mail today, I read: You have been selected, as indicated above, to receive honorary award recognition by having your biography published in the 28th Annual Edition of The…

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    trackback ping spam

    As I have mentioned in previous posts, comment spam has caused a number of headaches for me. Comment spam, thankfully, has been reduced to only a couple of day after…

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    let us show each other god’s generosity

    The Second Reading from the Office of Readings today (the Monday of the First Week of Lent) was from St. Gregory of Nazianzen and was particularly proper for today. In…

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    happy valentine’s day

    Today is St. Valentine’s Day to most of the Christian-Secular world. Traditionally, this feast day was dedicated to various symbols of love and affection stemming from St. Valentine. While various…

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    project andrew

    On Saturday, I went to St. Mary’s Cathedral with the rest of my roommates to participate in Project Andrew. Project Andrew is a chance for young men to come together…

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    a csc tour of south austin

    Yesterday, I went on a short tour of South Austin in the context of the Congregation of Holy Cross. I met Fr. John Korcsmar, CSC, the provincial of the CSC’s…