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More to Come: Chrism Mass 2008
More to come later, but the Diocese of Austin officially has Chrism and the other sacred oils to be used this weekend and for the rest of the year.
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The Venerable Father Michael J. McGivney
ZENIT is reporting that Knights of Columbus founder Fr. Michael McGivney has been deemed “Venerable” by the Catholic Church. The decree, authorized by Pope Benedict XVI and published on Saturday,…
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SXSW = Drivers Are Dumb
I’ll put a value judgment on people in town for SXSW. They appear to have no idea how to drive in a city that is unfamiliar to them. SXSW takes…
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A Campus Ministry Offering Degrees?
You read the headline correct. The St. John’s Catholic Newman Center at the University of Illinois has announced the opening of their St. John’s Institute of Catholic Thought‘s School of…
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Prayers for Mossul
Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho of Mossul of the Chaldeans in Iraq, who was kidnapped late last month, was found dead. No matter your opinion of the American war against Iraq,…
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Free Music at SXSW
Today at 6:00 p.m, I’ll be heading to the shore of Lady Bird Lake to enjoy some free music from SXSW. Grupo Fantasma will be playing at the Auditorium Shores…
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Providence Governs Us
The greatest good is God: Boethius learned and now teaches us not to succumb to fatalism, which extinguishes hope. He teaches us that fate does [not] govern our lives —…
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Where’s My Phone?!?
Something I stumbled across today, Where’s My Cell Phone?, a website that will simply call your phone so you can find it through ringing. A very simple idea and it…
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blog moved….
Hey everyone, I just realized that I never actually announced on this blog that I’m wrapping up new development on “Random Musings” and moving to a new home at “Praying…
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Uncle Billy’s Beer and BBQ
Last night, I dined at Uncle Billy’s BBQ & Brewery in Austin on Barton Springs Drive along the Restaurant Row for beers and an evening snack (ate a large lunch,…