Writing

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    sidney or sydney

    CNN carried a story today about a 21-year old German guy who wanted to visit his girlfriend in Sydney, Australia but typed “Sidney” into a travel website instead. The guy…

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    when the sun rises

    “When the sun rises in the morning sky, you will see the King of kings coming forth from the Father like a radiant bridegroom from the bridal chamber.” Gospel Antiphon…

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    proclamation of the birth of christ

    The Roman Martyrology for Christmas has a formal annoucement of the birth of Christ. The annoucement, as follows, can be found in the Sacramentary Supplement: Today, the twenty-fifth day of…

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    national radio debut

    Last night, I made my national radio debut on Sirius’ The Catholic Channel– Channel 159 on your Sirius Satellite Radio- during Paulist Father Dave Dwyer’s Busted Halo nightly broadcast. This…

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    the nba is now the megasport

    After tonight’s little brawl, the NBA slowly start earning the nickname the “megasport”. This game, they combined a ball, a court, with some freestyle boxing. I heard next week they’re…

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    we must find him

    If Christ is to be for us a savior, we must find him here, now, and where we are, in this age of ours; otherwise, he is no Christ, no…

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    i made the observer

    A letter to the editor to The Observer, the student newspaper of Notre Dame, that I wrote was published in today’s edition. In short, the ticket office changed a policy…

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    presidential pay

    Something that caught my eye idea: Pay for President John Jenkins, CSC of Notre Dame (11,417 students): $476,325 Pay for President Bill Powers of UT (50,000 students): $464,352 President Jenkins…

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    team hoyt – an amazing duo

    There is not more for me to say, as the article and the videos say it all. From Sports Illustrated, by Rick Reilly: I try to be a good father.…

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    race for the cure in central texas

    This week’s newsletter from the Diocese of Austin included the following note: As a church we wholeheartedly support those who are suffering from breast cancer and other diseases. We wish…