May 2013
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May 24th
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May 24th
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May 24th
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May 24th
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delightfully--awkward asked: My prayers go out to your mutual friend. God Bless you.
May 22nd
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Someone at my school committed suicide an hour ago. Two of my friends witnessed it, and they’re pretty shaken up. Please pray for everyone involved!
May 22nd
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May 18th
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Anonymous asked: Thanks for answering all of my questions. Again, I wish you well.
May 15th
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May 15th
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I’ve taken it upon myself to organize the ~6000 emails from the past few years in my work inbox. It’s surprisingly cathartic. So far, I’m down to about 3800. Most of the difference comes from facebook notification posts, advertisements, and useless mailing list stuff. I’ve also started sorting what’s left. We’ll see how long this takes me.
May 15th
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May 15th
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Anonymous asked: You're welcome! Do most priests reach a point where they 100% know for sure if they are called to the priesthood? Also, I understand the sense of belonging you describe. Sometimes you just "know".
May 15th
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May 14th
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Anonymous asked: Wow, I had no idea it took so long to join the priesthood. No wonder you are waiting to see if that's what you really want. Is the process intimidating at all? Why are you looking to join the Dominicans?
May 13th
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May 10th
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May 10th
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Anonymous asked: Thanks for answering my question. I wish you well in your journey. How does the seminary process work?
May 10th
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May 9th
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“The sky is blue because the incident light interacts with the gas molecules in...”
– Why the sky is blue, one of the most elegant explanations in science. (via explore-blog) Science! (via closertothelost)
May 9th
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Anonymous asked: When are you going to be a priest?
May 9th
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One of the interesting things about working at the Newman Center is seeing how spectacularly disorganized this place is. It’s literally one of my worst nightmares. Like, there’s an unopened package of black printer ink in my office. Except it doesn’t go with the printer in my office. Or the copy room. Or the office next door. It’s just kinda there. The box actually looks...
May 8th
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May 5th
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May 5th
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So I just got my ears pierced. I only told a couple people that I was even considering it. I wonder how my parents will react. ETA: Maybe I’ll chronicle people’s reactions. This’ll be interesting.
May 5th
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May 5th
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May 5th
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May 5th
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Done with my first half-week of work! I’m really enjoying my job. This week was kinda weird, since I started on Wednesday and so had less time to make our weekly bulletin. I actually had to stay late so I could fold them all. Thankfully, James came and helped me. I just hope I didn’t make any big mistakes or forget to do something o_o It’s nice being back, though, and seeing my...
May 4th
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May 4th
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May 4th
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May 4th
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Anonymous asked: Can you recommend Catholic blogs to follow? Thanks!
May 3rd
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Also, starting work on the feast of Joseph the Worker is very appropriate.
May 2nd
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First day of work
is pretty slow. I’m just waiting for Fr. A to get back from lunch to tell me what I need to do. But other than that, it’s cool. On a sidenote, who came up with the idea of wearing ties? “Hey, you know what? We should tie a piece of fabric around our necks. That’s not a health hazard at all.”
May 1st
May 1st
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May 1st
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May 1st
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April 2013
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“But the Captain of Morgoth in the west had been commanded to draw out Fingon...”
– J. R. R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion, “Of the Fifth Battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad”
Apr 29th
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Apr 29th
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Apr 29th
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Apr 28th
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Apr 28th
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Used book sale at the library today! Christian Community Bible, Catholic Pastoral edition New World Bible (the Jehovah’s Witnesses translation) A history of the Cherokee Nation One-volume collection of the Sherlock Holmes stories A book of daily prayers and meditations by JPII Handbook of Christian Denominations in the US (it’s about 20 years old, but still interesting) I think...
Apr 27th
Thank you all for your prayers! I found out this morning that I got the job! I have to go downtown on Wednesday to do some paperwork, and then I start at the Newman Center whenever I finish there. Aaaaaahhh!
Apr 26th
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Apr 26th
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Apr 25th
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“There Beren, being torn between his oath and his love, and knowing Lúthien to be...”
– J. R. R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion, “Of Beren and Lúthien”
Apr 24th
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A few weeks ago, I posted about a job that I had been interviewing for at the Newman Center. I still haven’t heard anything concrete, but when I was in the area on Monday, one of the staff told me (off the record) that they should make a decision by the end of the week, and that I was on the top of her list. Please keep me in your prayers!
Apr 24th
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“Among the tales of sorrow and of ruin that come down to us from the darkness of...”
– J. R. R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion
Apr 24th
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twigwise: asuka-sohryu: next time you’re feeling like shit remember the sloths they don’t do anything ever and they haven’t gone extinct you can afford to take a nap This Is literally the most uplifting and comforting thing I’ve read all day
Apr 23rd
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