Archive for February, 2009
A (Long) Evening with the Kindle 2
It's Christmas in February. Or at least it feels like it. I bought nearly everything G.K. Chesterton ever wrote for $0.80. Amazon's Kindle 2 - originally ordered by my father as a Christmas gift - finally arrived in the mail this week, and I spent all of last night working with the thing. After seeing my Facebook status indicating that I was [...]
Somebody in My Family MUST Purchase This For Me
Words cannot describe how excited I am at the prospect of owning a Barrack Obama Chia pet. My fascination with the Chia Pet is a) well-documented by the eye-rolls of family members, living and passed b) completely unexplainable. I suspect it has something to do with the ridiculous commercials, on top of the general absurdity of sprouting [...]
Mea Culpa, Mea Culpa…
Hi all. Remember me? I'm winding down a hectic quarter, and I've been ill for the past month or so: the first half moderately, the second half severely. The flu seems to be making its way through our ranks, and it has hit us all hard. I shall return, however, hopefully as things begin to settle down next week. If I owe you an email, I'll get [...]
A Film Recommendation: TNT’s Gifted Hands
Just a quick note encouraging all with a little time to catch TNT's Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story. You can read about the real Dr. Carson here. It's an excellent story, and two themes really shine: faith and vocation. The film also trumpets the importance of education, to which Dr. Carson has dedicated a lot of personal resources. A good [...]
What a Difference (the lack of) a Definite Article Makes
One of my professors (who also happens to be my spiritual director) has a post at the FIRST THINGS blog today, entitled "Liberal Creep." No, no one in particular, though I'm greatly amused by the title.
C-L-S: Have We Entered the “Labronze Age”?
David at Cosmos-Liturgy-Sex looks at the declining quality of students in universities, adding his own commentary to selections from an article by Prof. Thomas F. Bertonneau. Looking back at the time I spent at the University of Illinois ('98-'02), I couldn't agree more. In defense of the modern college student - students who no doubt [...]
Mass Adventures
From a friend: Priest: "The Lord be with you." Us: "And also with you." Priest: "Thank you very much." (repeat throughout Mass) ... Priest: "In today's first reading you tell us about listening through the prophets, Lord have mercy." Us: "Lord have mercy." Priest: "For the times when we have failed to listen to you and to others, [...]
