Lima Life #1, #2, and #3 Greetings, all. Sorry this is a little late this week, as I know so many of you sit and wait all weekend at your computers for these little updates.
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Why We’ll Never Understand Pope Francis
The fact that we’re seeing headlines about Republicans rejecting Francis’ encyclical because of this or that, or of “mainstream science” responding in this way or that way, or Rush Limbaugh calling him a communist are
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Lima Life #3: Poco a Poco
Greetings from the beautiful Edificio Bolivar 431! (that’s my building). This was a pretty fun week! It was Jimmy’s birthday, which was another excuse to go to Chili’s. Let’s jump right into it. This has
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The Sacred Heart of Jesus: An Introduction
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Lima Life #2: Have Courage and Be Kind. And Pray.
Greetings from Lima! First, some housekeeping: I’ve got a little article in the St. Anne’s bulletin this week with the link to this site and some info about it, so if you’re coming here from
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Seminary Formation: College vs. Major Seminary
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Lima Life #1: Settling In
Hola amigos! I am settled in here to mi casa in Lima, Peru. I’m staying with an awesome couple and another student from my Spanish school who is from Japan. The first week of classes
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How Being in Band Impacted Me
The following is a prepared speech for the Thompson Junior High School Spring Concert on March 12, 2015. I could not attend the concert so it was read by Mr. Dan Harrison, Director of Bands. My
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Yeah, but would you die for it?
A couple of months ago, I took advantage of Mundelein’s proximity to Lake Michigan (only about 9 miles) and decided to see the lake from somewhere besides the Chicago lakefront. So I got my act
