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Entries from August 2008

100 Books Meme

August 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I stole this from The Ironic Catholic, who I think stole it from someone else.  Ah, well, that’s the nature of these things.  :)
Bold–I’ve read it.
Underlined–I want to.
Nuttin’–I don’t care.
Dripping with blood–you give it to me, I’ll burn it instead.
1. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
2. The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien
3. Jane [...]

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Prayers Needed

August 28th, 2008 · No Comments

I just heard about a woman who could really use your prayers.  Her name is Christina and she is 1 1/2 weeks past her due date.  She went into the hospital for a C-section, and at some point perioperatively, the baby was noted to no longer have a heartbeat.
I haven’t heard any further updates on [...]

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Tags: Health and Medicine · Of Trials Opportunities and Gifts · Prayer/Prayer Requests

WBD Golf Outing 2008

August 24th, 2008 · No Comments

Yesterday, we at St. Anastasia parish had our 15th annual William B. Davidson Golf Outing to benefit the B.A.S.I.C. (Brothers and Sisters in Christ) Youth Program.  We had good weather and stiff competition.
Here is our winning team, with a score of 13 under par:

Greg Bright, Joseph D’Anna, Bruce Graves, David Graves
Strange, that our Youth Minister [...]

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On Random Chance and Achievement

August 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment

Sometimes I wonder about the different things that go swimming across my brain….
Okay.  So, during a walk at work dropping something off for Radiology, I had a thought.  Shocking, I know.  :)
An atheist/Darwinian/Big Bang theory of existence position states summarily that the universe exploded in a Big Bang, eventually planetary systems as we know it [...]

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Tags: Jennspeak

Occasionally, Neurons Flicker

August 15th, 2008 · 2 Comments

So, today is the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.  It was actually a little odd going to Mass this morning.  Despite the fact that I usually go to morning Mass, I have been pretty sick lately and haven’t made morning Mass in quite some time.  When I got to church, it [...]

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Tags: Bible Study

Olympic Fever!!!

August 8th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Whoo-hoo!  Time for the Olympics!  Watch Jenn turn into the most rabid sports fan ever!  I love-love-love the Olympics!
Here is the Olympic Quote of the Day, thanks to NBC Olympics for the original article:
Phelps and many of the other top swimmers will don a version of the revolutionary suit that has rewritten the record books. [...]

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The Most Awesome Blog Post in a Long Time!

August 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I just had to re-post this — I nearly choked laughing so hard!  Thanks to Ironic Catholic, who originally posted this here:
Tuesday, August 05, 2008

Brett Favre Playing for Vikings?: Parish Prays, Promotes Local Cause for Sainthood

Minneapolis, MN: For some Minnesota Catholics, this past week has been supernaturally sweet.
It’s one thing to watch Green Bay fans [...]

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Tags: Humor of the Day