Lateran IV, Part 1
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far, away… Wait, what I really mean is: Eight hundred, no, wait, Seven Hundred and ninety seven years ago, in a land across the ocean Yes, that’s much better… Seven...
View ArticleChrist: The Unmarried Jew
In this time leading up to Easter, many of the “historical” shows start having specials on the life of Christ. One problem with this- Christ was never married, no matter how much Dan Brown wishes he...
View Article“What kind of Catholics do they think we are?”
It was with these words that, at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast, Supreme Knight Carl Anderson, of the Knights of Columbus, got a rousing round of appluase in the middle of his speech. Carl...
View ArticleThe Catholic University of America: The People
My good friend, and classmate, Kieran, wrote a post on why he loves CUA. I thought it to be a very fitting post as we both are coming to the end of our undergraduate careers here at CUA, and then...
View ArticleThe Catholic University of America: The Shrine
In 1909, Bishop Thomas Shahan, the Fourth Rector of The Catholic University of America, applied for Permission to Pope Pius X to build a National Shrine to the Blessed Mother… In 1921, Bishop Shahan...
View ArticleWhat God has joined…now bring it to fulfillment…
“What God has joined, men must not divide.” “May God, who has begun this good work in you, now bring it to fulfillment.” Most people will hear these words at one point or another, whether in their own...
View ArticleThe Catholic University of America: The Groups
Here at CUA, I have been blessed to take part in many different activities, and be a part of many different organizations. These organizations have all been a part of my family It is because of the...
View ArticleBabies, Babies, and more babies
So I’m sitting in Starbucks right now, and was at a loss on what to write, so my friend, Chris Anderson, suggested that I write about babies. So, without further ado, here are my thoughts on babies....
View ArticleFirst they came…
While reading my fellow classmate Chris’s blog post, Applied History Lessons or Self-Serving Propaganda, I was reminded of the old poem, First they came… This relates in a big way to this current...
View ArticleSaying Goodbye
Well, here we are, at the end of another semester. Only, for me, this is not only the end of the semester, but also the end of an era, the end of an experience. You see, God-willing, I will graduate on...
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