Prepare Ye

My football team should, better, have won and qualified for the playoffs. All it took for them to turn the program around was getting rid of me. : ) You Are a Little Scary You've got a nice edge to you. Use it. How Scary Are You?

Seminary hard. They make us read lots of stuff. And memorize lots of silly nonsensical words. And then we have to remember it. And take tests and quizzes. And write papers. And they won't just give us the answers. It's graduate school, for God's sake. So enough of the pity party. Earlier this week, I was in full depression. I realized I couldn't get back to the Great Lakes state over Reading Days because I need to do LOTS of reading. Irony, what a female dog? Then I focused so much on one assignment that I sacrificed a quiz. So I called home bemoan my fate, Dad listened lovingly, then told me to quit whining, suck it up and do the work. Sometimes a swift kick in the ass is better than a hug. My thoughts are with my Brothers who are celebrating our fraternity's anniversary this weekend. Keep safe and it was good to get emails from so many of you. I'm finishing my sermon for this Sunday at my teaching parish. The final version (so far) didn't turn out to ...

"1985" by Bowling for Soup A quick tale of woe from a second-career seminarian. I don't know how the conversation got started, (I blame Law & Gospel ) but I got in a conversation with some of my class mates who are pipeliners. The discussion was about embarassing clothing. I grew up in the 70's & 80's, the two decades that provided the most opportunities for fashion crimes. If you were ever at the height of fashion coolness in those decades, you do NOT want to show anyone those photos now. One of my classmates (bless her heart) said, "I didn't even go to school in the 80's." I honestly have clothes here with me that are older than many of my classmates. I'll take my arthritic knees and kneel to pray before I go to bed. Hopefully I can get up. I know my experience will pay off sometime soon, but how long must I wait O Lord?

Is the role of the church to bring people in or to send people out? In order to deliver the Message of the Gospel, we must use all methods to reach all people. We are broken because we become complete through Christ. We are broken because in our brokenness we can be examples and signposts for others.

Law & Gospel tagged me with this meme. 4 jobs I've held: Football Coach, Recreation & Special Programs Director, Production Coordinator, Door to Door Vacuum Salesman. 4 films I could do watch over and over: The Godfather (I & II), Lady and the Tramp, Rent, Braveheart 4 TV Shows I watch: Lost, Heroes, How I Met Your Mother, Survivor. 4 3 places I've lived: Gettysburg, Alma and Saginaw, MI 4 favorite foods: Pizza, Brownies, Arby's Jamocha Shakes & Hooters 3 Mile Island Chicken Strips 4 websites I visit every day: ESPN , USA Today , Google & ltsg . edu 4 favorite colors: maroon, black, silver, navy 4 Places I would love to be right now: home, a coaching booth, Scotland & Disneyworld 4 names I love but would/could not use for children: Cephus , Randolph, Eileen and Mulva

You are a Black Coffee At your best, you are: low maintenance, friendly, and adaptable At your worst, you are: cheap and angsty You drink coffee when: you can get your hands on it Your caffeine addiction level: high What Kind of Coffee Are You?

The deluge continued 40 days on the earth ... Genesis 7:17 U2 - 40 (Live from Chicago) Today marks the 40th day that the Junior Class (those who survived Summer Greek) have been seminarians. To celebrate, we are refusing to go to our regularly scheduled classes! We will spend it in joyous celebration of fellowship and communal care, nourishing ourselves on manna and the finest malt beverages. Or we will sit through a day long seminar on Sexual Abuse Prevention drinking coffee & eating junk food. We have to count the votes first. In these first 40 days, my biggest challenge has been trusting God. He has more faith in me than I have in myself. Sometimes the enormity of this undertaking makes me wonder if I am the right person. While I have faith and know I should be here, a nagging doubt whispers in my ear and asks if I am really sure. I am getting rid of the rust on my studying skills. The work load is challenging. I do not think I have bit off more than I can chew, but I have disc...