Day: January 24, 2012

On Campus: Too Christian

On a Secular Campus My two goals for my sophomore year are as follows: 1. Pray more. 2. Be more “out loud” about my Christianity. And by that, I mean be more open about my faith and be more willing to discuss it with others. The first goal I feel like I’ve been doing pretty well with thus far. I still don’t pray as much as I want, but I’m getting better. For me, it’s all about actively keeping an open line of communication with God. It’s so much easier to remember to pray if I’m just talking to...

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Media Review: Modern Family

Modern Family ABC Wednesday Prime-Time I have never reviewed an entire television series before. Don’t get me wrong, I watch a lot of TV and I judge a lot of TV. But I usually only do this at home with my wife. Typically, we think our judgments are pretty good. Then again, we are also pretty arrogant! Nonetheless, perhaps it is time to share my judgmentalism with the world! And where better to cast judgment than towards the Emmy winning comedy, Modern Family. As you might surmise from the title, Modern Family is a comedy presumably depicting how our...

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Devotion: Masks of Our Lord God

When I was studying at the Seminary, a few of us students went down to Morgan Street Brewery on Halloween night. The uncreative bunch we were, we went without thinking to dress up for the occasion. To our surprise almost everyone there was in costume. To our further surprise they were all dressed as priests or demons. It was as if this crowd had raided our closets. We could have just worn our clergy shirts and fit right in. What were you for Halloween? Or better yet, what do you want to be when you grow up, finish college,...

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