Archive for September, 2006

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Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

It Had to Be You

 
…I wandered around, and finally found, the somebody who…
 

 
Gaudium et Spes:
Man “can fully discover his true self only in a sincere giving of himself” to another person. For me and Katie, this means giving ourselves to each other in marriage, please God! It seems so paradoxical, that we fully find ourselves in giving [...]

1 Comment » - Posted in Love and War by Devman
Tuesday, September 26th, 2006

1.5 Weeks

 
but who’s counting, right?
 
“How can I ever express the happiness of a marriage joined by the Church, strengthened by an offering, sealed by a blessing, announced by angels, and ratified by the Father? . . . How wonderful the bond between two believers, now one in hope, one in desire, one in discipline, [...]

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Saturday, September 23rd, 2006

Two Weeks Before Marriage!

 
Apologies for not keeping you updated on me and Katie as we prepare for marriage–as you already know if you are married and can imagine if you are not, it’s been busy.
 
Last night, my best man, Robert Berger, threw me a bachelor party! We had a blast, grilling steaks and ribs, playing [...]

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Sunday, September 17th, 2006

Gettin’ Creative

 
The rains have visited during the past week, here in Austin. For that, we are all very grateful and are breathing a collective central Texas sigh of relief at this reprieve from summer’s heat.
 
But, one resutl is that the grass is growing now. Bless the Lord, we have grass. And, bless the [...]

2 Comments » - Posted in Catholic Life, Technical, Work inspired by Katie
Sunday, September 17th, 2006

Crescendo’s Performance Skyrockets

 
I realized about a week ago that the slow performance of Crescendo (the game I am creating) was due, not to the slow Windows graphics library I am prototyping in, but due to a portion of my code called a quad tree that is supposed to be making the game faster. (Oops! )
 
Read [...]

No Comments » - Posted in Technical by Devman
Sunday, September 17th, 2006

Love Conquers Hate

 
If you have watched some of the news lately, you have seen the hatred of thousands of Muslims against our Holy Father, Pope Benedict.
 
Is it surprising? No, it is not. Is it frightening and disturbing, seeing Muslims burn effigies of our beloved Pope and call for his murder? Yes, it is.
 
How do [...]

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Saturday, September 16th, 2006

3 Weeks Left

 
Time is literally flying toward me and Katie’s wedding and marriage. She has worked very diligently on it and so have her sisters, family, and other loved ones, and soon it will be here and be beautiful. I am a blessed man!
 
Here is one of our engagement photos:

 
And some lyrics from Rascal Flats [...]

1 Comment » - Posted in Love and War by Devman
Friday, September 15th, 2006

Some Muslims “Outraged”

 
…about Pope Benedict’s speech at his old college. Hopefully you have heard about it already. I found this article in the secular press to be a good rejoinder to their “outrage”.
 
Excerpt:

On the other hand, if you cannot, as part of a lengthy and profound academic lecture, cite a 600 year-old text for fear [...]

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Monday, September 11th, 2006

Where Were You?

 
My parents tell me that they can remember where they were and what they were doing when they heard the news of JFK’s assassination. I suppose I feel the same way about 9/11.
 
I was a junior at Notre Dame, studying abroad in India, when the planes hit the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and rural [...]

No Comments » - Posted in Catholic Life, Love and War by Katie
Monday, September 11th, 2006

New Bean

 
Danielle Bean laid eyes on her son, Daniel Jr., for the first time yesterday. He made his grand entrance and is welcomed to the world by a very happy family. Bless the Lord! You can see his photo at www.daniellebean.com.

No Comments » - Posted in Catholic Life by Katie
Saturday, September 9th, 2006

Why Isn’t Everyone Taught This?

 
I finished reading the Theology of the Body, Humanae Vitae, and Familiaris Consortio (cahn-SORT-see-oh) recently, and the question I asked myself afterwards was, “Why isn’t everyone in the entire world taught this?”.
 
Whoever you are, in whatever state, in whichever vocation, you should read all of these works. Why? Because through them God will [...]

1 Comment » - Posted in Theology of the Body by Devman
Wednesday, September 6th, 2006

The “Fifth Gospel”

 
I’ve been reading Dante’s “Divine Comedy” since Ash Wednesday 2006 and am nearly done! It’s so beautiful, deeply filled with theological insight and poetic beauty, and I’ve come to understand how it could be referred to as the “fifth Gospel”. I must humbly admit that, according to my planned schedule, I was supposed [...]

2 Comments » - Posted in Catholic Life, Saints and Angels by Katie
Wednesday, September 6th, 2006

Easy Cobbler

 
In answer to requests, here’s the easy cobbler recipe that I used for Sunday’s brunch. It takes about 40-50 minutes total, preparation and baking time. Okay :
 
Preheat oven to 350
 
Melt in the baking dish:
 1/2 C. butter
 
Place in baking dish with melted butter:
2 C. fruit (if fruit is fresh, it’s best to sprinkle [...]

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Monday, September 4th, 2006

Crescendo Battle

 
The Nature and Machine kingdoms are now battling in Crescendo!

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Sunday, September 3rd, 2006

Moment Check

 
This morning was really wonderful in the future Rose residence. We went to 7:30 Mass (I’m so glad that Devin and I both like early morning Mass–good job, Jesus) and came home to make brunch. Mom Rose joined us, which was additionally wonderful. My wonderful Devin bought me a dozen pink roses, [...]

3 Comments » - Posted in Catholic Life by Katie
Saturday, September 2nd, 2006

The Great Room

 
Here are some photos our our home’s “great room” (more commonly known as the living room or den), while me and Katie were painting it.
 

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Saturday, September 2nd, 2006

Feels Like Today

 
In spite of telling myself that Katie and I are getting married in five short weeks, and in spite of Katie telling me, and me checking the countdown timer on my website, and me telling other people (including God, who seems to know all about it already), I still can’t quite grasp this reality.
 
It’s really [...]

1 Comment » - Posted in Love and War by Devman
Saturday, September 2nd, 2006

Haircut 100 at 5 weeks

 
“Whah-whah-whah-Where do we go from here?”
– Haircut 100, “Love plus one”
 
I’ve cut my own hair since I was about 16 years old because it is really easy–I just use electric clippers to cut it all off at a 2-guard and then trim up the sides and the back. It was a carefully calculated move [...]

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