Archive for May, 2007
Thursday, May 31st, 2007
Magnificat: Solemnity of the Visitation
 ”Jesus, who was in [Mary's] womb, hurried to sanctify John still in his mother’s womb. Before Mary arrived and greeted Elizabeth, the child had not leapt in the womb, but as soon as Mary had spoken the word that the Son of God in her womb had suggested, the child leapt for joy, and at [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Catholic Life, Saints and Angels by Katie
Tuesday, May 29th, 2007
It’s Obvious to Me
“i’m just around the corner but i feel so far, have i lost my mind?
it’s like i’m blinded by the things i see, holding my eyes shut keeps the truth from me
now that i know how desperate a man can be would you bring me back
out of the black
it’s obvious to see
not obvious to me
that [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in La Musica, Love and War by Devman
Tuesday, May 29th, 2007
Los Ads
You may have noticed ads on the right side of our blog for the National Catholic Register newspaper and Faith & Family magazine.
I get as tired of ads as the next guy, and that’s why we are only putting up ads for things that have been a blessing to us and through which we believe [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Catholic Life by Devman
Tuesday, May 29th, 2007
What If You Could See Jesus Performing Miracles…
…then would you believe?
Most people would say yes–I remember when I was an atheist I said I would believe–if only Jesus would come and show me a miracle, preferably one that defied physics.
And yet, in truth, I would not have believed even then because I was convinced that God did not even exist, so whatever [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Saints and Angels by Devman
Saturday, May 26th, 2007
Katie and I Just Realized…
…that, in spite of our devotion to him, we could never name our child Ambrose.
“Ambrose Rose” is just a bit too awful.
4 Comments » - Posted in Catholic Life by Devman
Saturday, May 26th, 2007
My CPU Is a Neural Net Processor…
…a learning computer.
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Terminator II
That’s one of my favorite Arnold quotes because it uses just the right amount of real computer science terminology to sound believable, but of course in reality neural networks can’t do anything even close to what our brains can do. That’s why it’s science fiction!
My second favorite ridiculous science [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Catholic Life, Technical by Devman
Friday, May 25th, 2007
Friday!
Aah, Friday. It’s been such a long week, with the session wrapping up at the Capitol and the morning sickness requiring ongoing management and the wonderful husband needing love and the garden needing weeding and I needing incredible amounts of sleep. Whew!
Devin and I totally forgot the Pentecost novena, too. Bless the Lord.
We had lots [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Catholic Life by Katie
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007
Maybe, I Don’t Really Wanna Know…Who You Are
Apologies on the title of this post: the Oasis lyrics from “Live Forever” always seem to pop into my mind when blogging.
Sometimes we don’t want to know who someone is, so we never try to find out who they are.
This sounds somewhat esoteric, but it’s really simple. For example, I may not want to [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Love and War by Devman
Sunday, May 20th, 2007
Baby Countdown Timer App
I wrote a little program this weekend that lets an expecting couple enter in their baby’s name and their estimate at the baby’s conception date, then it just shows you how old the baby is and how many days are left until birth:
You can keep the program running all the time, and it will automatically [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Love and War, Technical by Devman
Sunday, May 20th, 2007
Managing Morning Sickness
I think I’ve figured it out! Here’s what happened this week.
Tuesday was my roughest day thus far. I was unable to keep any food down all day, getting sick morning, noon, and evening, and I felt pretty discouraged my the time I went to bed that night. I stayed home from work on Wednesday to [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Catholic Life by Katie
Saturday, May 19th, 2007
Quinn and Danielle, You Made the Vanguard
They left on Monday morning, the two fearless women from the Golden Dome. Two mamas and a baby. Little Lucia, to be precise, is not just any baby. She is the most precious 14-week old Italian daughter of light that you ever did see. And, she speaks much more articulately than [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Catholic Life by Katie
Saturday, May 19th, 2007
Verdant Explosion
Our garden is taking off!
The tomatoes, lettuce, swiss chard, and beets are doing very well. The spinach is starting to get bigger, and the squash plants–the most recent seeds planted–are humongous.
No Comments » - Posted in Grapevines and Nature, Love and War by Devman
Thursday, May 17th, 2007
Does Faith in God Change You?
This was the question that came up today during lunch.
My coworker conjectured that when I was an atheist, I wasn’t a cruel, evil person who cursed wildly and committed crimes, but rather I had the same or very similar personality as I do today.
The conclusion he wanted to make was that faith in God doesn’t [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Catholic Life, Work inspired by Devman
Thursday, May 17th, 2007
Pro-Abortion Catholic Politicians
You have been called by the Vicar of Christ on Earth to repent and turn back to God. Salvation is here!
Father Euteneuer responds to these confused politicians’ response to the Pope with how defending the truths of our faith with respect to life is compatible with our country’s foundation; namely, that “we hold these [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Catholic Life by Devman
Wednesday, May 16th, 2007
You Have Heard It Said, ‘The World Must Change’
…I say, “You change it!”
–Pope John Paul II
I just watched the music video of World Youth Day 2008 in Sydney, Australia–it is really exciting! Seeing so many young people from all over the world on fire for Christ is awesome!
WPvideo 1.10
Check out the official World Youth Day site for more cool stuff.
1 Comment » - Posted in Catholic Life by Devman
Monday, May 14th, 2007
“They’re Just Being Teenage Boys”
Negatory.
Teenage boys men need to be challenged to become the men God created them to be, so says Steve Wood in his invitation to the National Catholic Men’s Conference.
He is right on the money. Teenage men in our American society are given too much and little is expected of them. Boredom sets in [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Love and War, Theology of the Body by Devman
Monday, May 14th, 2007
Thank You!
Dear friends, thank you for your support and shared joy in Devin and my news that we are with child. Our heads are rather spinning these days, as we ponder the fact that we have been entrusted with a new human life, with a new human soul who has a specific part to play in salvation history.
I’m [...]
7 Comments » - Posted in Catholic Life, Love and War, Saints and Angels by Katie
Sunday, May 13th, 2007
Mission of Divine Mercy
Katie’s friends Quinn and Danielle have been visiting us the past few days, and yesterday we traveled an hour south of Austin to the New Braunfels area to meet her brother-in-law, who is a religious brother with a new community called the Mission of Divine Mercy.
His name is Brother Moses, and he is being ordained [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Catholic Life by Devman
Sunday, May 13th, 2007
Katie’s First Mother’s Day!
Alleluia: my wife is a mother!
What joy God has given us in the gift of this child. We are so full of hope for her and so excited to welcome her into the world with arms wide open.
1 Comment » - Posted in Love and War by Devman
Sunday, May 13th, 2007
Sisters of Life on MTV!
Our friend Blair has the scoop on MTV’s featurette of the very beautiful Sisters of Life.
No Comments » - Posted in Love and War, Saints and Angels by Devman
Wednesday, May 9th, 2007
Let’s Be Deal-makers…
…rather than deal-breakers.
A good friend of mine spoke those words of wisdom to me recently in a difficult situation I was in.
I am often an “all or nothing” kind of guy–I think a lot of people are–and so sometimes I let myself get so frustrated with certain types of opposition that I just want to [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Love and War by Devman
Monday, May 7th, 2007
God’s Critical Section
A critical section is a piece of code in software development that makes sure only one thing can access a particular resource at one time.
For example, if you only want one program to open up a particular file at the same time, you could protect it in your programs with a critical section, which the [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Grapevines and Nature, Love and War by Devman
Monday, May 7th, 2007
Well Angels Heard…
…the news today!
I am a father, for Katie is with child.Â
Our baby’s heart is beating already, and her little body is being formed in secret.
We do not know if “Baby Rose” is a boy or girl, so we are using “she” and “he” alternately to refer to her. Please say a prayer that [...]
15 Comments » - Posted in Love and War by Devman
Friday, May 4th, 2007
Active Bees!
The Ambrose bees were quite active today when I got home from work, so I took a short video of them flying into and out of their hive.
WPvideo 1.10
This weekend Katie and I will do another inspection, and hopefully we can get some pictures of the frames with brood and pollen in them.
No Comments » - Posted in Grapevines and Nature by Devman
Thursday, May 3rd, 2007
The Radical Consequences of Our Human Actions
What you do during your life on earth matters tremendously; in fact it affects eternity.
This truth has been sinking in more and more for me of late. What do I mean?
Just this: God allows our human actions (and inaction) to dramatically affect other peoples’ lives, for good or for evil. Our world is [...]