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[Jul. 27th, 2009|07:12 pm] |
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Elizabeth and I broke up. Third times the charm. |
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[Jan. 6th, 2009|06:11 pm] |
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Elizabeth and I are now engaged! |
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[Oct. 6th, 2008|01:03 am] |
This is a scene from the movie, "Swing Vote" which I just saw.
And this is a video from Catholicvote.com which they showed before it which I thought was cool.
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| Penny for Political Thought |
[Sep. 30th, 2008|11:04 pm] |
As the Election draws near everyone seems to have something to say. This note is a homily from my deacon regarding the upcoming election, though more specifically, the requirement of Catholics to defend the sanctity of human life that is desecrated by the holocaust of the new millennium.
Homily for 27 & 28 Sept 2008…26th Sunday Ordinary Time …A
Rev. Deacon James Witulski
“Walk the Walk”
In the Holy Gospel today, we heard the parable story of the man who chose to work in his father’s vineyard and we also heard about the man who said he would do his father’s bidding, but later decided not to…Our Lord Jesus’ parable is asking US as well, to make the CHOICE – A CHOICE to do God’s Will, the Will of Our Heavenly Father, in the vineyard of His world.
When we chose to obey God’s Commandments, follow Christ’s teachings, and the teachings of His Church, we are indeed like the man of the parable who went to work for his father. People may say they believe, but are not ACTIONS, proofs of our belief?...our behavior is what we believe…In other words, when it comes to making choices and decisions, we have to walk the walk, and not just talk the talk.
Our Faith is to encompass every choice we make as Catholics and Christians. The teachings of our Holy Catholic Faith are to guide the choice-making decisions of our life, big or small, so we can ultimately be sure that we are choosing wisely – like the man in the parable, to do the Father’s Will.
For example, once again, we are faced with tough decisions as we choose a Presidential Candidate who will lead this nation for another four years. I realize that some people may object to this example being presented in a sermon.
However, it’s not a matter of mixing religion and politics…it’s really a matter of allowing our Faith to guide our choices in all things to fulfill God’s Will, even with our politics….After all, we don’t go in the voting booth and take off WHO we are as followers of Christ in His Catholic Church…
DO WE?...Of course not, if we want to Walk the Walk, and not just Talk the Talk!...Think of the martyrs who laid down their lives rather than compromise the Faith, even over political issues.
Think of St. John the Baptist…He died for the Truth… admonishing the evil, corrupt politician, King Herod, who made a mockery of the sanctity of marriage…Recall, Herod’s father before him, who slaughtered the innocents, children in their mother’s womb and up to three years of age!...These Holy Innocents died too, for our Lord. but they did NOT have a choice!...Nevertheless, these little innocent ones are in Heaven…martyrs for the Faith.
Today, WE are challenged by the Lord’s parable to chose rightly, to choose God’s Will, and NOW, many of us have an opportunity to do just that, in the upcoming crucial election…
Once again, the ideological battlefields, the cultural war, and the CONFUSION have all INTENSIFIED as Election Day draws near, but our Faith gives us clear guidance that will help us make correct decisions when we go into the voting booth in November.
When we take a look at ANY candidate for political office, we should ask three fundamental questions in choosing: 1) Which candidate affirms that life begins at the moment of conception and will do all that he can to DEFEND the rights of the unborn?... 2) Which candidate affirms that marriage is between a man and a woman? 3) Which candidate will appoint PRO-LIFE and PRO-MARRIAGE Supreme Court Justices?
Sure, Catholics are also concerned with the war in Iraq, the environment, poverty, the economy, and immigration. These too are important issues BUT the QUESTION that DIVIDES many Catholics is this…Can I vote for a candidate that supports my beliefs in these issues but who ALSO supports abortion?...I would argue that we CANNOT!...I would even say that at this moment in history, there is ONLY ONE ISSUE, and that ISSUE IS ABORTION!...Why do I say this?...Because so-called legalized abortion is DESTROYING OUR GREAT NATION!
Mother Teresa, now declared “Blessed” by the Church, hopefully soon to be canonized a Saint – said this:
“Any country that accepts abortion is NOT teaching people to love, but to use VIOLENCE to GET WHAT THEY WANT. That is why the GREATEST DESTROYER of LOVE and PEACE is ABORTION.”…Haunting words, from a Saintly nun who Walked the Walk, when it came to doing our Master’s Will.
Let’s face reality, abortion affects every hot button issue and concern that we Americans have during a Presidential election….If we can KILL and an innocent child in the womb of a mother and that NO LONGER SHOCKS US AS A NATION, then we can JUSTIFY and GET USED TO ANYTHING!...What’s next?...The killing of the infirmed elderly in nursing homes?
Abortion destroys RESPECT for any human life – PERIOD! This is why our present society has become so violent and chaotic….This is why many people have NO CONCERN for ANYONE except THEMSELVES! ...There are situations of pregnant women, some even married, who wanted to get an abortion simply because their pregnancy was INCONVIENANT! ..Sadly, their boyfriends or husbands GO ALONG with these kinds of decisions.
Since 1973, there have been 48,589,993 abortions in the U.S. alone!...How many potentially great people have been ELIMINATED through the HORRORS of abortion?
Brothers and sisters in Christ, there is NO WAY that we can vote for ANYONE WHO SUPPORTS ABORTION!...And let’s BE CLEAR about one thing…Being PRO-ABORTION and PRO-CHOICE are the SAME THING! ...Being pro-choice is a SMOKE-SCREEN!...The bottom line is this If ABORTIONS CONTINUE…OUR COUNTRY WILL COLLAPSE!
If we want America to SURVIVE WELL INTO THE FUTURE, WE MUST END ABORTION!
This is also WHY the Catholic Church needs to SPEAK UP and to SPEAK CLEARLY…With all due respect, bishops, priests, and deacons who give Holy Communion to pro-abortion politicians are spreading confusion among the Faithful!...Satan is really having a field day!
Everyone recognizes that we are CAUGHT in the MIDDLE of CULTURE WAR here in America. The Church has the responsibility to provide spiritual leadership that is so desperately NEEDED in these chaotic times.
The Catholic Church in Poland was able to RESIST the evils of Nazism and Communism because the CHURCH remained FAITHFUL and UNITED….But today, faithful Catholics face a BATTLE of TWO FRONTS…the culture war in society and the polarization of our own Church…This is a battle that is NOT EASY to HANDLE and it is possible for people to FEEL DISCOURAGED and OVERWHELMED.
Do not let anyone confuse you!...Abortion is THE ISSUE and WE MUST VOTE for that candidate that will BEST PROTECT THE RIGHTS of the UNBORN, even if that candidate that is NOT a perfect candidate with the other issues that concern Catholics.
We MUST make a CHOICE, just like the man in Our Lord’s parable today….We must Walk the Walk, and not merely talk the talk….Souls, innocent lives, depend upon it.
If we want America to SURVIVE WELL INTO THE FUTURE, WE MUST END THE ABORTION HOLOCAUST! |
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| Summer |
[Apr. 23rd, 2008|03:23 pm] |
Hello people! It's been quite a while since I've posted anything special. The primary reason for posting this is to inform everyone that I will not be in Rochester this summer. I have landed an internship at Oasis Productions http://youtube.com/watch?v=QsuwEC0ca2I It is a Catholic production company that is starting up here in Steubenville. Most things are going well. I should post a longer more extensive post. Perhaps later. In any event, my address will be
1326 Ridge Ave
Steubenville OH 43952
Just in case anyone feels like sending letters or dropping by.
Love you all
Andrew/AJ/Fork |
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| Life and Death |
[Feb. 11th, 2008|12:30 pm] |
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My friend Amanda Pudvah died yesterday apparently from a severe case of pneumonia. This is very sad. While I wasn't the closest to her, I did know her and I will miss her. I urge you to pray for her soul, her family and loved ones and I urge you to make do with the time you have because you never know when it will end. She was on earth for 20 years and it all happened so suddenly. |
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[Jan. 23rd, 2008|01:02 am] |
Ok. So Heath Ledger has died. 28. 7 years older than me. Very sad. As I thought about posting like so many other people have posted I couldn't help but think to include a thought/prayer to not only Heath who has died but to everyone who may have died today. Thoughts and prayers are with their souls and their loved ones.
In other news, I'm doing all right. Definitely keeping busy. I suppose I should post a long post. but I'm not going to! so there! |
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[Jan. 5th, 2008|02:23 am] |
Happy New Year. After careful contemplation regarding the passing year I've got to an important conclusion from my reflection. 2007 looks like 200 with a nose on the end while 2008 looks like 200 with a beheaded snowman.
That is all.
Andrew/AJ/Fork
*a more complete analysis with resolutions etc later |
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[Nov. 23rd, 2007|10:45 pm] |
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Elizabeth and I have broken up. |
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| Anime Convention 2008 |
[Sep. 19th, 2007|03:32 pm] |
Okay I need some help. I have decided (with approval from Student Activities) to put together an Anime/Comic Book/Video Games Convention here at school (Franciscan University). I hope to have it take place in April (just checked the dates and unfortunately it doesn't fall within MCC's spring break :( ) In any event, I am open to ideas of content, (anime, comic books, video games) As well as activities (workshops, panels, contests, etc.) So yea! Inputs will be appreciated and some of you will most likely receive an actual phone call from me.
Love you all
Andrew |
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[Sep. 10th, 2007|03:51 pm] |
Well ladies, gentlemen and all those inbetween. I suppose it is about time for a real update from me. Afterall I have plenty of time to kill in the Mac Lab working mainly cause working pretty much entails sitting here using the computer unless someone needs help. I shall attempt my general flow of updating
Girl
I love Elizabeth (and for anyone who doesn't know Elizabeth is my beloved girl friend now, not Cindy) We have been officially dating for 73 days. I'm happy. The past week or so I've been doing something very interesting. . . I have given her a present every day. Not anything especially grand but just a little something which I've associated with the values of Security, Protection, Beauty, Guidance, Faith, Love and Promise. It's going over well :) Her health unfortunately shifts from day to day.. It has to be taken one day at a time. Prayers would be awesome (today is a down day for her arthritis) But yea I could not be happier to be with her. I do love her.
School
Well two weeks of classes have gone by like a flash. I am taking 6 classes this semester for the first time so we'll see how that goes. They are as follows: International Trade and Finance, Foundations of Catholicism, Industrial (or Operations) Management, Investments, Human Resources Management, and Federal Income Tax 1
For the most part I'm understanding the underlining concepts of them all. Some better than others. I haven't had any tests so far, thus how well I am or am not doing remains to be seen. But I do like my classes and my professors. They are all new except Professor Macre in Tax.
Work
I have 3 jobs (do not freak out hehe I'm not too bad of a workaholic) I am working custodial, computer lab and library. However understand that I am working 4.5 hours Custodial, 3 hours Computer lab, and 8-10 Library. So in all honesty I am not working more than 15-18 hours a week which I believe to be perfectly reasonable. (I was working 20 hours back home while at school) I would have preferred to have that many hours between two jobs but I will be most grateful for the income period. We will see what money issues there will be.
Car
Speaking of money issues I suppose we'd better discuss Felix (my car). Yes for those of you who dont know, my car has a name now. Thankfully Felix is working.. for now.. There was a scare last week while we were at mass off campus. It looked as if Felix was leaking gas. However I kept an eye on it when I got back to campus and it was fine. The assumption is that someone was trying to steal gas out of my car but failed. But yea it hasn't died in a ball of flames just yet.
Computer
Hehe my windows disks aren't working to reinstall XP on my desktop so I'm having some fun learning Kubuntu. It isn't too bad, internet works fine and I am gradually getting closer to being able to install.... something... anything. but yea... I'm hoping to find an XP disk though at some point that might work.
Yea that is my update for now. I hope that will satisfy ya'll. Obvously if you ever need me call me. email me. Randomly come visit Franciscan. Yup!!! I love you all. Er most of you. Some of you... Well ok I made that all up..
Byeee |
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| My Job |
[Aug. 2nd, 2007|05:21 pm] |
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Found a dead body at work today... hmm... |
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| Snatched from Sis |
[Mar. 25th, 2007|11:31 pm] |
A is for...
3 letter word: Ace
Color: Amber
Gifts/present: Anvil. . . what!? who wouldn't like to get an anvil
Vehicle: All-terrain intergalatic planetary assault vehicle
TV Show: Alias
Country: America
Boy Name: Alvin
Girl Name: Anatasia
Alcoholic drink: alcohol
Occupation: Axe murderer
Flower: Aquilegia caerules
Celebrity: Albert Yankovic
Food: Anchovi Pizza
Something found in a kitchen: Anvil where else are you going to put it?
Reason for Being Late: Acid falling onto your pants causing your legs to burn off
Something You Shout: Antelopes arent allowed anywhere around any army artillery |
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[Mar. 25th, 2007|01:22 am] |
| You Are Destined to Rule the World | 
You have the makings of a very evil dictator...
Which is both kind of cool and kind of scary!
Will you rule the world? Maybe. Maybe not.
But at least you know that you could. |
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[Mar. 25th, 2007|12:41 am] |
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Just so everyone knows I broke up with Cindy. And I'm friggen happy its Sunday! |
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[Feb. 10th, 2007|02:09 pm] |
My Life At the moment
Pros:
My dad drove 6 hours down here to school to fix my car, had dinner with me then left to go back home. MY CAR IS FIXED. Spring break is in 5 days. I get to see family and friends! Homecooking! I don't have to drive home cause Christina's dad will do it. I can feel my intelligence growing. I've earned 80s on my tests thus far. I have a job working custodial. I got high marks on my resume (in other words I showed it to the career person here and I had it almost perfect). I'm becoming more involved with on campus activities.
Cons:
I need prayer, been dealing with something for some time and I am not going to go into it but yes prayer would be nice. Although I have a job I only work a handful of hours and money is still an issue. I did not get the RA position that I tried really hard for and was very confident I would get. I am not going to be a reader at mass. I am not going to be involved in prayer ministry. |
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[Feb. 6th, 2007|11:26 pm] |
Well I suppose I had better explain my last entry. Basically I got a text message in class from Verizon letting me know that my bill which was supposed to be 65 bucks was actually closer to 129. This did not please me in the least let me assure you. I'm really strapped for cash atm and having that smack me in the face worried me anew. Then later that day I came outside to find that I'd left my lights on and my car wouldn't start. I have tried jumping it a few times and I can't get it to work. And the weather is blasted cold.
NOTICE: Text messaging has been disabled from my phone so upon pain of death dont text me
With that out of the way on to nicer things. School is going well. No tests or anything, but I'm liking my classes. I'm working as custodian. I'm becoming very involved with various aspects of campus. All of which is keeping me very busy. And Cindy is doing well. |
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