Favorite Poem

People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies. Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and sincere, people may deceive you. Be honest and sincere anyway.

What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight. Create anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous. Be happy anyway.

The good you do today will often be forgotten. Do good anyway.

Give the best you have, and it will never be enough. Give your best anyway.

Pope Francis I

Pope Francis has been in the news a lot lately. From the fact he was a bouncer at a bar in college (which I find cool and funny) to speculation that he leaves the Vatican at night to help the homeless.  He also posed for a picture with a bunch of young people.  He is becoming one of my favorite popes and favorite people.

He teaches us humility and service to the poor. He is a great example for the Catholic Church as well as for everyone else.

"Holiness doesn't mean doing extraordinary things, but doing ordinary things with love and faith."-Pope Francis Twitter

"To be saints is not a privilege for the few, but a vocation for everyone."- Pope Francis Twitter

Day in the City

http://www.youtube.com/v/yOV7T3Y5Fqo?autohide=1&version=3&attribution_tag=olX9VXf8FiBMk-5JheXR3w&autoplay=1&showinfo=1&autohide=1&feature=share

Video I made from my trip to Chicago.

Enjoy.

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Book review: Rediscovering Catholicism

I recently read a really good book by Matthew Kelly called Rediscovering Catholicism. A few things in this book stood out to me. One is, "The philosophy of Christ is the ultimate philosophy of human happiness." God wants us to be happy; he wants us to live out lives in great joy. Another is that Catholicism is a lifestyle and not just a set of rules. A lot of my non-Catholic friends think all we do is restrict people from doing things and that all we do is follow tradition but this is not true. According to Matthew Kelly, it means striving to be like Christ and striving to transform oneself for the better. It is trying to become the best version of ourselves.

This is a great book that I advise Catholics and Christians alike to better understand the Catholic Faith.

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New Blog Post?!?

I greatly apologize for not blogging lately. School has been keeping me really busy.  I am running sound at the fall play so I will be way busier than I was before. Will try to update the blog when I can.

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Intolerance within Christian Churches

I'm Catholic and I go to a Christian but not Catholic college.  Religion class has turned into endless Catholic bashing as well as overhearing what people say about us and our religion.  Just wanted to get this straight; we are Christians. We all are. We follow Christ, the one who said love your neighbor as yourself and love one another as I have loved you. It shouldn't matter if I believe that the Eucharist is literally the Body and Blood of Jesus or if I believe that Mary and the Saints should be venerated (not worshiped). The only thing that should really matter is how we treat people and living like Christ did.  Because if we stopped bashing other Christian religions on how they worship and instead focus on getting everyone to know Christ then the world would be a better place.

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Kids Now-a-days

(Directly relating to/ but not exactly what is talked about in.. my podcast.)


With computers introduced at a young age, video games played instead of playing outside, and kids with cell phones and tablets my generation is turning to be quite differently than the generations now.  How will this negatively and positively affect these children?  I'm not quite sure.  My television viewing was limited when I was younger; I played outside in the dirt until the sun went down and we were called to dinner. Now kids are inside all the time watching television and playing violent video games that I think negatively affects the child and influences them to do things they shouldn't. Video games are extremely violent as well as realistic. When I was younger the only video games my parents let us play was Donkey Kong, racing games, Star Wars games, Glover, Mario, and any video game that Disney put out on Nintendo 64. I still have the 64 and sometimes take it out. Still have not beat Donkey Kong; me and my brother are not even 1/2 way though with the game.

So what are your thoughts on video games and television at a young age?

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My take on healthcare

Healthcare is the huge debate. Pro-Obamacare, anti-obamacare. Everyone has their own opinion on whether or not its a good idea.

I think that Obamacare is not a good idea but affordable healthcare is. All the government has to do is provide an affordable healthcare option for people who need it. People who don't need it wouldn't have to participate in the program. I'm not even in politics, I'm a film student, and I think that this is a great solution that will satisfy both sides.

I also think that if America as a whole were to start eating better then healthcare and health insurance wouldn't be needed that much. The majority of ads on the internet or TV is for fast food restaurants or diet pills. These industries are out to get money, not to better mankind. I have been a vegetarian for about a year, I'm not saying that you should stop eating meat but the majority of the people who say my "diet" (it's a lifestyle) is unhealthy are the people who eat nothing but fast food and junk food; who smoke and don't exercise. There is a reason that the obesity is high in the US; its because people think that eating fast food and junk food is "healthy" and normal.

I have recently finished a documentary on Netflix called Spoons over Forks. (I have been stuck on documentaries lately.) Its a good one; you should watch it.

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