Nov

30

Something I Needed to Post

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Among all the recent activity, it’s been hard to post, but tonight, I needed to:

My night began at 5:15. I met some fellow scouts and we went shopping for a campout this weekend. We got back to the church at around 6:00. I started sorting through some books until 6:30 when the Bazaar Crew showed up at the Hall and began throwing some tables around. After being recruited as a table-mover, I quickly vacated the scout meeting (as did the rest of the troop). After about an hour and a half of work, beads of sweat covered my face and my hands were black. It was about 7:50 when I made my way upstairs for youth group. I was already 45 minutes late, but I had made it in time for Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. It was beautiful this evening. Our adoration song was “If I Could Just Sit With You Awhile” by Martin Doman. Our following discussion was pretty deep; we went from discussing marriage and divorce to salvation and sin. Then, after Benediction, I went to Confession. After getting out, I began talking to a dear friend who I have always admired for having such an intimate relationship with Our Lord. She said something to me that I needed to post here. She told me that in prayer, it is important for us to “stay when you least feel like staying.”
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Nov

16

Confirmation

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“Dominic, be sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit. The Lord be with you.”

What precious words; words with which the Son empowers me as a true witness in His name; words which become engraved forever upon the helmet of my salvation; words which will eternally strengthen me, nourish me, and comfort me until I breath my last.
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Nov

10

A Lesson in Physics

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Yesterday morning began quite like any other. My alarm went off at 5:30 and I hit the snooze button about 6 times, reset my alarm and then hit it another 2 times. Before I knew it, it was seven o’clock and I was scrambling about looking for clothes with a toothbrush in one hand and my backpack in the other.
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