Category Archives: Religious

Ash Wednesday

Today, Ash Wednes­day marks the begin­ning of Lent—40 days of prayer, fast­ing, and penance—the Church’s remem­brance of Jesus’ 40 days in the desert before He began His pub­lic min­istry. All mem­bers of the Church (includ­ing non-​​​​Catholics) are encour­aged to receive the ashen cross on their fore­head sym­bol­iz­ing our mor­tal­ity and as a reminder of our iden­tity in …

March 9, 2011 – 9:15 am | By Matthew | Posted in Religious | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Rally for Life

I spent the day in Austin, TX, with a great crowd of pro-​​lifers to send a mes­sage to the politi­cians in our gov­ern­ment. We do not want abor­tion to be legal in this coun­try any longer.

January 23, 2010 – 9:26 pm | By Matthew | Posted in Politics, Religious | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Challenges: Defined in (Not so) Plain English

I enjoy a good chal­lenge every once in a while.  In my case, Eng­lish class is always a chal­lenge because it is not my best sub­ject.  At times, I have the out­ward appear­ance that I despise Eng­lish.  To prove my point, I pose the ques­tion: Who in their right mind likes to write essays or …

January 22, 2010 – 12:00 am | By Matthew | Posted in Religious, School | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)

Movies to Keep Away from Mr. Beeler

If Mr. Beeler were to see this list, he would surely assign multiple-​​​​page essays in response to them. I recently watched the fol­low­ing two movies and found them quite intrigu­ing: The Last Sin Eater Know­ing Hidalgo Both movies are extremely good sto­ries that describe human­ity and its ten­den­cies to stray from what God orig­i­nally intended for Cre­ation …

November 25, 2009 – 11:07 am | By Matthew | Posted in Religious, School | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (1)

Philosophy on Life

Here is my phi­los­o­phy on life that I thought I would share with you all: Remem­ber what hap­pened in the past, but don’t obsess over it. Rather, focus on what is hap­pen­ing in the present, be opti­mistic about it, and trust that God will take care of the future.

September 1, 2009 – 11:00 pm | By Matthew | Posted in Religious | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)