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Sunday Reflection: prioritize God over the world
Jesus gives some practical and divinely wise advice today in the Gospel at Mass, wise enough to get Him out of an almost inescapable trap set by the Pharisees: “Give to God what belongs to God, and to Ceasar what belongs to Caesar.” Inherent in this is the ability to discern what, in fact, does…
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Customer service is crazy
As I write this, I’m watching the order details on the phone charger I ordered from Apple because it is shipping, apparently, to my old Chicago address. I chatted with a rep, and she can’t assist me as she can’t find the order in their system yet. She told me to check back in an…
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It’s like I hit a wall
Just a quick note to say my posts may be getting shorter from here on out. It feels like I hit a wall emotionally and physically these last few days, for a few reasons. You might say I hit a bridge I need to cross, but Gandalf is standing there shouting “YOU SHALL NOT PASS!”…
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Thankful Thursday: thankful for bad days
As it write this, it’s a Monday, and it’s definitely BEEN a Monday. So this week, I am grateful for the frustrating, not so great, uncomfortable, days. I’m grateful for them not only because they teach us virtue and help us grow, but because they are the only reason we can appreciate the good days.…
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Thoughts on rest
I got roped into assisting a second program at Church on Mondays, so now I’m at Church Monday and Wednesday for evangelization programs in addition to working two jobs. It’s a busy time. And I’m not finding it as easy as I should to intentionally rest on Sunday. I’m devoting Sundays, in addition to catching…
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My 200th blog post: small wins matter
WordPress recently notified me that I published my 200th blog post. That is an accomplishment, albeit a small one. It’s worth celebrating. If I’m honest, I’ve been busy lately. I’m super involved with things at Church right now. And while things in life are definitely going okay–I’m blessed to have a paying job and my…
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Sunday Reflection: “I can do all things in him who strengthens me”
The second reading at Mass today includes a famous verse from the end of St. Paul’s letter to the Phillippians: “I can do all things in him who strengthens me.” I think this verse is often misinterpreted when taken out of context. When you read it IN context, you understand that St. Paul is saying…
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The key to a hard magic system
I LOVE a good hard magic system–one with explicitly outlines rules about magic, what working magic requires, and who can do it. The Harry Potter books are probably the most explicitly detailed hard magic system that a VAST number of people would be familiar with. The magic system in my own novels is more hard…
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What makes a soft magic system work
A soft magic system is one in which the mechanics of magic and how it works are not explained. It’s a bit intuitive to say that a soft magic system works best when magic is not truly a main focus of the story. But that’s indeed the case. “The Lord of the Rings” is the…
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