Kasia April 23rd, 2007
So Saturday night I had trouble sleeping. When I finally did fall asleep, I dreamed that I went to Confession. I was greeted at the door to the confessional by a very Mediterranean-looking priest (Italian, perhaps?), who wanted to know my name. When I gave it, he ‘announced’ me to Cardinal Maida, who was going to hear my confession. Halfway through the confession, Cardinal Maida told me it was time for a break and laid down to take a nap.
What is with that dream?!?
Kasia April 23rd, 2007
The usual curtsy to Mulier Fortis…
You Are 92% Tortured Genius
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You totally fit the profile of a tortured genius. You’re uniquely brilliant – and completely misunderstood.Not like you really want anyone to understand you anyway. You’re pretty happy being an island.
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Are You a Tortured Genius?
Kasia April 19th, 2007
…but for this one, I am making an exception.
To: Virginia TechOn April 16th, 2007, Cho Seung-Hui, a student of Virginia Tech, senselessly murdered 32 students and teachers before taking his own life. His shooting spree lasted over 2 hours, and when it was all over, the fabric of our lives, our families, and the families of our friends, neighbours and fellow students were ripped apart.
We then learned of the heroic acts of Dr. Liviu Librescu, our beloved Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics. When the second shooting began, Dr. Librescu instructed his students to leave the room, and blocked the door with his body. As the last students escaped the room through a second floor window, Cho Seung-Hui shot and killed Dr. Librescu through the very door he was barricading. The greatest irony behind his death is that Librescu, a Holocaust survivor from Romania, died on Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Martyrs Remembrance Day.
Had it not been for the brave and selfless acts of Dr. Librescu, many more families would have been torn apart that day. We should forever remember the heroism of our dear professor, acts that saved the lives of many. There are numerous ways in which we can do this, from bursaries to scholarships, to planting a tree or erecting a statue in his honor.
We, the undersigned, feel that the most fitting way to honor the memory of our dear professor is to rename Norris Hall to Librescu Hall. Norris Hall should not be allowed to remain synonymous with a place of darkness and terror. Renaming the building will begin the healing process and help us remember Dr. Librescu for what he truly was. A friend. A colleague. A hero among the ages.
Sincerely,
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Kasia April 19th, 2007
Which Twentieth Century Pope Are You?
You are Pope Pius XII. You’re efficient and dedicated, but not very approachable.
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Curtsy to Mulier Fortis for the quiz, despite her being Pope St. Pius X… 
Kasia April 19th, 2007
For the record, I think it’s a horrible idea to release even portions of what that Virginia Tech shooter sent to NBC. I think it gives him a platform he doesn’t deserve, gives other messed-up people ideas of how they can gain notoriety, and douses the victims’ and their survivors’ wounds with salty lemon juice. Just bad all around.
I do have to respond to one thing he said, though, that I heard whilst getting ready for work this morning. Apparently he actually had the audacity to say that he was dying like Jesus Christ.
Excuse me?!?
Where exactly is the similarity?!??!?!?!
I mean, one committed a calculated, premeditated massacre and then committed suicide.
The other One allowed Himself to be arrested, convicted of something He was innocent of, scourged, stripped, nailed to a cross, taunted, and murdered…and as He died, He prayed for God to forgive His taunters and murderers. In fact, when one of His disciples pulled out a sword and struck at the people who were arresting Him, and cut of a man’s ear, Our Lord chastised his disciple and healed the injured man.
Oh yeah. Really similar. I totally see it. /sarcasm
I pray He forgives this kid for thus blaspheming His sacred Name.
Kasia April 18th, 2007
I just got a CNN news alert that the Supreme Court has upheld a ban on partial-birth abortions. No other details yet, except that it was 5-4 (no big shock there).
Further details as I get them, and in the meantime, Deo gratias!
Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us!
Kasia April 17th, 2007
Who, you may ask, is Liviu Librescu?
He was a lecturer at Virginia Tech. Until yesterday. During the massacre, as the gunman approached, he blocked the door to the classroom with his body and told his students to get out. They went out the windows. He was fatally shot.
He survived the Holocaust and died at 76 to save the lives of his students. And in my book he’s a hero. May God bless him and his family.
Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon him.
Curtsy to The Big Seester, who e-mailed me the story.
Kasia April 16th, 2007
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You’re St. Justin Martyr!
You have a positive and hopeful attitude toward the world. You think that nature, history, and even the pagan philosophers were often guided by God in preparation for the Advent of the Christ. You find “seeds of the Word” in unexpected places. You’re patient and willing to explain the faith to unbelievers.
Find out which Church Father you are at The Way of the Fathers!
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Curtsy to St. Jimbob for the link.
Kasia April 16th, 2007
I responded to an urgent call put out in our parish bulletin Easter Sunday, and volunteered to serve as an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion for the Sunday evening LifeTeen Mass. They were looking for ‘confirmed teens and young adults,’ and though I wasn’t sure if I still count as a ‘young adult’ I figured I’d tell the guy how old I am and let him decide.
He wrote me back today (the first day the parish was open again after Easter) and said they’d love to have me. So yeah – I’ll be an EMHC as soon as they can get me trained and on the schedule.
Extra bonus: I’m a bit of a liturgical traditionalist (make that I’m two steps short of being a liturgi-nazi), so attending LifeTeen should be great practice in offering up suffering.
Kasia April 16th, 2007
I’m handling a stack of returned mail for one of the alumni groups I work with. Ordinarily this would go to our data integrity coordinator, but since they’re pressed for time I offered to just take care of it. I fervently regret this now.
Not only have many of these addresses already been updated (which means the school is wasting postage and looking incompetent by using an old list), but one of them was returned with the comment “Don’t live here!” scrawled onto the envelope. Now, that’s much more polite than some of the returned mail I’ve seen, but considering that the piece of mail is only addressed to one person, I’m tempted to keep sending mail to the poor unsuspecting person who returned the piece until s/he can make his/her subject and verb agree.
I’m such a bad Christian. And such a nerd, too.
