2 Guys, a Girl and a Catholic Podcast – Episode 37 –
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Current Events:
- The Vatican begins to digitize 80,000 manuscripts with NASA technology. – Cristina http://www.romereports.com/palio/vatican%27s-library-begins-to-digitize-80000-of-its-manuscripts-with-nasa-technology-english-5590.html
- Vatican approves Blessed Marianne Cope miracle and blessed Kateri Tekakwitha -Cris
http://whispersintheloggia.blogspot.com/2011/12/for-us-church-new-year-brings-new.html - US Government to archive every tweet in Library of Congress – Chris http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2011/12/library-of-congress-to-store-tweets-based-on-twitter-deal/1
Church News:
- Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Masses on Monday, December 12th. Mass times vary per parish. St. John Neumann Catholic Church, Mass is at 6pm. St. Williams is at 7pm.
- The Assembly of Catholic Professionals (ACP) will hold a unique formational opportunity for Catholic lay professionals to grow in faith on Wednesday, December 14th at the Hyatt Regency Town Lake off of 208 Barton Springs at 11:30am. All ACP luncheons feature an invigorating speaker, fellowship, networking opportunities and formation with a special focus on our identity as lay believers and community leaders.
- Also on December 14th, is the monthly Men’s Discernment Dinner. All single Catholic men, aged 18 and older with an openness to priestly vocation and discernment are invited to attend the dinner which will be held at the Borromeo House. The evening includes dinner, prayer and a presentation with discussion topics such as priesthood, seminary, prayer, discernment and spiritual life. For more informaton, contact Father Brian McMaster at 512-949-2405.
- On Friday, December 16 the Austin Toros invite all of the Diocese of Austin Churches and Youth Groups to come out and celebrate the Christmas season together as the Toros take on the rival Rio Grande Valley Vipers. This Austin Toros are part of the NBA developmental league and play at the Cedar Park Center. Discounted prices will be available and a private lounge area will be set up for all of the Diocese schools and churches to meet and mingle before the game, which starts at 7:30p.m.
Wildcard:
- Mark Zuckerberg Facebook Acct. Hacked – Cris
- http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/money/mark-zuckerberg-private-pictures-leaked-after-security-breached-on-facebook-ncxdc-120611
- Mythbusters accidentally shoot cannonball through house. – Cristina
- http://news.yahoo.com/mythbusters-accidentally-shot-cannonball-someones-home-145559380.html
- Hypodermic needles found in clothing at Georgia Walmart – Chris
- http://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/more-syringes-at-walmart-461893
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Cris, your comment about Mark Zuckerberg possibly finds it relaxing to process the chicken himself made me laugh out loud while on a long road trip. And reminded me of a time when I was in middle school that I had to help process a chicken. I was living in Malaysia at the time with my family and was on a school trip to a local village for a week in an annual event that spread students across the country so they could experience and learn more about the culture. While at this local village I sure did experience a lot of local culture, including mud-fishing, rice farming and an I-will-never-forget experience of witnessing the death of a chicken and helping process and prepare the chicken for our meal. (Sorry for the slightly-graphic nature here…) She was partially beheaded, then released in the yard to run around and bleed out, before being grabbed by the legs and dunked into a big kettle of boiling water. From there, the chicken was placed in front of me and several other girls to pluck its feathers off and de-bone it (since it was cooked).
Yeah… I couldn’t eat the chicken that night. And I think this experience contributes to my why to this day I cannot de-bone a chicken without being disgusted.