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There and Back Again - A MacBook Pro's Tale

Well, after almost two weeks, my MacBook Pro is back. Had a little video processor trouble—the laptop wouldn't even boot! Now that it's back, I can resume blogging, emailing, etc... not that I was out of the loop, but it's just a little harder not using your own computer to do all these things.

Well, since my last post, the school year has gotten further underway, and I'm very excited about this semester's classes—especially Catholic Apologetics! Also, just down the street from the Seminary, ABC decided they'd remodel a house for their Extreme Makeover: Home Edition television show. You can follow along with their progress on the official Extreme Makeover St. Louis site, and also via occasional updates in my Twitter feed on the blog's sidebar.

Tomorrow will be my first Sunday at St. James the Greater parish in Dogtown, St. Louis—wish me luck!

Nikon D90 Announced—with High-Def 'D Movie' Mode

Today the Nikon D90 (a digital SLR camera) was announced, and I think it will be a game-changing camera. It not only has the same image sensor as the excellent Nikon D300, but it has a feature that sets it apart from every other digital SLR on the market—a movie mode.

Nikon D90 - Image from DPReview.com

I think this is a revolutionary, rather than evolutionary, change. I have been wondering when something like this would happen. I had a Canon S2 IS, and have used the S5 IS, and their movie modes were quite excellent, but with their small image sensors, recording in less-than-ideal conditions meant a lot of digital noise, and very control over the depth of field (for that nice blurred-out background or foreground effect).

Farewell Archbishop Burke! You Will Be Missed! [UPDATE: Pictures Posted]

[UPDATE: Pictures have been posted.]

This morning and afternoon, Kenrick-Glennon Seminary was graced with the presence of the Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal, Archbishop Burke. This week he's been saying goodbye to all the faithful of the Archdiocese, and he finished his public farewell Masses with an eleven o'clock Mass at the Seminary. I took some pictures at the Mass, which will be posted soon, but I and my fellow Seminarians are sad to see him leave—he was a father to us all, and a great pastor of the flock in Saint Louis.

We wish you well, Archbishop Burke!

Jeff with Archbishop Raymond Burke

A Pictoral Walkthrough of the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Well, at long last, here are my impressions and pictures (click the link for a full album) of the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Crosse, WI. (Unfortunately, the weather wasn't that great, so I have few outdoor pictures). We arrived after a good night's sleep at the Shrine for Morning Prayer and a reflection (one of two for our Day of Recollection) from Archbishop Burke. We then attended Holy Mass, ate lunch at the wonderful Shrine restaurant, and returned to the Church for Daytime Prayer, a Holy Hour, the Rosary, another reflection from Archbishop Burke, and the Stations of the Cross (the Shrine has a beautiful and contemplative hillside walking path with the stations and mysteries of the Rosary).