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The KGB Lions today played in an epic soccer match against the St. Meinrad Seminary soccer team. The game was hard-fought, and ended in the best way possible: with no loser. We tied 1-1, and had a great time meeting some of the seminarians from St. Meinrad's.

View pictures from the game on my Seminary Pictures page. Below is a picture of a save I made in the first half.

St. Pio of Pietrelcina, pray for us!

[Edit: I was happy to meet Dennis, of the blog Vita Mea, and Patrick, of the blog Veritas Nunquam Perit, both seminarians studying at St. Meinrad's, after the game.]

Just a quick reminder: Tomorrow (Saturday the 23rd), the Kenrick-Glennon Seminarians will be hosting the St. Meinrad Seminary's soccer team at 1:00 p.m. on the Kenrick-Glennon Seminary soccer field (around the back). Everyone is welcome!

So far, the Priestie boyz have been receiving a lot of good press from various bloggers and from word-of-mouth in St. Louis. They still have plenty of CDs available, so check out the album [priestieboyz.com]. I hope to update their website soon with some interesting stories about our band and the production of the CD.

ST. LOUIS CATHOLIC SEMINARIANS PRODUCE ALBUM
“Priestie Boyz” release alternative CD

A group of local Catholic seminarians (and former seminarians) has released a CD of “inspirational Catholic alternative music.” Priestie Boyz, a group of Roman Catholic seminarians studying for the priesthood at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary, are selling the album Lost in Ecstasy on their website, www.priestieboyz.com.

Founded in 2004, the Priestie Boyz describe their music as embodying “love for the Church and Jesus Christ and a joyous attitude,” according to spokesman and sound engineer Jeff Geerling, who is also a seminarian.

Sometimes you can feel the presence of Satan in certian places. Today, I definitely felt his presence while praying the Sorrowful mysteries at the abortion mill we marched to from the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis. There is a great spiritual battle going on in our society, and the devil certainly seems to be taking a stranglehold of many people's hearts because of the life issues at the fore of our society. Our job is to use all of our strength in prayer and virtue to stop him from doing his evil work.

I have some pictures from this morning's Mass and march, including a few with all the college seminarians in them. Please pray for an end to abortion and a greater respect for human life!

For a non-sensationalist perspective on Pope Benedict's academic lecture last Tuesday, which seems to be floating around in the news today, read this article. (Also, it is a good idea to actually read the lecture the Pope gave—because reading things out of context causes a ton of trouble.) From the article:

"Benedict's offence, of course, was recklessly to quote this 600 year-old expression of the point of view of a medieval Middle Eastern potentate. He didn't endorse it, didn't say that it was his own view, attributed it in context. And is now told that he has "aroused the anger of the whole Islamic world". Most of which, probably, had never heard of Manuel II Paleologue before this morning. Perhaps the pope should be careful of bringing such subversive ancient texts to light.

I'd like to invite any of you who can come to witness the first ever soccer match between the Kenrick-Glennon Lions soccer team and the team from St. Meinrad's Seminary (from Indiana)! The game will be next Saturday, September 23, at 1:00 p.m. on Kenrick-Glennon Seminary soccer field (behind the right side of the seminary). We hope that this will be an opportunity for you to see many Catholic Seminarians and enjoy a great soccer match!

I'll be there, playing as always in the goalie position, and I'd love to talk to you after the game's over. There is no charge for admission, and we would love for you to all come!

The Seminary's address is:
5200 Glennon Drive
St. Louis, MO 63119