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I'm sure you don't need a reminder... but I thought I'd offer some encouragement.

Lent is a time of renewal, and a time during which many graces are poured out upon those souls who are open to them. The sacrifices and 'giving up' of something are not to be understood in a negative light—rather, you are giving praise to God and showing him that you are His. Lent is a time for humility and prayer.

Try to spend a few minutes in prayer in your day that you would normally waste doing something insignificant. Say a decade of the rosary for the unborn or for another worthy cause. In all that you do, remember that Christ has died for us, and that we should strive to deepen our faith in Him through acts of charity, penance and prayer.

Lastly, remember these Lenten regulations for Catholics:

Last week, there was a partly cloudy day that offered a beautiful sky against which I shot a few pictures of the Seminary's tower with my digital camera. Using some techniques I've picked up on from Shutterbug magazine and other sources, I converted the image to sepia using Adobe Photoshop. I thought I'd share the image with you (it's one of my favorite pictures that I've ever taken!):

I think it is awesome to live in a beautiful building that is now more than seventy years old. Our Seminary's main chapel is also very picturesque, offering a simplicity that draws the eye immediately towards the sanctuary and Tabernacle. See pictures of it on my Seminary Website Pictures page.

As I promised earlier, I will tell you more about Couch Potatoes. I have posted pictures from Saturday Night's show (pictures taken by my father—thanks, Dad!), in addition to the ones from Friday night.

Every showing (one on Friday night, two on Saturday) had something new in store for the audience, and I liked it that way. Each night, the acts would have minor variations—not necessarily making them better or worse, but making them different. This made watching the show three times (or, in my case, listening—I was the sound mixer) enjoyable.

A link to this video was sent to me today, and, at the last part of the video, I had to ask myself, "Is that really a fake? It looks so much like a Microsoft product!" Microsoft has some of the most cluttered product packaging designs in the industry; look at the Windows XP SP2 retail packaging, if you need an example. The video is quite humorous, if you have about three minutes to spare.

Click here to see the pictures taken by my sister at the Friday night showing of Couch Potatoes. Stay tuned—more to come soon!

Thank you to all who supported the Seminary at the Couch Potatoes: Twice Baked show last night, and welcome to anyone who will be coming today. The Friday night show was completely sold out, and the Saturday shows are almost sold out already (if you need tickets, arrive early)!

I don't have much time right now, but I'll be sure to post some of the many pictures I have within the next two days, as well as a more detailed account of the show. The picture below is from Fr. Edward Richard's bluegrass band (which sounded awesome!):