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In the past few weeks, the story of Missouri Senator Jim Talent's withdrawal of support from a bill that he cosponsored, the "Human Cloning Prohibition Act" (SB 658), has been spreading amongst various media outlets. Today I received an 'Action Alert' from the Archdiocesan Respect Life Apostolate, asking for people to ask Sen. Talent to reinstate his support of the human cloning ban.

Read more about this issue on the Missouri Catholic Conference website.

Here's Senator Talent's contact information:

Washington, DC Office:
493 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-6154
Fax: 202-228-1518
http://talent.senate.gov/Contact/default.cfm

I've posted two more links on my sidebar:

CatholicBlogs.com - I haven't used it much yet, but it looks very promising. There are blog-searching capabilities (over 700 Catholic blogs are already indexed!), and you can set up RSS feeds based upon your searches. This website is run by the same group that runs MyCatholic.com, an excellent online portal that I use from time to time to catch up on daily Catholic happenings.

A Catholic Life - A blog I'm surprised I haven't seen before. There's a ton of great information here, from a man still discerning his vocation in life. Check it out!

[Edit: I just noticed my archives weren't working at all! I had accidentally screwed up the template pages last night... but it's fixed now.]

I would like to thank you for all your prayers for my mother over the past months. She has had a long struggle with her health, and she just received news from her doctor that her bone marrow cancer is in remission. She has told me many times how thankful she is for everyone's prayers. She still has some struggles, and appreciates prayers for her to overcome these, but the greatest struggle, cancer, is in remission now!

I also thank all of the people who amassed 112 votes for my blog! I was surprised and thrilled my blog was even nominated for the 'Best Blog by a Seminarian' award of the Catholic Blog Awards this year... and I never expected to get more than a few votes! I'd also like to formally congratulate Kevin Muniz, who's blog The Heart of a Seminarian placed 2nd in the same category.

UPDATE: I have posted pictures from the retreat. Also, check out Jesuit Mark Mossa's blog, You Duped Me Lord, the latest addition to my Seminarian blogroll.

Yesterday I was quite sick from a flu virus that has been going around. This morning, I felt well enough to take a few pictures of the Archbishop's retreat, as well as a few pictures of the group of retreatants (and a few other people) after Mass and Sunday Brunch.

The Archbishop's Retreat at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary is being held this weekend, and there is a record number of participants this year (close to 40!). Unfortunately, due to bad weather the Archbishop hasn't been able to fly into town yet, so we're hoping (and I'm sure he is, also!) that he can make it early tomorrow.

In other news, the hot water is not working throughout the Seminary, and that makes for quick, but uncomfortable, showers—especially when it's 18° outside! Maybe God is welcoming the visitors to the Seminary with a special kind of penance! We also had our first real practice for the variety show (which will be performed next weekend), and it's looking pretty good so far.

I've posted some preview clips of songs the Priestie Boyz are working on right now. The songs sound great, and I've been working on making ready for mastering (then duplicating on CDs!) during my spare time. We won't be recording any more of the vocals or a few lead guitar parts until after Couch Potatoes (our annual variety show at the Seminary), because we need some practice for the show, but we hope to finish the album very soon!