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Over the past weekend, I was privelaged to be able to attend the Priesthood Ordination Mass for Father Gerald Blessing of the St. Louis Archdiocese and Father Joseph Havrilka's first Mass (in the diocese of Belleville, Illinois). Both Masses were very inspring and uplifting occasions for my own vocational discernment.

As I witnessed Archbishop Burke place his hands on the head of Father Blessing (what a great name!), anoint his hands, and announce that he is a priest, I felt the Holy Spirit's presence in the Cathedral Basilica. And as I witnessed Father Havrilka's first Mass the next day (I was also the photographer!), I felt a deep reverence for the great gift of the priesthood given to His Church to sustain its members through the Sacraments, and most especially the Holy Eucharist! I cannot wait to start my next year in the Seminary, and I pray that I and my brother seminarians continue to persevere in our studies and the deepening of our faith.

Today, after discussing things with the Priestie Boyz, I worked on a website for them, aptly named www.priestieboyz.com. Note that it's still under construction (as of 5/30/05), so not everything is functional yet. Also, my picture is not yet up. But things will be redesigned and changed as time goes on, and it will be looking better quite soon.

And no, their name is NOT 'Priesty Boyz,' 'Priestie Boys,' 'Priesty Boys,' 'Priestly Boyz,' or 'Priestly Boys.' It's simply 'Priestie Boyz.' Soon some sound clips from their upcoming CD will be posted on their site, as well as a blog. I'll let you know more about that as time goes on.

Today, while glancing at a few different websites, I found this gem:

Guide to Shooting Rubber Bands

It brought back fond memories of my high school days of 'tweeter shooring' (everyone thought it was cool at the time...); shooting little pieces of folded paper with a rubber band using the 'Bazooka' method.

Today I present the second in a series (to be released over a long time... I don't know how many I will do) of totally awesome Desktop Pictures/Wallpapers/Backgrounds by Jeff®. Today's picture, weighing in at 1024x768 pixels (for maximum compatibility) in the JPEG format (so both Mac and PC users can use it), was created entirely from Photoshop CS, using a scanned (and enhanced) picture of my little sister's feet at the time of her birth (three months premature, yet born and still thriving today!) and some creative prowess. I made the words 'PRO' and 'LIFE' a little faded so it's almost a subliminal message (simple because I thought that seemed cool).

As I stated last night, I watched Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge of the Sith. It was well worth seeing, and I especially liked the way the relationships between Obi Wan and Anakin and Senator Palpatine and Anakin were developed (a much better job than I had expected). One of the main problems I thought would plague this film, that of tying up all the loose ends between Episodes II and IV, was dealt with very well. But I would not suggest allowing children under the age of 12 or 13 to see this movie, as there is a bit of violence and gore, especially in one or two scenes involving Anakin/Vader. Better to let the kids see the other Episodes first. Thankfully, Jar Jar Binks only appeared briefly twice in this third/sixth/last Star Wars movie.

This week has been a blur so far, and I don't expect anything to change. From the time I wake up to the time I go to bed, I have things to do! I'm still working on setting up my computer repair/technical support business (I even have a preliminary website up!). Today I was sadly disappointed as my former high school's volleyball team was defeated in the State Semifinal volleyball match, but I was elated to shoot a 'birdie' at Eagle Springs golf course earlier in the day. Soon I might find time to write a nice, informative blog entry... but for now, I'll be preparing to watch Star Wars Episode III tomorrow with some seminarian friends!