Texas
August Capitol Comments: Truth: A Light unto our Path and a Guide in our Actions as Advocates
08/13/10
| My alma mater, an illustrious public university in Texas, has the following inscription on the front of its main building: "Ye shall know the Truth and the Truth shall make you free." In case you didn't know (I didn't - my mom pointed it out to me), this is a quote from Jesus (John 8:32). At first I wondered, "How can a public university get away with putting a quote from Jesus on the front of such a prominent building on campus?" But I soon answered it myself: Because it speaks the truth. Regardless of how you felt about the speaker, Jesus, you could not deny the truth in his statement - it reverberated and was affirmed in the very law written on all hearts. |
Invaluable Opportunity
06/16/10
| Our eldest child is a senior in high school and our second eldest is in the eighth grade. Both girls go to Catholic schools and both are getting ready to graduate. We know that their experiences in Catholic schools will help them to be strong and faithful in whatever their future holds. I am a product of Catholic grade schools and always wanted to give my kids the same opportunity my parents gave me. My wife went to public schools all her life and when difficult times came her way, she was not afforded the opportunity to work through problems in the school setting through the eyes of faith. A Catholic school would have been able to give her that support, and so she was determined to place our children in Catholic schools. |
March Capitol Comments: St. Patrick: An Unidentified Human Trafficking Victim
03/17/10
As we celebrate Saint Patrick's Day this year you will hear about St. Patrick bringing Christianity to Ireland. You may hear tales of snakes, shamrocks, and the luck of the Irish, although Saint Patrick wasn't Irish. You will probably not hear that St. Patrick was a human trafficking victim who then devoted his life to saving his captors. But he was. Read more >>