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postmodern + Monsignor + Christmas dinner

December 7, 2007 1 comment

last day of class @ St John Vianney College Seminary, MiamiMASS – (Fr Vallee) — “frail bird”

MODERN PHILOSOPHY – (Fr Santos) — finish Hegel.  Turned in reflection paper on Locke.

ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY – (Fr Santos) — finish Neoplatonism.  Turned in reflection paper on Epicureanism.

ARTS & IDEAS – (Fr Vallee) — as the last day of class before finals week, we covered the Post-Modern Period in 1 day.

VIGIL MASS + MONSIGNOR – (Fr Michael) — [2 battleships practicing]  we celebrated a Vigil Mass for tomorrow’s feast of the Immaculate Conception.  Bishop Noonan began Mass by announcing our rector Fr Michael Carruthers has been made a Monsignor (along with 20+ others in our diocese during this Jubilee Year), but he still prefers us to call him “Father.”  — Congratulations!
Monsignor Mass @ St John Vianney College Seminary, Miami, FL table setup for 2007 Christmas Dinner @ St John Vianney College Seminary, Miami, FL table setup for 2007 Christmas Dinner @ St John Vianney College Seminary, Miami, FL

CHRISTMAS DINNER — especially for faculty member, we had a big Christmas Dinner with ham, pork, rice & beans, green beans, po-ta-toes, fudge pie, key lime pie, apple dessert, & a bowl of strawberry/blueberry “mix” — GREAT!
2007 Christmas Dinner @ St John Vianney College Seminary, Miami, FL 2007 Christmas Dinner @ St John Vianney College Seminary, Miami, FL 2007 Christmas Dinner @ St John Vianney College Seminary, Miami, FL

spinach + Robitussin

December 6, 2007 Leave a comment

MASS — [left shine]

SPANISH – (Dr Jimenez) — chaper 14 test + dictation + evaluation.

LUNCH — food court @ Dolphin Mall with J.

DINNERSpinach lasagna (with nuts & hard pasta)? + Robitussin drink + scarce salad bar.

RECTOR’s CONFERENCE – (Fr Michael) — part 2 on Virtues for new guys.

TV — watched last to episodes of Pushing Daisies procrastinating 2 philosophy papers due tomorrow.  [a blessing in disguise]

Neoplatonism + worklist

December 5, 2007 Leave a comment

worklist truck @ St John Vianney College Seminary, Miami, FLMODERN PHILOSOPHY – (Fr Santos) — Hegel’s Absolute Idealism.  Also got back our last quiz (22/30).

ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY – (Fr Santos) — Neoplatonism.  Philosophical “GOD” eminates.

ARTS & IDEAS – (Fr Vallee) — sick — no class.

WORKLIST — today I had McCarthy Chapel … easy … so I also did trash & floors.  I took a picture of the grounds worklisters.

Austrian food night

December 4, 2007 Leave a comment

Austrian food night @ St John Vianney College Seminary, Miami, FLEVENING PRAYER — today I led evening prayer before dinner.

CULTURAL FOOD NIGHT — today’s theme is AustriaGreat food with apple struddle for desert!

dialectic + stoicism + Serra dinner

December 3, 2007 Leave a comment

MASS – (Fr Joseph) — Francis Xavier – preach the Gospel … if necessary use words.

MODERN PHILOSOPHY – (Fr Santos) — Hegel’s “dialectic” … thesis – antithesis (“marker is NOT a turkey“) – synthetic.  Look up Anthropic Principle = Hegel?

ANCIENT – (Fr Santos) — handout on Epicureanism & Stoicism.  — I think I’ll do my reflection paper on Epicureanism.

SERRA CLUB DINNER – (Fr Manny) — the Miami Pre-Theologians (me) helped our vocation director at the annual Serra Club Dinner honoring Religious men & woman at St Martha Catholic Church next to the Archdiocesen Pastoral Center.  — Great people, food and Christmas caroling!
2007 Serra Club Dinner for Religious @ Miami 2007 Serra Club Dinner for Religious @ Miami 2007 Serra Club Dinner for Religious @ Miami

pre-T BBQ

December 2, 2007 Leave a comment

Pre-T BBQ @ St John Vianney College Seminary, Miami, FLPre-T BBQ @ St John Vianney College Seminary, Miami, FLWASHING DISHES — I cleaned some more.

FOOTBALL — finally some “American football.”

EVENING BBQ — we had a community BBQ at our Pre-Theology homes for dinner.  Squired chicken & shrimp, cornbread, corn, baked po-ta-toe, ice cream, brownies …  awesome food & fellowship!

ice skating + dish washing + cleaning

December 1, 2007 Leave a comment

cleaning supplies

 FIELD TRIP — today, 25+ guys went ice skating as one of the Rector’s optional field trips.

CLEANING — Since the Pre-T houses are hosting the Sunday night BBQ, we spend much of the day cleaning for all our “visitors.”  B & I tried to find a Wal-Mart (which didn’t happen), but we found a (Spanish) Catholic Bookstore & a Paintball shop.  We eventually got to Target to get cleaning supplies.  We both got Swiffer Wetjets, but forgot batteries. 

DISHES — This weekend, I have dish washing duty after meals.  It’s dirty, wet & hot.  I still like it.  After dinner, we wached Mr Bean’s Holidayfunny.
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