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Faith is Love in Action Praise the Lord, I’ve survived yet another year of college! It wasn’t pretty. There was a lot of caffeine and a lot of hair pulling and a lot of wanting to drop out of school, but by the grace of God I survived. Unfortunately, this means that I am getting... 18 May 2013 2 Comments Read More

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Two Guys a Girl and a Catholic Podcast Episode 95: Revolution in Austin Episode 95 Feedback: From The Bartlett Here is a possible topic to discuss. Competition – is it a virtue or a vice? If Jesus lead a sports league, would all the kids get trophies? What about in the free market, many demonize the free market and a key catalyst in... 17 May 2013 1 Comment Read More

The Continued Misadventures of a Catholic Politcal Advocate Today I got another lesson in political advocacy. You might recall- Wanted Concerned Catholic Voters Mr Henrichson Went to the Capitol About a month ago I was blessed with the opportunity to represent my fellow Catholics in front of the staff of Eddie Rodriguez. You may also recall that, that... 17 May 2013 3 Comments Read More

The Best Me Last week marked the premature end of an all-too-short era in the Williston house when, after a remarkable temper tantrum by my son, Lincoln, we decided to sell the Wii and Xbox on Craigslist. It all started, as most family crises do, with a father/son matchup in Mario Super Sluggers,... 16 May 2013 4 Comments Read More

Confession and Pentecost; Grace and Power Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. -Proverbs 3:5-6 This verse is not like Confession; this verse is Confession. Four things happen. I entrust myself to God... 15 May 2013 No comments Read More

Ten Beautiful Books For Summer Reading {for all ages} This isn’t a list of THE ten books you should read, but just ten of the thousands of books you should read. I do not dare suggest that I know everything about literature. But I do know that: 1. My life has been changed by the books I’ve read 2.... 15 May 2013 8 Comments Read More

Meditations on Mama Mary (Review: “The World’s First Love”) Oh, May: the month of flowers, of the fullness of spring, of mothers, and especially of the Blessed Mother, Mary, the Mother of God. I must confess that I didn’t quite realize the convergence of these annual symbols when I selected my next book for this column; the Holy Spirit... 14 May 2013 1 Comment Read More

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Growth in Sober Consideration “As high as the heavens are above the earth, so high are my ways above your ways and my thoughts are above your thoughts.” (Isaiah 55:9) There often seems to be a subliminal attitude, which originates in Protestant circles but pervades many Catholic parishes. Because Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection have... 14 May 2013 4 Comments Read More

Don’t Call Me Crazy: A Christian Response to the Stigma of Mental Illness “That’s so crazy!” “You must be crazy…” ‘Crazy’ is a word we hear thrown around often in our culture. We even have multiple variations now, with ‘craziness’, ‘crazy sauce’ and ‘cray cray’ floating around online and in person. I myself am guilty of using this word flippantly to describe anything... 13 May 2013 4 Comments Read More

Two Guys a Girl and a Catholic Podcast Episode 94: Mother’s Day Special Episode 94 Current Events: Mother’s Day is coming! Church News: With Marie Seale at 9:00pm – THRiVE! Youth Event is coming to College Station and Austin Jason Evert will speak on Romance Without Regret for free, for students in 7th to 12th Grades. Friday, May 17, 6:30-10:00 p.m. at... 10 May 2013 No comments Read More

Un 10 De Mayo Para Todos El 10 de Mayo para celebrar a Mama puede ser una celebración hermosa o triste. La mama de uno es una de las bendiciones más grande del mundo. Unos tenemos la bendición de tenerla a nuestro lado. Aunque este lejos en unos casos, se puede levantar el teléfono y llamarle... 10 May 2013 No comments Read More

"Holy Spirit, you are the soul of my soul. I humbly adore you. Enlighten me, strengthen me, guide me, comfort me. Reveal your wishes to me as far as this in in accordance with the will of the Eternal Father. Show me what Eternal Love wants of me." - Fr J Kentenich, Excerpt of Prayer to the Holy Spirit

The Ascension and Authority, Relationship and Revelation Yesterday was Ascension Thursday, the traditional day when the Feast of the Ascension is celebrated. However, most parishes in the US will celebrate the Ascension this coming Sunday (see this article for an explanation of why the date was moved!). In these Easter weeks leading up to the Ascension, and... 10 May 2013 2 Comments Read More

Brandon Kraft

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About Brandon Kraft

While at UT-Austin, Kraft focused on the impact of technology on a society and experienced it while working at the University Catholic Center serving UT. Now, as a husband and father of two daughters, he strives to keep his family balanced between the newest technology and time-tested traditions. Development Director ACNM Follow me on Twitter @kraft or Google+ and read more from me at brandonkraft.com

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18 May 2013

@chriswiegman at WordCampATX

Liveblog on moving sites and managing domains.

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18 May 2013

Dorian Speed at WordCampATX

A liveblog of Dorian’s talk on collaborative website.

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11 Apr 2013

Why Not Open Source?

In the WordPress world, a recent piece of news is WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg cancelling his $10,000 Kickstarter pledge for Pressgram, an Instagram-style iOS app that would allow you to save your photos to a WordPress blog (that you own and control) instead of a third-party service that you don’t....

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12 Mar 2013

Liveblog: ACNM at SXSW 2013

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02 Mar 2013

Someone Going To Emergency

As a freelancer, one of the most stressful parts of the job is the lack of a safety net. When life happens, there is no one else in the office to take on a little more work to keep projects flowing through the pipeline. Support requests are delayed. Deadlines are...

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08 Feb 2013

Genesis eNews Extended v1.1 Released

Version 1.1 of Genesis eNews Extended went out today with two features that will help you better customize your widget. First, the available HTML tags in the “Text To Show” area has increased to include image tags and all other tags allowed by wp_kses_post (address, a, abbr, acronym, area, article,...

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19 Jan 2013

Book Review – Redemption

I recently read Redemption: A Rebellious Spirit, a Praying Mother, and the Unlikely Path to Olympic Gold by Bryan Clay, which struck me in light of Lance Armstrong and, to a point, the Manti Te’o girlfriend developments. Clay is a gold-medal decathlete, winning in Bejing in 2008 and released this autobiography prior...

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18 Jan 2013

I’ve Made WordPress Better (And You Can Too!)

I did it. WordPress, as many of you know, is an open-source project. The WordPress community maintains it. Anyone can report a bug directly into the development tracking tool (Trac), anyone can submit a patch. It’s great. I’ve been wanting to contribute to core (as the “core” WordPress software is...

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14 Jan 2013

Genesis eNews 0.1.6 and Genesis Minimum Images Extended

Two new releases in the plugin department. I released Genesis eNews Extended 0.1.6 over the weekend. This enables, for all users, the ability to add fields for first or last name. If you downloaded the beta version (0.2-beta1 or similar) there are no changes. I downgraded the version number as...

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07 Jan 2013

Epiphany Traditions

Yesterday was the Solemnity of the Epiphany, both the traditional date of January 6th and more recent “transferred date” of the Sunday between January 2nd and 8th, which is one of the marks used to end the traditional Christmas season. Growing up, all of our family traditions revolved around Christmas Day...

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10 Dec 2012

Don’t Ignore Advent

I believe in the sun even when it’s not shining. I believe in Love even when I don’t feel it. I believe in God even when he is silent. We’re 15 days away from Christmas. We are in a time of preparation, both of the celebration of the birth of...

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18 Nov 2012

Genesis eNews Extended v0.1.5 Released

Version 0.1.5 of the Genesis eNews Extended plugin is now public. This version features an option to let the confirmation screen open in the same tab. Check it out using my subscribe form. This setting will work for all non-Feedburner lists. Why not FeedBurner? FeedBurner assumes a new window. The...

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