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Like ‘Survivorman’ but with better food

Alex and I went to BSA’s Florida Sea Base — a high adventure camp in the Florida Keys. We and our crew (five scouts and three adults in total) took the “Out Island Adventure,” where we paddled five-and-a-half miles into the ocean to reach Big Munson Island, a deserted isle with no electricity, no cell [...]

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Singing (and hiking) in the rain

The boys and I went on a hike to Point Mountain, a beautiful mix of trails, forest, streams–and of course, mountain–very close to our home. We had gone there once before, but this time, we went with James’ Scout patrol. It turned out to be a rainy hike, but we had fun nonetheless. I did [...]

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There’s a (Catholic) app for that

A friend posted a link to this very cool and very well done iApp commercial featuring Catholic-centric iPhone applications. I’ve used Mass Times on the web often to find a Mass when I’m traveling, but the app for it looks much more user friendly. I don’t know if I’d use a breviary (OK, I’d have [...]

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There is hope

This is a pretty remarkable video. Be sure to listen and follow along with the words on the screen. Very inspirational.

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