Pope's Comments on Priestly Formation

In today's general audience at Castel Gandolfo, Pope Benedict spoke of the formation of priests. His comments are inspiring for the faithful. We should all pray for priests in formation, for those who are considering the call, and for those priests who are currently serving the Church in their vocation.

In fide, unitas; in dubiis, libertas; in omnibus, caritas.

Class Schedule

I'm taking 3 classes (for a total of 9 hours) this semester. It will be my first semester in graduate school and I'm pretty pumped up about it.

Econ 720 - Microeconomic Theory
Econ 735 - Mathematical Economics
Stat 706 - Basic Elements of Statistical Theory

It's a pretty healthy load of math. My mentor tells me that I won't be doing a lot of reading and writing, just learning the method. He says the economics classes will be pretty tough compared to what I'm used to, but I really think I'm up to the challenge and I am confident I'll start off graduate school with a bang!

Tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito.

Looking for Another Meet

It's been quite awhile since my last update, and indeed, my last meet. Lately I have been working out with a friend at the gym, doing mostly maintenance on the strength side and trying to get some cardio built up for general health. Also, I've been trying to drop into the mid-230s, but apparently not hard enough. I expect that when the semester starts next week the regimentation required will help me get a better handle on my diet.

I'm looking around for meets in the Kansas/Nebraska/Missouri area and haven't had much luck. It's tentative right now, but I may be heading to this meet in November in Hoisington. That is, of course, if I can free up my time to train during my first semester of graduate school.

Mens sana in corpore sano.