Topic: AggieCatholic News
I had only one item of my weekend in College Station "set in stone" as they say. I was going to the 100th year celebration gala for St. Mary's Catholic Center. The place that deepened my faith and further opened my ears to God's call. I also had the esteemed pleasure of digging through the archives earlier this year to research St. Mary's rich history for an American Catholicism history paper. It was an enjoyable and educational 6 hours of digging. I was happy this weekend to be attending the gala in celebration of a place that had given me so much. An added bonus would be to see a "sister" of mine that I hadn't seen in almost the 5 years since I graduated, especially since she join the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia (a.k.a the Nashville Dominicans since that is where the mother house is). The evening turned out to be very enjoyable as the great Msgr. Elmer (the first resident priest), a married couple, and Sis. Mary Rebecca (known previously as Grace) each gave a talk of their perception of St. Mary's and what it has meant to them.
The second thing I wanted to do was attend the game, but was unsure of how I was going to do it. I didn't have a ticket. However, like they say, trust in the Lord and he will provide. Low and behold, Saturday morning as Troy, Blaise, and I were returning from bike riding (the same trail as last time) my friend's parents called me to inform me of an extra ticket. The conversation went something like this...
"Howdy!" "Hello, Michael? This is Janet Piwonka. I don't know where you are right now, but we will have an extra ticket to the A&M game tonight." (At first, I was thinking she was going to say that the ticket was for the show in Houston, because I have been to the theater with them before. When she said A&M game, my heart leaped for joy. I WAS GOING TO THE GAME!) "As a matter of fact Mrs. Piwonka, I am in College Station as we speak, and would love to go to the game. I had actually hoped to."...
For those that didn't see the game on the channel famous for its football coverage, TBS, it was AWESOME. It was a great win for the Aggies and the defense is looking more like Wrecking Crew material, but will have to prove themselves further before I start calling them the Wrecking Crew again. The team looked good and we will see how they looked when the conference games start up, minus the Baylor game for obvious reasons.
P.S. If you want to see the promised pictures of my trip to College Station at the end of my CPE, the pictures are now posted with the story. Monday, 23 August.
