My Prayer of Humility


Recently I haven’t published any new posts on my personal blog for many reasons. I actually have a long list of started, but still unfinished drafts because I’ve had many concerns about everything from search engine optimization, conflicts of interest, and many other technical issues. I realized how much pressure

Still New to The Vocation of Marriage


Last week, my wife and I celebrated our second wedding anniversary. I wrote a post last year titled A Sacrament of Service soon after our first anniversary, and I thought it fitting to give a follow-up for our second. It’s somewhat hard for me to believe that it has already

Reaching for Love


The past month has been full of many amazing blessings working in different ministries. One of the most beautiful things that I continue to see is a deep desire for true love in everyone I meet. A desire for the love of God. We spend so much of our lives

Trying a Change


Making the Decision for Change Over the past few months I have made the decision that I need to make some changes in my life. Living in our contemporary American society, we live very selfish lifestyles without even thinking about it. I was stuck in traffic on the interstate with

A Sacrament of Service


This past month, my wife and I celebrated our first anniversary of marriage. I can honestly say that it is the greatest achievement of my life, so far. I have learned so much about my faith, love, and life this past year.

Social Hunger


These days, my schedule is very busy. In between my career, freelancing, volunteering at my parish, spending time with my wife,  we both still try and find time for a life. Regardless of the hectic nature of our lifestyle, we both feel a strong need to prioritize time to be

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Message with Purpose


I have spent the last month building and redesigning this blog. That, along with my career, freelance work, volunteer work, and my personal life, has left me with a lack of concentration for this blog. I believe that concentration is an vital element to its, especially since this is only

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Eve of SXSW Interactive


Preparing for my first time at SXSW.

Site launch for WilCoYA


A new group for Catholic young adults.

A New Start


After a few years of not blogging, I have decided to return. It was around the time that I created the SoulPainter identity that I stopped blogging, now it has come for the brand to include more personality. There will be times that I may offend some people, but it