Starting Out

Having come to Washington DC to live and work, I find myself surrounded by events, people, and ideas that constantly challenge my optimism that the world can be a better place. I am also confronted with the realization that the world I had hoped for can only be achieved by a realistic and consistent effort to live in the world. I don't have any illusion that I am in any way above or better than those around me. To the contrary, I am exactly an example of the fallen nature of man that so disappoints me. Every day I am confronted with choices that are never clearly right or wrong, and sometimes force me to put aside high minded morals in favor of protecting my family, friends, and partners, all of whom I care deeply about.

So rather than fall completely to the dark side of life in DC, it seemed that I could at least express and expose to others those events that happen here that we as a nation need to pay more attention to (at least in my humble opinion). I have realized lately that my faith calls on me to stand up for the teachings of our Lord and Saviour. Doing that from inside the protective walls of the Church really does nothing to bring His Word into action in the world, so I will try to frame those things around us in what I understand of His teachings. Not to say that I won't also simply express my human frustrations with the world that could be, but isn't. I might also, in the immortal words of RFK, spend some time asking "why not". So this is my journal, filled with thoughts that you might reject, but attempting to make connections that might not be apparent in the "now" journalism that we are exposed to.