Chicago, last night you gave us everything we could ask for and more. Being on stage and feeling your wave of love in the moment was so magical. Thank you for that and know we love you. Last night was special for a lot of reasons, but Poncho made his stage debut last night and he loves the crowd almost as much as his dad. Thanks again for one special night in Chicago. #SunGoesDownTour
Why did God create evil? A professor at the university asked his students the following question:
- Everything that exists was created by God?
One student bravely answered:
- Yes, created by God.
- Did God create everything? - a professor asked.
“Yes, sir,” replied the student.
The professor asked :
- If God created everything, then God created evil, since it exists. And according to the principle that our deeds define ourselves, then God is evil.
The student became silent after hearing such an answer. The professor was very pleased with himself. He boasted to students for proving once again that faith in God is a myth.
Another student raised his hand and said:
- Can I ask you a question, professor?
"Of course," replied the professor.
A student got up and asked:
- Professor, is cold a thing?
- What kind of question? Of course it exists. Have you ever been cold?
Students laughed at the young man's question. The young man answered:
- Actually, sir, cold doesn't exist. According to the laws of physics, what we consider cold is actually the absence of heat. A person or object can be studied on whether it has or transmits energy.
Absolute zero (-460 degrees Fahrenheit) is a complete absence of heat. All matter becomes inert and unable to react at this temperature. Cold does not exist. We created this word to describe what we feel in the absence of heat.
A student continued:
- Professor, does darkness exist?
— Of course it exists.
- You're wrong again, sir. Darkness also does not exist. Darkness is actually the absence of light. We can study the light but not the darkness. We can use Newton's prism to spread white light across multiple colors and explore the different wavelengths of each color. You can't measure darkness. A simple ray of light can break into the world of darkness and illuminate it. How can you tell how dark a certain space is? You measure how much light is presented. Isn't it so? Darkness is a term man uses to describe what happens in the absence of light.
In the end, the young man asked the professor:
- Sir, does evil exist?
This time it was uncertain, the professor answered:
- Of course, as I said before. We see him every day. Cruelty, numerous crimes and violence throughout the world. These examples are nothing but a manifestation of evil.
To this, the student answered:
- Evil does not exist, sir, or at least it does not exist for itself. Evil is simply the absence of God. It is like darkness and cold—a man-made word to describe the absence of God. God did not create evil. Evil is not faith or love, which exist as light and warmth. Evil is the result of the absence of Divine love in the human heart. It’s the kind of cold that comes when there is no heat, or the kind of darkness that comes when there’s absence of light.
Bulldog varsity celebrated a very successful season at our banquet last week. We enjoyed a great dinner at Pal Joey’s!
Overall Record 14-3
Conference 5-2
3 weekend tournament titles (West Aurora, Pekin, Jacobs)
3rd place in DuKane
2nd place sectionals
5 state qualifiers
Bulldogs indoors today at the STCE Sectional.
Julia vs Larkin2 @ Vaughn
Kathryn vs Geneva1 @ Norris
Erin/Addi vs West Chicago2 @ Vaughn
Casey/Emma vs Geneva2 @ Norris
Go Dawgs!
Bulldogs close the regular season with a win on senior night. Thanks to all who helped make this a special night for our seniors.
Varsity Result
BATAVIA 7
Glenbard North 0
Bulldogs end the regular season 14-3 overall and 5-2 in the DuKane.
Next up: DuKane Tourney Th/Sa
Individual results from Bloomington
Doubles
2D Casey/Emma 4th
3D Julia/Kathryn 🥈
Singles
1S Julia 5th
2S Kathryn 7th
3S Erin 5th
4S Addi 🥇
5S Casey 🥇
6S Emma 🥈
Team: 🥉 of 15 teams
Next up is Senior Night on Monday vs Glenbard North.
The Bulldogs finish an up and down, busy week of tennis with a strong showing at the Bloomington Invite.
Sa 9/23 1st of 8 @ Jacobs Invite
Mo 9/25 L vs Wheaton N
Tu 9/26. W vs STCE
We 9/27 W vs Geneva
Th 9/28 L vs Wheaton South
Fr/Sa 9/29-30. 3rd of 15 @ Bloomington
Varsity at Jacob’s Invite today.
Singles - 1’s and 2’s in same draw
Kathryn 5th of 16
Addi 7th of 16
Doubles - 1’s and 2’s in same draw
Julia / Erin 🥇 of 16
Casey /Emma 🥈 of 16
Team
CHAMPIONS of 8 teams
Two amazing comebacks by Arulandu at 1S and Danosky at 2S lead the Bulldogs to victory at St. Charles North.
🎾 🧹
Varsity
BATAVIA 6
STCN 1
JV1
BATAVIA 6
STCN 1
JV2
BATAVIA 5
STCN 0
The Bulldogs win all 15 of their matches today to bring home the 8 team Pekin Invite title!
Individual Results - Singles
1S Julia Arulandu 🥇
2S Kathryn Danosky 🥇
3S Sophia Blankenship 🥇
Singles champion Dhruthi Daggubati's 30th win clinched @bataviagrlstnns' second consecutive sectional title, while the @ScnTennis doubles champs of Alyssa Joseph and Shannon Lu ran their win streak to 21 consecutive matches.
@JakeBartelson's story:
https://t.co/1CwyEb9Kcq
Bulldog Tennis gets the program trifecta, winning conference at all three levels yesterday. Great season girls!
Varsity - CHAMPIONS (4th straight)
JV1 - CHAMPIONS (5th straight)
JV2 - CHAMPIONS (5th straight)