Post #1

Dear Reader,

Of life’s pressures lived and endured, this is undoubtedly unique – writing my first blog post. 

I’ll begin with a little bit about me.  My early life consisted of family, farm, and faith. As the youngest of eight, I enjoyed the playful teasing from older siblings and hand me down clothes.  Hard work was a must; all had their jobs to do.  Through faith and prayer, mom and dad glowed with love; their youthful spark remained. 

As a young adult, I enjoyed a moderate mid-western middle-class life:  I was well-educated, but not highly intellectual; traveled extensively, but enjoyed the comforts of home; a cradle-Catholic, who knew only a few things about our faith; and a career girl who looked forward to a family someday. 

My life story took a turn when I became a mom.  A fascination developed between my daughter and me, a new family was born.  With motherhood and new responsibilities, my faith called to me. God’s grace was very active. Eager to learn and set a good example, I began to question and seek what we call the truth.   Soon our family grew, including a husband, a dad.  Within a year, a son arrived, making our family complete. 

Time continued to move, yet my quest to know more about the Catholic Church remained. Questions flooded my thoughts, some little and some big, while a new interest entered the scene.

I felt called to do something more, to lead those who are seeking.  To share what I could to move the hearts of many.  So, I reentered school, this time studying Systematic Theology at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology located in Franklin, Wisconsin.  God willing, I will receive my diploma in spring. 

Though short and pretty quick, this post brings us to my present endeavor: To start a new movement, a revolution of the mind that seeks to know, love, and serve the Lord.  Just like our hearts, which may stir us toward love, so too, does knowledge move us.  Though faith is a gift, a grace given by God, I believe the more we know, the more we can love. And, in the end, the more grace we may be.  This written encounter with others is a place to dialogue and to share. Perhaps a question that lingers will resurface in your mind, and together we will find the graced knowledge called God.    

Some Final Thoughts: I leave you with a thought from St Augustine of Hippo (430 -543 A.D.)

“As Christians, our task is to make daily progress toward God.  Our pilgrimage on earth is a school in which God is the only teacher, and it demands good students, not ones who play truant.  In this school, we learn something every day.  We learn something from commandments, something from examples, and something from sacraments. These things are remedies for our wounds and materials for study.”