It's now official, my wife and I are now Catholics! Half my life, I toyed with being a Catholic just to be sidetracked by one thing or another, but now we tunneled through and came out on the other side of the Vatican. I am still soaking it in, reflecting on how this event will change my faith life. In the coming days, I will probably have more insight to write about after I process it. What is wild and sad is that the Pope, who was Pope Francis, died just twenty-four hours after we became Catholic. I promise our joining the Church had nothing to do with his passing! I never felt close to Pope Francis, but I did feel close to Pope John Paul II, and he made me want to be Catholic. Pope John Paul II was canonized on April 27th, 2014. So I chose to have Saint John Paul as my Saint name. I enjoy coffee very much with hazelnut cream. I also enjoy humor, which I see as very healing in so many ways. Proverbs 17:22 : "A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries ...
Looking at life as I walk with the Lord Jesus Christ.