You Can Share the Faith

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Karen Edmisten. You Can Share the Faith

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A Different Way to Live

Late in my freshman year, I began dating a nice Catholic boy. Early in our relationship, Jon asked me what I believed. “Nothing,” I had to say. “I’m sorry.” I thought he’d drop me immediately, but when one is eighteen and falling in love, such differences don’t always matter. Jon was a serious Catholic who went to Mass, prayed, talked about God, got excited about the pope visiting the United States, and went to confession. That last fact confounded me because I couldn’t get him to do anything that seemed confess-able. He placed firm limits on our physical relationship, boundaries I had no choice but to respect. He sacrificed personal desires and pleasure for the sake of his faith. I was stunned by his fortitude.

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