What is your passion?

Monday nights at 8 o'clock sharp I left everthing I was doing at the moment to watch my new favorite show. My eyes and ears were glued to the television set. My mind worked hard to capture every word said by Marcus Grodi and his guest(s). These thoughts and ideas so new to me were not only of knowledge. The conversations discussed on EWTN’s “The Journey Home” were of wisdom and Truth that dwells in the mind, heart, and soul. The television program helped me to be open to the validity of absolute truth, which led to my passion in life.

During my senior year of high school, my mother introduced me to the EWTN programs being shown on our local Catholic channel. At that time in my life I had fallen away from the Faith because of my following of ridiculous liberal socialist theories and Church “reform”. Unsurprisingly, I was instantly attracted to the shows. The situation can be compared to someone thirsting for water and seeing that the stream is in the direction opposite that they had been going for so long. Without being fully aware of it, I surrendered to Catholic orthodoxy.

Eventually, I picked up various books and began reading about many topics on the Church and mystics. Every evening after school I sat on the floor next to my mother’s bookshelf and read in silence and awe. The plan I had to study pre-medicine in college fell apart resulting in my new love for theology. It would be a lie for me to say that I don’t spend most of the day pondering about the Catholic Christian views on humanity and reality. It is unknown how I wish or rather how God wishes for me to incorporate my passion into my career. Although, I believe that living a life of charity and self-giving is the only true way to act upon a devotion to Truth.

People today are tired of relativism and yearn for hope and reconciliation. There is a quote that I believe is often misinterpreted. When Saint Francis of Assisi wrote “Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words” he did not suggest that good deeds and kindness will suffice. Let us not overlook "...and when necessary use words." In our modern society is it necessary that the Word is confidently spoken from the multitude.

It is tempting to label my pre-reversion self as simply an idiot. I now recognize that my intentions were misguided and not bad. I was searching for something to give an explanation for injustices in the world and let the world answer those questions for me. When put in those terms, it seems so obvious that only Christ holds the key to the fulfillment of hearts. Now that I trust in God's divine justice and mercy, I want to share this Truth with no holding back.