Busy Spring!

Well, I've been on hiatus from blogging because life has seemed far too chaotic. My apologies!

Anyone who knows us (or is a facebook friend) has probably seen that Jeremy successfully defended his PhD, and we are moving to Berkeley, CA. Jeremy will do a two-year postdoc. We are thrilled about this opportunity, and as is usually the case when moving to a new city, I began checking out the church communities in the area. When everything else seems new and scary, I know we always have a home at the Church.

I was reading this week's Cal Newman Center bulletin, and read a quote that really resonated with me. I hope it does for you, too.

"I have the greatest admiration for atheists, because by definition they have rejected a false 'God.' The true God, if you have the privilege of knowing Him, you cannot reject....There are no lapsed Catholics, no lapsed Christians, but there are very many, far too many, who thought they were Catholics, or Christians, but did not have the good fortune to be taught the truth about God. They looked at their hideous image and said that if it was true, they refused to believe." -Sr. Wendy Beckett

Faith education coupled with faith in action is so critical. I'm interested in doing a Master's in theology, and if I ever get the chance, I think a thesis would revolve around this insight that Sr. Wendy has so eloquently shared.