DH and I had a great, late afternoon meeting with our Spiritual Director (and we also consider him our friend), Fr. Jboy Gonzales, S.J., Associate Principal of the Ateneo de Manila High School.
As many of our friends do not know yet, we have been led back to the Catholic faith (a long story; it deserves a solo entry in this blog) since 2011, and the process is slow, healing, and gently unfolding as our days roll by...
Fr. Jboy, Me, and DH
Anyway, our meeting with Fr. Jboy turned out to be another good and productive one. This is our scond meeting with him, and we talked about our plans of having a very simple Catholic wedding on Dec. 27, 2013 --- incidentally, our 17th Wedding Anniversary! So far, and as he also assured us, everything is on track.
He discussed what needs to be done, and so much more, because our two children will also be baptized, and confirmed. I thank my Heavenly Mother, Mary, for helping me keep the faith, and for allowing us to take everything in stride, as we live our lives anew, as Catholics.
Many Born-Again Christian friends despise and convict us, but all the more are we led back because of this, as they top the list of several reasons why we decided to embrace the Catholic faith again. I have yet to meet another one of our Christian friends who will
not condemn us. Sad, but true.
Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam
St. Ignatus of Loyola
