This post is long overdue and has been sitting in draft form as we adjust to the reality of being parents of two children. In the annals of a person’s life, there are banner days that rise to the to like weddings, baptisms, graduations, promotions, etc. Earlier this year, our family had one such day when my then-pregnant wife was welcomed into the Catholic Church. Her confirmation was one of the happiest days of my life. Given the pregnancy, signs of a potential early birth, and the growing Coronavirus pandemic, our priest wanted to move her Confirmation up before the Easter Vigil. In his mind, it would be better to do an unnecessarily-earlier Confirmation than to wait and have her miss the Easter Vigil. So, on a the First Sunday of Lent, my wife was confirmed into the Catholic Church. This was the culmination of a years-long journey of hers and, frankly, a lot of work to get through the RCIA program while sick, tired, and pregnant with a nearly two year old running around all day. Her decision to become Catholic was largely a private matter, so I won’t go into the reasons on this forum, but her grace,…Continue reading The greatest gift