Today I spent some time at the St. John Henry Newman Center with an amazing young woman. She was making a tie blanket, so I offered to help. I asked her who would be getting the blankets. She said she was making them for homeless people. They wouldn’t be handed out in any organized manner, but she would be giving them to people that she encounters who clearly are in need of something warm. The young woman also carries care packages of socks, water bottle, and other necessities that she hands out to people. When I first met her, she was getting ready to receive the Sacraments of Initiation into the church at Easter. As we cut and tied, I asked if she felt like she had changed since that time. She said she has changed dramatically during the whole process of coming into the Catholic Church. Her faith and knowledge grew exponentially. Some things she used to think were alright she has realized are harmful. There have been challenging times, but she knows God is with her and their relationship will continue to flourish. I was so impressed with her generosity and how she shared her love of God.

I Found God today in a faithful young woman.