I Didn’t Think She Liked Me
I met C in Assisi last year, right before Holy Week, during UNIV. I feel like she chose to be my roommate because there were no other rooms left. To be honest, I didn’t get the sense she was particularly thrilled about that. She wasn’t rude. Not at all. Just… not warm. Not expressive.…
Control Disguised as Calling
My pilgrimage officially started today! (written on 2026/03/25) I’ve just arrived at an Opus Dei center in London that my friend, C, lives at this evening. Already, I’ve had the privilege of meeting and speaking with several numeraries. It’s been truly special. One of them, H, has been a numerary for 50 years. We had…
Spoiler: I didn’t find the sticker
I was in China, playing my ukulele, and it looked a little.. empty. Since I’ve been learning to play praise music, I really wanted to put a Catholic sticker on it. Something simple and holy. But it was Lent, and I was doing Magnify 90, which meant that buying a sticker was out of the…
All Roads Lead to Rome.. man Catholic Churches 