About three weeks ago, my boss at my job told me that I was going to be power washing sidewalks for the next month. While I have not spent every day power washing, most days I have found myself cleaning the sidewalks for 8 hours of my day. Upon receiving this as my month-long task for 40 hours/week, I thought to myself, "Really? This is what I'm going to be doing with myself?" Well, after a few days of making sure the sidewalks were spotless, I came to realize that I enjoyed the time to myself. Just pop in the headphones and go to town. This also gave me an opportunity to learn about my faith.
I have recently begun listening to a lecture on the Catechism of the Catholic Church. It is a lecture given by Fr. John Corapi whose five university degrees make it no surprise that his words are very powerful and moving. An embarrassing fact about a lot of Catholics - myself included - is that we do not know a lot about our faith or the Church. Sure we have faith in God, and we love Jesus Christ; but Fr. Corapi explains why that is not enough. The more I get to know my faith, the more I love it; and the more I love it, the more I want to learn more about it. Often times, I do not take enough time to learn about it, and it is during those times that I begin to lose sight of God, and that results in my falling off the path of righteousness.
I know that listening to this lecture is not going to be enough and that I must take it upon myself to delve more into my faith, but it is certainly a great way to start over again after a period of time in the dark.
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