Katie and I recently felt called to leave our parish and join a new parish.  It was a tough decision because I had made many friends at my old parish, and both Katie and I were involved significantly with ministry, in particular Perpetual Adoration.

The good news is, we still go to our old parish frequently for daily Mass and adoration, and so we keep in contact with our old friends.

The great news is, Katie and I felt called in our new parish to start a program called Splendor of Love.  It is a study of the Theology of the Body where married couples get together in a small group, read the book that Father Walter Schu wrote for it, and go through a workbook, discussing the Theology of the Body and related, relevant topics like same-sex “marriage”, feminism, and contraception.

Oddly, most priests that I have met don’t seem to know about the Theology of the Body, and some priests, sadly, have heard information about Regnum Christi or the Legion of Christ that is simply false, and so when we went to present this idea to the marriage coordinators at our new parish, we weren’t sure of the reception we would get.

We prayed and left it up to God.  Well, when we went in to talk to the two marriage coordinators, they were ecstatic about the program!  They want it to be an official marriage enrichment program at the parish (which is very large, probably 4,000 families) as it will complement their two Theology of the Body introductory sessions that couples preparing for marriage are required to take.

Katie and I are so grateful to our Lord for the warm reception that we and this program received.

I hope that one day all priests will know and embrace the Theology of the Body, Eucharistic Adoration, and ministries that promote the virtue of purity for both men and women.  All young priests from our generation that I know do embrace these gifts of Christ to the world, so there is great reason for hope.

May Christ’s Kingdom come!