Live in San Diego? Like Music? Love free stuff? Well, do I have the perfect things for you as the the Love Good Music Tour is coming to Pacific Beach…
The line-up based out of Nashville, TN, the capital of music (not just country) is one group of talented artists NO one will want to miss! Doors open at 7pm and the concert starts at 7:30pm. You’ll even be able to meet the artists after the show. Everyone is welcome, please bring your family and friends 🙂
Friday, July 19th, 2013x St. Brigid Parish Hall, 4375 Cass Street, San Diego, CA 92109
Yesterday I began of my “Catholics Come Home” blog series. I spoke about my faith journey from childhood through to my university years. Today I’d like to pick up the story again…
The Wilderness Years: Suddenly Alone
The story ended yesterday with my final months at university. I was part of a strong community and I was growing in my faith. Things were good.
However, after university, things did not go so well. I moved to a new town for work and, although I did not move far away, I had virtually no contact with anyone from either the Chaplaincy or from Verbum Dei. In fact, during the months which followed, only one person took the time to reach out to me from my university years. I felt rather abandoned. It felt like I was out of sight, and therefore out of mind. Those months were particularly trying for me since, soon after moving to this new town, my employer went bankrupt, leaving me unemployed.
I did not fare any better in parish life. After experiencing the welcoming communities of Verbum Dei and my University Chaplaincy, I was reintroduced to the more typical Catholic parish life. Each Sunday I rose early and walked a long way through the cold to Mass. Upon arrival, I was greeted by no one. The music was abysmal and the preaching was utterly uninspiring. Honestly, I felt I could have done a better job. There were no parish groups for me to join. There was nobody of my own age. There was no coffee after Mass and no real socializing of which to speak. I was just another anonymous parishioner who slipped in, heard Mass and then slipped back out. I had no personal contact at that parish whatsoever.
