A Leap of Faith
"I'm glad you took this leap. I believe it will pay off eventually. ;)" That was a text from my dad this morning. Considering he was, at first, the most skeptical of my plans for this school year, this means a lot to me. The leap he is referring to is my leap of faith into something suggested to me by Bob, the Catholic Campus Minister at Longwood. Two friends of mine did it last year, and now it's my turn: to be a part of the Charlottesville Catholic Fellows program. This past Tuesday I moved in with a host family from the parish that sponsors the program, the Church of the Incarnation. From September to May I will live and work here, both at a part-time job (TBD, although I have an interview next Tuesday for a data entry position) and at the parish office (also TBD, but I would like to work with the youth and/or music ministry), and take classes at the Center for Christian Study (again TBD, but I have a couple of interesting choices). The only sure thi...