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Last year I was working as a journalist in New York City. One look at my schedule showed you work came before anything else. I squeezed my faith and friends in as much as I could; time for prayer was sandwiched between meeting a deadline and the subway ride home. Nine weeks in, I haven’t stopped marveling at life in the seminary.

Karol Wojtyla provokes wonder about a life with God. It is a wonder characterized by a desire to know, but it is more than mere curiosity and admiration. Curiosity is only asking questions. Wonder is a desire to experience. With admiration, there is no desire to do more than look on from a distance. But wonder draws us in.

We cannot be unaffected by the persons we love. Like a Newton’s cradle of metal balls, when they are struck by something we are struck by the same blow. This year we felt the joy of the saints on two occasions because we put ourselves right up against them. This is the powerful impact of loving.

“If I have good grounds for believing, to believe is a duty; God will take care of His own work. I shall not be deserted in my utmost need. Faith ever begins with a venture and is rewarded with sight.” -John Henry Newman

I will forever look forward to the day when He sends me back to where the stars comfort me, and the fields are made of gold, but as long as God wants me in D.C., I know there will be joy here too.