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7 DENVER CATHOLIC | FEBRUARY 2022 experienced. God had willed that our family take this time and allow ourselves to be courted even deeper into his love. He deigned that we journey down a road that started with reversion and went deeper as we discerned my, and our unique calls from the Father. God called me to be his deacon in June of 2021. Our story is unique, but it is not exclusive. We are all called to listen with the "ear of our heart" to each of our calls from the Father. The path of the Christian is one marked with many crossroads and times of discovery, both of self and of God. Happiness as the world defines it is a lie at best and damning at worst. The world gives us a thousand separate ways to achieve its relativized version of happiness, but in the final analysis, joy is what the human heart is searching for. Joy is what is promised for the Christian if we live in communion with God, it is the authentic experience of humanity grounded in the gift of supernatural charity that comes from a singular source, the Trinity. Joy is lasting, and it is only possible with God. Our family had corrected our path and was finally orbiting the Godhead rather than attempting to orbit our- selves and the world's idea of happiness. We all have a personal call from the Father for our lives, for the path that God wills for us to take in ful- filling our vocations in true Christian joy. It is in our poverty that we find the need for God — in the realization that we are dependent creatures that are only truly human, truly ourselves when we are living in communion with God. Our fam- ily's path led us home to full communion and obedience to the Church where we found our divine identities as sons and daughters of the Father. God took this one step further when he called me to Holy Orders. It was in discerning and following his path in our lives and surren- dering them back to him that we found true, abundant life. From before time itself began, the Godhead had a unique plan and mission for you so that in following it, you could carry on and advance the mission of God's Church on earth; how mag- nificent this knowledge is! May we all learn to listen to God. May we be docile to hearing his divine voice in our hearts. Think of the effect this would have on our world and of the trans- formative power that the Father wills to make manifest through your obedience and mine. May we will to listen to this call, and may we coop- erate with the grace in laying down our lives to follow it. To God's great glory! Boutique-style memory care. Now taking reservations for Spring 2022 opening! The excitement is building with the construction of our new memory care residence. Our innovative programming includes specially-trained care concierges to provide assistance supporting our new residents in the transition to our Catholic community. Schedule a tour to experience the warm, friendly environment, lively social gatherings, and mission-based spirituality. For details and more information, call 720.909.3814. 2835 West 32nd Avenue | Denver, Colorado HomeIsHere.org Boutique-style memory care. Now taking reservations for Spring 2022 opening! The excitement is building with the construction of our new memory care residence. Our innovative programming includes specially-trained care concierges to provide assistance supporting our new residents in the transition to our Catholic community. Schedule a tour to experience the warm, friendly environment, lively social gatherings, and mission-based spirituality. For details and more information, call 720.909.3814. 2835 West 32nd Avenue | Denver, Colorado HomeIsHere.org