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Lauren Johnson shares her story of finding Jesus at a young age, but falling away during her middle and high school age years.  In the midst of a difficult marriage, Lauren felt drawn back to faith and longed for the peace she knew when she was younger.

As she began to search for a church to call home, her (at the time) husband's grandmother offered to take her to a Catholic mass at any parish she chose. The silence, the beauty and the purpose all helped to ease Lauren's heart.  Eventually Lauren went through RCIA and joined the Catholic Church.

Lauren shares her questions when joining the Church as well as the struggles she has faced in practicing her faith. One such cross she speaks of has been the cross of infertility. Lauren shares how difficult that has been but also the blessing of discovering what spiritual motherhood means. Far from a consolation prize, spiritual motherhood is a gift.

Below are resources Lauren has shared with me on the topic of spiritual motherhood should you desire to learn more about that topic.

     Essays on Woman, by Edith Stein (St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross)
     The Eternal Woman, by Gertrud von le Fort
     The Priesthood of the Heart: Woman’s Unique Vocation, by Jo Croissant (this has           
               NOTHING to do with women priests)
     True Devotion to Mary, by St. Louis de Montfort
     The Privilege of Being a Woman, by Alice von Hildebrand
     This article: https://churchlifejournal.nd.edu/articles/editorial-musings-the-charism-of-infertility/
     This book: https://tanbooks.com/vocation/catholic-women-books/the-anti-mary-exposed-rescuing-the-culture-from-toxic-femininity/?gclid=CjwKCAjwwqaGBhBKEiwAMk-FtEG5-M3bpOtBSa7SbMIUV3Asqa9IPdjQVafmcZW-OWpyNwfvS5P-txoCvZMQAvD_BwE 

(From Lauren): This one is not a Catholic author, but listening to many of her recorded presentations have been very impactful on me. This is one of her books, but I found she is much more profound for me when I hear her actually speaking the words:

     Let Me Be A Woman, by Elisabeth Elliot

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Aislinn Domantay works at a Theology Teacher at Owensboro Catholic Middle School. Her family moved to the US from the Philippines when she was a pre-teen, just beginning to figure out the world. Thankfully, one of the things she chose to hold onto was her Catholic faith. In her soul she knew that faith was important and something she desired to grow in.

As a child and even into her teen and early college years, Aislinn was focused on doing things "the right way." She got good grades, didn't cause trouble and did all the things she was supposed to in her faith life. In college, found a community that helped her see her faith as more than just checklist. God was someone who loved her and desired to be in relationship with her--not just a list of rules and precepts to be followed.

After serving as a FOCUS missionary in Nashville for four years, Aislinn decided it was time to move into her "life-long" mission which brought her to Owensboro, KY.

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Doug Payne is a recent graduate from WKU with a degree in Outdoor Recreation.  He shares his story about how he has learned to trust God's plan for his life.  From entering the seminary to trusting God in the small daily things--Doug talks about his process of discernment and how he has learned to lean on God and trust.  

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Andrea Aud is a cheerful employee of Trinity High School who uses her gifts and talents to serve the young people at the school. She shares her experiences of questioning God and whether or not he was real throughout her time in high school.

It was on a retreat, Teens Encounter Christ (aka TEC) that she cried out to Him, begging for a sign.  God reveled himself to Andrea on that retreat and helped her see that she was loved unconditionally. Since than, her faith has been bolstered by other encounters with Jesus. While it took sixteen years for Andrea to share her story, she knows that she must tell how God has worked in her life and encourages others to do the same!

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Clint Campbell is a father, husband and entrepreneur.   He tells his story of encountering Jesus while on a Koinonia in his college years.  After this experience, Clint began to make some changes in his life. Spending time in the "Classroom of Silence," he would sit at the feet of Jesus.
 
 Fast forward, Clint was a father and husband in a job he couldn't stand but felt he needed to stick with in order to provide for his family. After a conversation with his wife, they determined the best course of action was for Clint to home-school their children and pursue a career in music. In 2020 they were making plans for Clint to open a recording studio when the pandemic hit and everything shut down. But the Lord provided. Clint surrendered to God's will and trusted. A year later, Clint's music studio--Surrender Studios--is now open for business.
 
 Click here to watch the Youtube video by Matthew Kelly on "the Classroom of Silence" mentioned by Clint.

Click here to check out Surrender Studios.

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