(a novice in Milwaukee)

To me, being a novice is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.  The Order of Christ/Sophia is something I never knew could exist and is exactly what my soul longed for.  The priests here are real.  They live a God-centered life and I feel my own growth being quickened just by being around them.  Living in the same house, I get opportunities that I never would have had if I had stayed living on my own.  Old, stubborn ways I block God now get revealed to me through their help.   It’s an incredible feeling to have things that I've struggled with for years being brought out into the light so I can heal them.  It feels often like getting out of jail!  No matter how difficult or messy the process is, I always feel loved and supported through it by them.  That alone has healed my heart.  

The other joyful surprise is that the priests are so much fun.  Since joining the Order I have laughed more than I ever had previously in my life.  They constantly blow my mind because I never expected to meet such clear, transformed people who live in their integrity.  Frankly, I never believed such people existed.  Not only do they exist, but I share a roof with them!