A reader writes:<\/p>\n
A brief background: when we first started dating, I was the sort of agnostic who was too apathetic to bother being an atheist. My wife came from a family whose hearts are good, but no-one is in the least bit religious. When we began seriously considering marriage, I decided to return to the Church, but we made a deal that I was not to actively attempt to convert her, though she was welcome to come with me to Mass, and I\u2019d answer any questions she had. Long story short she is going to enter RCIA this fall, though without a firm intention to become Catholic. Please pray for her, that she may join our children and me in the Church, and for me, that I might support her in her journey.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Father, hear our prayer through your Son Jesus Christ. Mother Mary, pray for this family.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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