"I must confess that my mind was dazzled by this experience," relates Novice Josh. "Could it be that I had received a rose petal hand-delivered by a saint?"
“So, is this a normal Saturday for you?” Novice Josh was asked. “No!” he exclaimed. “We visited the White House today!”
"A full-grown black bear was looking back at us. He was standing under a tree a mere 30 feet away," Novice Josh recalled, thinking, "Oh, this is not good."
“Would you mind doing a little job tomorrow?" Fr. Jim asked Novice Josh. Little did he know, the task would have a profound impact.
Daily exercise becomes a lesson in perseverance for Novice Josh and his running mate.
Novice Josh discovers that, when fellow members of the community joke around with each other, "It adds to my happiness."
https://marian.org/articles/joking-housePretty much everyone has some childhood favorite that still brings out the kid in them, Novice Josh observes, adding, "I appreciate this side of people and defend it, sometimes fiercely!"
“The unity of the Church was the most pressing intellectual question that ultimately led me to become Catholic." Novice Mac told Novice Josh.
Novice Josh recalls, "We were gathered in the upstairs novice classroom with Fr. Jim when he told us the big news. 'Mac is entering the Catholic Church on Monday.'"
A game of "peg solitaire" at Cracker Barrel proves a test of skill for the Marian novices and their master, reports Novice Josh.
