Faith, Friendships Flourish on the Street Where We Live

Stephen P. White of Catholic University wrote about his neighborhood for The National Catholic Register.

“Still, it didn’t exactly come about by accident. Most of us grew up in and around big Catholic families, which means we were formed a certain way even if we aren’t always conscious of it. Many of us have a connection to the University of Dallas (like my wife and me), or to Opus Dei (particularly their schools), or both. There is a real sense in which our close-knit community rests on a foundation that was laid down for us long before any of us had families of our own. That’s a reason to be doubly grateful — grateful both for what we have received and for the chance to be able to pass some of that on to our own children.”

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