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Dear Jake,<\/span><\/p>\n

I commend your responsibility. \u00a0Of all my nephews, you will be the least likely to find yourself at the end of your senior year (just eight months away now) not knowing your next step in life. \u00a0Your foresight and prudence are praiseworthy. But as you sift through your job offers and grad-school opportunities, be careful. It is quite possible that you haven\u2019t clearly defined what you\u2019re looking for in life, and if you don\u2019t do that, you may start energetically down a path you will later on regret terribly. \u00a0To avoid such a bothersome situation, I recommend that you take some time walking in the woods and thinking deeply about what the magic word \u201csuccess\u201d means to you, and what it ought to mean to you. And the example of today\u2019s saints may aid significantly your reflection.<\/span><\/p>\n

These pioneers set out for the \u201cnew world\u201d out of motives differing sharply from most of their fellow Europeans. \u00a0In fact, one of their first tasks in preaching the gospel to the Native Americans in eastern Canada and the eastern Great Lakes Region was convincing them that they had no interest at all in furs and skins and fish and game, but only in teaching them about Jesus Christ. \u00a0They showed this by taking up residence with the Indians themselves, learning their languages (which was no easy task), and returning to their villages time and again, even after European politics (the British were actively trying to wrest Canada from the French) repeatedly forced them to abandon their missions. \u00a0Their ability to sacrifice every material comfort and reward was the precondition for bringing Christ to these souls.<\/span><\/p>\n

But it didn\u2019t stop there. \u00a0Besides living in filthy huts, traveling by canoe through dense wilderness (whenever they took a trip they had to carry their canoes and other supplies across pathless land bridges as often as they were able to paddle through clear waters), and putting their lives in continual danger by tending the chronic illnesses (mostly due to pestilence) suffered by their charges, they each ended up being taken prisoner, tortured, and brutally killed by enemies of the faith. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Just as their years of missionary work among the Hurons (and some other tribes) began to produce a steady stream of baptisms and sincere conversions (they even started a seminary for young Indians), inter-tribal violence broke out. \u00a0The Iroquois renewed an old war against the Hurons. Added to the long-standing tribal rivalry was a new suspicion, kindled by their superstitious and magical religious practices, that certain recent natural disasters (plagues and famines) were due to the incursion of this new Christian religion. \u00a0Thus the missionaries became prime targets in the war effort. As the fierce Iroquois attacked village after village, these Jesuit priests and lay brothers encouraged the Christian Hurons to hold fast to the faith, and baptized many of their catechumens just before the slaughter began. Consequently, they themselves were captured. \u00a0Even as they were tortured, they continued to preach the good news. St John de Brebeuf, for example, was tied naked to a pole, awarded a necklace of red hot spearheads, and girdled with a belt of burning pitch and resin. With his face set like stone, he began to speak to his captors about the heavenly kingdom, at which point they gagged him, cut of his nose, tore off his lips, and performed a mock baptism by pouring boiling water over his head. \u00a0Only years later did the blood of martyrs like St John yield its results: almost all of the tribes they had ministered to were eventually won over to the faith.<\/span><\/p>\n

Right now, as today\u2019s saints enjoy the heavenly banquet, we can say without a doubt that they were \u201csuccessful\u201d \u2013 at least, according to God\u2019s standards. \u00a0Were they successful by yours? <\/span><\/p>\n

Your devoted uncle, Eddy<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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He was ordained a Catholic priest in 2003 and earned his doctorate in moral theology in 2010. He provided spiritual support on the set of Mel Gibson\u2019s\u00a0The Passion of the Christ\u00a0while researching the 2005 Catholic best seller,\u00a0Inside the Passion, the only authorized, behind-the-scenes explanation of the film. Fr. John has contributed news commentary regarding religious issues on NBC, CNN, Fox, and the BBC. He also served as the English-language press liaison for the Vatican\u2019s 2005 Synod of Bishops on the Eucharist. His most widely known books are The Better Part: A Christ-Centered Resource for Personal Prayer and 60 Days to Becoming a Missionary Disciple. His most recent book is\u00a0Spiritual But Not Religious: The Search for Meaning in a Material World. Fr. John resides in Atlanta and serves as Territorial Vicar for the Legionaries of Christ. See all books, Regnum Christi Essays, Retreat Guides, posts, and online classes from Fr. 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