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Dear Nate,<\/span> I have a sneaking suspicion that you pretty much slid by last semester, emerging with your typically stellar grades, but without having dedicated yourself 100% to your studies. \u00a0It is a dangerous game to play, my bright nephew, a dangerous game indeed. If God gifted you with extraordinary intellectual potential (just as he gifts others with talent in different areas), it was for a reason. \u00a0He has a particular role for you to play in the defense and extension of his Kingdom, and he is counting on you to develop all your talents to the full so that you will be able to play that role well. Before you go back to school, therefore, you may want to reflect a little bit on how responsibly you have been stewarding your talents. \u00a0Perhaps the example of today\u2019s saints can serve as extra motivation.<\/span> Basil and Gregory were both from Asia Minor (modern day Turkey), both from devout Christian families (multiple saints among parents and siblings), and both were members of the cultured aristocratic class. \u00a0They first met when they were studying together in Athens \u2013 it was common practice for young aristocrats to make the rounds of all the great centers of learning in the Mediterranean before settling down to their own careers, so Basil and Gregory studied rhetoric, philosophy, and literature with the greatest minds of their age. \u00a0While at Athens they became fast friends and built that friendship primarily on a common dedication to the cause of Christ. In fact, when Basil returned home, as he was on the verge of beginning a promising political career, he simply couldn\u2019t do it \u2013 he knew that God was calling him to something higher (the exhortations of his sister, St Macrina, helped him discover this call). \u00a0Soon he retired to the beautiful wild land of Pontus and began to pursue a monastic way of life. He went on a tour of the monasteries in Egypt and Palestine and incorporated their traditions into his own monastic rule, which still remains the norm for Eastern monasticism today. He only enjoyed the quiet life for a few years, however; the Arianist crisis (Arianism was a heresy that denied the divinity of Christ) was shaking the Church and the Byzantine Empire to its foundations, and Basil was called on to defend the true faith in the great city of Caesarea, where he soon became bishop. \u00a0<\/span> Meanwhile, Gregory was recruited by his father (bishop of Nazianzus) to help administer his diocese, which he did reluctantly (he would have preferred to remain in solitude, where he could study and pray). \u00a0He too was swept into the furious theological and political strife stirred up by Arianism, and eventually was brought as bishop to the Imperial city of Constantinople, where he courageously defended the true faith in the face of daunting obstacles, even violent attacks. \u00a0Basil and Gregory fought their battles from the pulpit with their brilliant and heartfelt homiletics, from their desks with their eloquent treatises and letters, and from their souls with a deep life of prayer that filled them with prudence and apostolic zeal, such that even the intricate Byzantine diplomacy required of them never obscured their spiritual objectives. \u00a0<\/span> Basil and Gregory were two pillars that stood firm amid one of the greatest storms the Church has ever faced. \u00a0And they were able to do so only because they had been faithful to the opportunities God afforded them in their early years. \u00a0They needed every drop of education that they had received in order to discern and refute subtle theological error while keeping their brilliant and ruthless enemies at bay. \u00a0If they had slacked off during their school days in Athens, who knows how much more damage the Arians would have been able to inflict later on? And that\u2019s my point. You don\u2019t know what mission God has in store for you, but you can be sure that it won\u2019t be easy; he\u2019s hoping that you take advantage of these years of preparation to ready yourself for it \u2013 and he alone knows how many souls are at stake. \u00a0Count on my prayers.<\/span> Your affectionate 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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