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Dear Gabriela,<\/span> Don\u2019t be so foolish. \u00a0If you stay out in the sun, you\u2019ll get burned; and if you hang out with pagans (by profession or by practice), your faith will wane. \u00a0It\u2019s that simple. Use your imagination a little. Imagine yourself fifteen years from now, married, with four children. Would you be careless about the kids they hang out with? \u00a0Would you be careless about the activities they get involved in? Would you be utterly careless about what they watch on TV, what Web sites they frequent, what books and magazines they dive into? \u00a0I doubt it. Well, you should take equally good care of your own soul. I want to share with you an excerpt from a letter written by today\u2019s saint after he had entered the Passionists\u2019 novitiate, just a few years before he died of tuberculosis. \u00a0<\/span> Gabriel Possenti was a popular, normal boy of a prosperous family (thirteen children) that lived in central Italy. \u00a0He loved all the normal activities of his time \u2013 games, theatre (the theatre was as common for them as movies are for us), parties, etc. \u00a0Only after being miraculously cured (as he believed) two separate times from odd diseases that brought him to the verge of death did he finally respond to the vocation he had long perceived. \u00a0And as soon as he entered the religious life he began exercising the Christian virtues in little ways but with great eagerness. God only granted him a few years of this exemplary life (he died before ordination, when he was only 24), but it was enough to renew his companions\u2019 enthusiasm for following Christ and impress young and old alike with his love for God\u2019s will. \u00a0<\/span> Soon after he entered the novitiate he wrote a letter to a friend, which I believe you may find interesting. \u00a0Keep in mind that Gabriel never got involved in any seriously sinful activities (robbery, murderous rivalries, promiscuity), and yet he still bewails the carelessness with which he chose his friends and his pastimes before he entered the seminary:<\/span> \u201cDear Philip, if you truly love your soul, shun bad companions; shun the theatre. \u00a0I know by experience how very difficult it is when entering such places in the state of grace to come away without having lost it, or at least exposed it to great danger. \u00a0Avoid pleasure-parties and avoid evil books. I assure you that if I had remained in the world [i.e. instead of entering consecrated life], it seems certain to me that I should not have saved my soul. \u00a0Tell me, could anyone have indulged in more amusements than I? Well, and what is the result? Nothing but bitterness and fear. Dear Philip, do not despise me, for I speak from my heart\u2026\u201d<\/span> Of course, I don\u2019t mean for you to shut yourself up in your dorm room and wear blinders \u2013 not at all. \u00a0You are a college student, and God needs you to be normal, to be present and active in college culture so that you can be an instrument of his grace. \u00a0But don\u2019t be foolish, don\u2019t be na\u00efve, take care to protect yourself from seductive but evil influences, listen to your conscience, and build up relationships that will bolster your faith. \u00a0That way you will not only avoid many temptations, but you will also begin to experience the incomparable joy that accompanies a real friendship with Jesus Christ. <\/span> Count on my prayers. \u00a0Uncle 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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