Derya Little on the Need for Simplicity of Truth and Beauty.

"The first Maronite Catholic I have ever met was a quiet man in his fifties who put up with us young whippersnappers as we waded the strange waters of becoming Catholic in Turkey. We all went out for lunch during my first-ever Lent, and he asked for bread, olive oil and water for lunch. No one else found his order curious other than me. I did not know how austere Lenten diet was among Eastern Catholics. This man who refused to eat meat, eggs and dairy during Lent attended our weekly Scripture studies, but always kept silent. As we talked about the patterns in the Gospel of St. Matthew, he chopped tomatoes and onions in the kitchen for lunch. Not once did he miss Mass. Not once was he unkind. He yearned for a simple faith with a sturdy structure where he can pursue holiness without struggling with doubt at every turn."

In a recent commentary, writer Derya Little reflected on the need the simplicity of truth and beauty in our quest for a "stronger, more faithful and more vibrant Church."

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