The back story is a common one. I was born into a traditional Catholic family in a small town in the Midwest. We did all the things – went to church, baptized the babies, and went to big Catholic weddings and funerals. I watched my mom deep in prayer, and I didn’t really understand, but I didn’t question it.<\/p>\n
Fast forward to the working parents routine and our three kids went from daycare to college in what seemed like minutes, not years. And then, a tragic health incident left our daughter’s boyfriend in a coma. She was devastated. We all were.\u00a0 All of a sudden, I understood my mom’s look of quiet pain and deep contemplative prayer.\u00a0 There were so many surreal moments during those days. And, Mike’s question came back to me.<\/p>\n
It was true, I hadn’t thought about intentionally combining my work and my faith. I thought he meant working in a Catholic organization. But, as I started to seek out more information, I realized that’s not at all what he meant.<\/p>\n
Way late in my adult life, I had questions. What does it really mean to be Christian? or to be Catholic? If we all spend those minutes and hours and days and years in prayer and scripture, what does it mean when it’s completely separate from the way people treat each other at work?<\/p>\n
If you’re wondering how and why this faith topic fits into a blog about marketing, hopefully, this introduction is enough of the story to know how it started. Stay with us as we take it further into shared stories, amazing stories, and miraculous stories. We all have them.\u00a0 Some are even at work!<\/p>\n
MJ<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/workandcreate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WFL_DSC09081-adj-sm-1-scaled.jpg” title_text=”WFL_DSC09081 adj sm” show_bottom_space=”off” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ width=”93%” custom_margin=”|-5vw|||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”|0vw|||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]
Collaborating on set<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blurb title=”He calls us” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”^||divi||400″ icon_color=”#ff4e00″ icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”20px” content_max_width=”94%” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ header_font=”Montserrat|700||on|||||” header_text_color=”#ee8b4b” header_font_size=”12px” header_letter_spacing=”2px” header_line_height=”1.8em” body_font=”||||||||” body_font_size=”16px” body_line_height=”2em” body_font_size_tablet=”15px” body_font_size_phone=”14px” body_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” icon_font_size=”20px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]
Mike, a colleague and friend, posed the question over dinner, “MJ, have you ever thought about combining your faith and your work?”. My answer was a quick “No.”\u00a0 But then I couldn’t get the idea out of my head. A few years later, I began to understand what he meant.<\/p>[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”The Sacrament of Reconciliation” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”^||divi||400″ icon_color=”#ff4e00″ icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”20px” content_max_width=”94%” disabled_on=”on|on|on” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ header_font=”Montserrat|700||on|||||” header_text_color=”#ee8b4b” header_font_size=”12px” header_letter_spacing=”2px” header_line_height=”1.8em” body_font=”||||||||” body_font_size=”16px” body_line_height=”2em” body_font_size_tablet=”15px” body_font_size_phone=”14px” body_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” icon_font_size=”20px” disabled=”on” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]
According to the research, most Catholics don’t go to confession very often. Children in practicing Catholic families usually learn about this sacrament in preparation for First Communion in second grade.<\/p>[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”Linked Resources on Confession” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”^||divi||400″ icon_color=”#ff4e00″ icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”20px” content_max_width=”94%” disabled_on=”on|on|on” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ header_font=”Montserrat|700||on|||||” header_text_color=”#ee8b4b” header_font_size=”12px” header_letter_spacing=”2px” header_line_height=”1.8em” body_font=”||||||||” body_font_size=”16px” body_line_height=”2em” body_font_size_tablet=”15px” body_font_size_phone=”14px” body_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” icon_font_size=”20px” disabled=”on” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]
\u00a0____ in the “Ask a Catholic Priest”\u00a0 facebook group responded to a question about Confession with…..\u00a0<\/p>[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ text_font=”|600||on|||||” text_text_color=”#7c93b2″ text_letter_spacing=”8px” text_line_height=”1.8em” positioning=”absolute” position_origin_a=”bottom_right” vertical_offset=”-120px” horizontal_offset=”-120px” z_index=”1″ vertical_offset_tablet=”-240px” vertical_offset_phone=”” vertical_offset_last_edited=”on|tablet” horizontal_offset_tablet=”0px” horizontal_offset_phone=”” horizontal_offset_last_edited=”on|tablet” position_origin_a_tablet=”bottom_left” position_origin_a_phone=”” position_origin_a_last_edited=”on|phone” position_origin_f_tablet=”” position_origin_f_phone=”” position_origin_f_last_edited=”on|tablet” position_origin_r_tablet=”” position_origin_r_phone=”” position_origin_r_last_edited=”on|tablet” width=”222px” height=”222px” custom_margin=”|162px|-73px|0px|false|false” custom_padding=”121px|10px|0px|81px|false|false” link_option_url=”#” scroll_rotating=”0|50|50|100|0\u00b0|0\u00b0|-45\u00b0” motion_trigger_start=”top” positioning_tablet=”” positioning_phone=”” positioning_last_edited=”on|tablet” border_radii=”on|100%|100%|100%|100%” border_width_all=”2px” border_color_all=”#7c93b2″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” text_text_color__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” text_text_color__hover=”#ff4e00″ border_color_all__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” border_color_all__hover=”#ff4e00″]
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