Portland Aha!
“Saying ‘yes’ to who I am”
Dominique So I was reading a book by a philosopher named Crosby, who is a Catholic philosopher that actually teaches at the University that I attended. And there was one moment I was sitting in my room, and I read the line…which he was quoting that said “The greatest freedom of a human being is […]
“The love of Christ”
Stephen T. Alright, so a major “Aha moment” that I’ve had in my life, most recently is, I realized how much God actually loves us. And how he shows us…in his Eucharist, how he’s actually giving himself up every day for us and he saying that he does love us, and, like a bride, or, […]
“It really becomes part of you”
Lester S.J. Alright, well, I would have to say my “Aha moment” is whenever I do martial arts. Especially when we engage in the actual activity. We do drills, we are taught certain movements, when to do it and so forth. And, the thing that always intrigues me is…when I pull it off, in the […]
“I felt an outpouring of mercy and love”
Shea S. So, I grew up hearing a lot about God. I was raised in a Catholic family, and, I heard about how Jesus was a person. But, I think that there is a very concrete moment in my life where I had an “Aha moment,” where I kind of got why some people believe […]
“…this great transformation that happens through Christ”
Peter L. So, I’ve had a number of moments in the Catholic Mass that have been “Aha moments,” especially around the symbols that the church uses during the Mass. One in particular was when the priest behind the altar is pouring the water into the wine, and he says at that moment, “By the mingling […]
“I call on the Holy Spirit”
Emma My name is Emma and my “Aha moment” was…pretty much in a pit of darkness when I felt really lonely. I had just moved away from all of my friends and all of my family, and then my closer friends, who were close by two hours were moving further and further away. And I […]
“…Feeling his movement…that he’s a real person”
Jacob H. My name is Jacob, and my “Aha moment” was about a year ago, I would say. My wife and I have a 10-month-old son, and about a year ago was the first time I felt him move inside her belly. To grow up and to try to position yourself into caring for others […]