In my youth I never had a particular vested interest in faith. I was baptized late, and until about 4th grade, church was actually not an important part in my family's life. Maybe it had to do with being Chinese or perhaps my childhood incapacity to grasp the faith, but in those days we missed Mass often, prayer was not a highlight in our family life, and faith was something that was rarely talked about. I was a pretty good kid; I knew my prayers, and had basic catechism, but faith was something that I approached not as a guide in my life but rather as another subject of study alongside math and reading. Although I understood little, and my faith was weak (do you remember those "genie" God days when you prayed for toys?), I had the curiosity to learn, and even though I learned the basics of faith without understanding a lick of it, God would use these basics taught in my youth to touch my heart in my adulthood.

High school is where things really took shape. It was a time of great challenge because high school was for me that time of transition from childhood to adulthood when I began to see things as they are. It is when temptation becomes no longer toward white lies but rather toward deception, when cries for attention and affection somehow become bent toward lust and selfishness. And in the midst of this, I had to ask some hard questions- Who is God? Do I believe in Him? What is Catholicism; why should I believe it? In asking these questions and in continuing to ask these questions, I discovered a treasure beyond description in my Catholic faith. I have found beauty beyond compare, a God whose Truth blows away the lies of society. I have found the faith that is the joy of the saints, that puts smiles on the lips of martyrs. I don't think there is much to say about my past; if you're hoping to get to know me, I would highly recommend meeting me, calling me, just contacting me in some way. A bio just can't do me justice! ;)

There are people who would rather not say how they feel, who may believe in personal truths but believe them unworthy to be put under public scrutiny. Not me :) I like to say things like I see them, and wish more people would do the same, even if we disagree. It's the only way anybody learns anything! It is easy to accept or tolerate, because those can be easily achieved with indifference. It is difficult to love, it is difficult to challenge, it is difficult to speak Truth to a society that embraces love and justice yet often hates the God in whom love and justice find their perfection. It is difficult to be a part of a Church that believes in Truth, a Church that believes in life found in death and suffering, a Church that believes in freedom found in obedience. Difficult, but how so very beautiful.

"To fall in love with God is the greatest of romances, to seek Him the greatest adventure, to find Him the greatest human achievement."

-St. Augustine