Mirla Conlon ~ February 2024

Meet Mirla Conlon, a graduate of the Catechetical Institute, Class of St. Joseph, and parishioner at St. John Neumann in Eagan. 

When asked to join the program by a mentor, she responded with a “No way!” multiple times. She eventually agreed to try for one month and if she didn’t like it, she would quit.

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“Deep down, I always wanted to participate, but I was afraid I was not qualified to attend because English is not my first language. I thought it would be too academic for me.”

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“Two weeks into the program, my life was changed; the rest is history. I fell head over heels in love with my faith yet again.”

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“I think two things stuck with me:

1. Realizing the history of the economy of our salvation and how, despite our sinfulness, failures, and unfaithfulness to God, He continues faithfully pursuing us to draw us to him, to the point of humbling himself by becoming one of us and die on the cross.”

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2. To realize God had a plan for the Church from the beginning of time, which came to fruition with Jesus Christ and his Apostles. God’s faithfulness remains with us to this day. Those two experiences continue to blow my mind when I think about them.”

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Thank you for your testimony, and YES to Christ, Mirla!