CHESAPEAKE, VA (Catholic Online) - In my early twenties I attended a conference sponsored by an enthusiastic movement which was flourishing in ecumenical Christian circles. The speaker’s love for - and familiarity with - the Christian Scriptures was inspiring. He recalled crawling to the quilting frames where, from his vantage point, he could only see strands of thread, fabric and splashes of color hanging down between the wooden slats. For the Christian, the center from which the Divine design proceeds within the fabric of our own lives- and through which we begin to discern the beauty of God’s perfect plan - is .

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