{"id":6503,"date":"2016-07-07T12:19:58","date_gmt":"2016-07-07T17:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/?p=6503"},"modified":"2026-02-26T13:45:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T19:45:20","slug":"his-church-and-mine-a-love-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2016\/07\/07\/his-church-and-mine-a-love-story\/","title":{"rendered":"His church and mine: A love story"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cSo, you\u2019re Catholic, but you\u2019re married to a Lutheran pastor. How does\u00a0that<\/em>\u00a0work?\u201d<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve lost track of how many times I\u2019ve been asked this question in my seven years of marriage. Depending upon the inquirer, I have a few canned answers that easily roll off the tongue, but the simplest and most genuine is this: \u201cBy the grace of God!\u201d<\/p>\n

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When I boarded a plane bound for Notre Dame 13 years ago, I could never have imagined that the journey would…<\/p>\n

[This is the beginning an\u00a0article found in\u00a0the Summer 2016 edition of <\/a><\/em>Notre Dame Magazine<\/a> by Messy Jesus Business Rabble Rouser, Nicole Steele Wooldridge. Continue reading\u00a0HERE<\/a>.]<\/em><\/p>\n

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About the\u00a0Rabble Rouser<\/h5>\n

Nicole Steele Wooldridge<\/a>\"Nicole-Steele-Woodridge-with-daughters\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Nicole Steele Wooldridge has been a friend of Sister Julia\u2019s since they were neighbors in Chicago several years ago. Having majored in Theology and International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame (Go Irish!), Nicole shares Sister Julia\u2019s passion for Catholic Social Teaching. Though her goal is to travel the globe (five continents and 24 countries down \u2026\u00a0everywhere else\u00a0<\/em>in the\u00a0<\/em>world to go!), she is happily rooted in the Seattle, Washington\u00a0area for now while she and her husband raise their two young daughters.\u00a0Nicole\u2019s columns for\u00a0Messy Jesus Business<\/em>\u00a0tend to focus on the intersection of faith and parenting, particularly as it relates to the radical call of Gospel living. When she\u2019s not working part time at a local college or chasing her girls around the house, Nicole enjoys reading spy novels, visiting microbreweries, and discussing black holes. She is extremely grateful to be a part of the\u00a0Messy Jesus Business<\/em>\u00a0family!<\/p>\n

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