A beautiful young woman from Long Island was blessed to have been raised in a solidly Catholic family and to have attended a truly Catholic high school. She made up her mind before entering college that she wanted no part of premarital sex.
After graduating from a Catholic college, she took a job in Philadelphia. She prayed the rosary daily and often attended Mass during the week in addition to Sundays. At one point, she met a man who seemed like a perfect match.
He was polite, treated her well, and was Catholic. In fact, he attended daily Mass. After eight months of dating, he said it was time for them to have sex. She needed no time to think about it, ending the relationship immediately. It hurt her a lot because she really liked him, but she loved the Lord more. Eight months later, he called and asked to see her.
When they got together, he apologized for his worldly attitude and for being a hypocrite about his faith. I was wrong. If I promise to embrace biblical values, will you consider dating me again? After giving it some thought, she agreed. They courted for a couple of years and then got married. Now, after six years of marriage, they have four lovely children, and they go to daily Mass together! A young friend, a daily communicant, dated a woman who was raised in a faithful Catholic community.
When she wanted to cut corners on chastity, his spiritual director warned him that not only was that sinful, but more trouble lay ahead. His director was right. They got engaged, and a couple of months before the wedding, she told him it was time to have sex. Being a daily communicant, he told her he had no intention of doing that. A big blow-up followed, but he prevailed. Unfortunately, he never told his spiritual director about that episode. Had he done so, his director told him later, he would have had urged him to run from this woman.
