We met in line for confession! To quote a book we love: it was "a severe mercy, a profound joy." Completely unaware that a far different call awaited us that day: the quiet recognition of a shared path. Months later, we found ourselves sharing picnics, art projects, and pages of poetry, discovering our love for literature, laughter, and the kind of conversations that keep two souls wide awake—whether about the wisdom of Tolkien, our shared love of psychology, or the comfort of a pint with Aquinas. We swam in nostalgia and dreamed of the future. What began as a friendship grew into something greater and steadier, bound by shared questions, a deepening faith, and our mutual curiosity about the mind and heart. In Jung’s words, it was a call to adventure, but one meant for two. It was, and is, a journey—marked by a sense that some journeys, once begun, are meant to last. "To be loved is to be known, and to be known is to be loved." - C.S. Lewis