New York to Havre: August 20th, 1890

Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. Today in our reading, we find Mother Cabrini still at sea and still conversing with the Protestant woman.  The other day I was telling my husband about Mother Cabrini and her interaction with the Protestant lady. I explained how she had simply gone up to pet this woman's dog and that was her in. Then, I told him that I wished I could have more of these conversations, but they never seem to happen. He laughed and said, "Well, sounds like you need to pet more people's dogs."  I do think that religious garments open the door more readily. When people see a nun in her habit or a priest in his collar, they sense authority. I think this makes it easier for religious to have religious conversations, because people just naturally understand that you are probably going to talk about God and faith.  Makes one wonder what we as lay people can do to open that door a bit more. Let's see what Mother has to say today by turning to page 38.