Hello World!

*This was meant to be my first post. Please forgive me. I am new to blogging.

When I was in computer programming in college, the first thing we did was a print statement that said, “Hello World!” I thought it was silly at the time. Of all the things that could be said, that was what the authors of the textbook chose. Only later did I realize that this little phrase was to programming as “Houston, we have a problem” is to NASA or “Luke, I am your father” is to Star Wars. It is inherent in programming, just as the other phrases cannot disappear to those that participate in them.

Today, I greet the world because today is the day I am starting this blog. I love to write and hope to publish a book some day. I am working on my craft and this blog is one way to do that.

My hope is that this blog will serve me and readers. I plan to become a better writer and learn more about my audience. What readers get out of this blog will be somewhat individual to each reader, but will have many commonalities.

Because I am interested in the spiritual life, many of my posts will be related to this, but filtered in a way as it is seen through my eyes. I hope that readers can better learn to relate through God through my experiences, but further develop their own unique relationship with our creator. Because this is the main theme of this blog, I chose to name it Canticles of Katherine. Canticles are songs praising the Lord, and I am the writer of these particular songs.

Posts of other topics will surely be written. For this, I will borrow the sentiment of St. Ignatius of Loyola – “God in All Things.” Even those things that seemingly don’t relate to God will hopefully be praising Him.

Goodnight World!