--- title: "Faith through Fiction: Finding Purpose" description: VIDEO: CatholicTeenBooks authors, T.M. Gaouette and Leslea Wahl, discuss the meaning of life, and on a smaller scale, finding our purpose in life. image: https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/CTB%20Hero%20Image%20FTF%20Catholicmom.jpg --- [![catholic-mom-logo-v2](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/images/catholic-mom-logo-v2.svg "catholic-mom-logo-v2")](https://www.catholicmom.com/) [![facebook](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-facebook.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) [![twitter](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-twitter.svg)](http://twitter.com/CatholicMomCom) [![instagram](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-instagram.svg)](http://instagram.com/catholicmomcommunity) [![youtube](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber) [![search-icon](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/search-icon.svg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/faith-through-fiction-finding-purpose#) [BOOKS](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/tag/books) # Faith through Fiction: Finding Purpose Sep 23, 2023 8:30:00 AM  |  by [Leslea Wahl](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/leslea-wahl) ![featured image](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/CTB%20Hero%20Image%20FTF%20Catholicmom.jpg) *VIDEO: CatholicTeenBooks authors, T.M. Gaouette and Leslea Wahl, discuss the meaning of life, and on a smaller scale, finding our purpose in life. * --- CatholicTeenBooks.com was founded upon the desire to provide entertaining Catholic fiction that can build your faith. With this goal in mind, authors T.M. Gaouette and Leslea Wahl have taken it a step further by creating the Faith Through Fiction video blogs. These blogs will delve into the issues that teens face and present edifying fiction that addresses relevant themes.  How do we know what the meaning of life is, or on a smaller scale, what our individual purpose in life is? We’ll never really come to any sort of answer, unless we know what the meaning of life is. This can be a huge struggle for teens who are transitioning from child to adult and who are suddenly faced with a daunting future. In this episode of Faith Through Fiction, CatholicTeenBooks authors, T.M. Gaouette and Leslea Wahl, discuss this very topic.   #### Resources featured in this video: - The Perfect Blindside by Leslea   - I Am Margaret by Corinna Turner  - 8 Notes to a Nobody by Cynthia T. Toney  - Fight for Liberty by Theresa Linden  - Treachery and Truth by Katy Huth Jones  - Saving Mount Rushmore by Andrea Jo Rogers   - Freeing Tanner Rose by T. M. Gaouette  ![Instagram Image FTF FINDING PURPOSE Catholicmom-Theresa cohost](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Instagram%20Image%20FTF%20FINDING%20PURPOSE%20Catholicmom-Theresa%20cohost.jpg?width=1080&height=1080&name=Instagram%20Image%20FTF%20FINDING%20PURPOSE%20Catholicmom-Theresa%20cohost.jpg)   --- Copyright 2023 Leslea Wahl for CatholicTeenBooks.com Image: copyright 2023 CatholicTeenBooks.com, all rights reserved ### Share this article [![Share on Facebook](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/facebook-24x24.png)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2Ffaith-through-fiction-finding-purpose%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook) [![Share on Twitter](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/twitter-24x24.png)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2Ffaith-through-fiction-finding-purpose%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2Ffaith-through-fiction-finding-purpose%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&source=tweetbutton&text=Faith%20through%20Fiction%3A%20Finding%20Purpose) [![Share on Email](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/email-24x24.png)](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2Ffaith-through-fiction-finding-purpose%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail%20&body=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2Ffaith-through-fiction-finding-purpose%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail) ** #### About the Author ![Leslea Wahl](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/Contriubutors/LESLEA%20WAHL.jpeg) ### [Leslea Wahl](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/leslea-wahl) Leslea Wahl is an award-winning author of Catholic teen adventurous mysteries. She lives in beautiful Colorado with her family. Leslea believes one way to encourage teens in their faith is through positive messages and Catholic values, embedded in great stories. She is excited to share her reviews of some incredible Catholic books, all of which have received the Catholic Writer’s Guild Seal of Approval. Find her online at [LesleaWahl.com](http://www.LesleaWahl.com). ## Related Blog Articles [ Inspiring Fiction for Teens: Brave Water Read ](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/inspiring-fiction-for-teens-brave-water) [ Faith Through Fiction: Pro-Life Read ](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/faith-through-fiction-pro-life) [ Faith Through Fiction: Bullying Read ](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/faith-through-fiction-bullying) ## Comments ## Donate now [![Support Catholic Mom](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/275132/10016573-1c5c-4aa5-baba-c2ac91fe7545.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/275132/10016573-1c5c-4aa5-baba-c2ac91fe7545) [![CatholicMom_hcfm_logo1_pos_871c_2728c (002)](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CatholicMom_hcfm_logo1_pos_871c_2728c%20(002).png?width=1806&height=731&name=CatholicMom_hcfm_logo1_pos_871c_2728c%20(002).png "CatholicMom_hcfm_logo1_pos_871c_2728c (002)")](https://www.catholicmom.com/) ##### Subscribe to Catholic Momcast on iTunes or Spotify [![itunes-logo-black](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/logos/itunes-logo-black.svg)](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/catholic-momcast/id1362352357)[![spotify-logo-black](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/logos/spotify-logo-black.svg)](https://open.spotify.com/show/15CoipHL7z61IDcYErV0b8?si=hqaQJSxDQgq7S1hxCwsoxQ) ##### CatholicMom on Social Networks [![facebook](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-facebook.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) [![twitter](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-twitter.svg)](http://twitter.com/CatholicMomCom) [![instagram](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-instagram.svg)](http://instagram.com/catholicmomcommunity) [![youtube](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber) ##### About Catholic Mom [Who We Are](https://www.catholicmom.com/about-us) [Contact Us](https://www.catholicmom.com/contact) [Support CatholicMom.com](https://www.catholicmom.com/support-us)   ##### Associated Links [Holy Cross Family Ministries](https://www.hcfm.org/) [Family Rosary](https://www.familyrosary.org/) [Family Theater Productions](https://www.familytheater.org/) [Congregation of the Holy Cross](https://www.holycrossusa.org/) [Father Patrick Peyton, C.S.C.](https://www.fatherpeyton.org/) [The Peyton Institute for Domestic Church Life](https://www.peytonfamilyinstitute.org/) ### **Stay connected!** Don’t miss a thing! 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