Oh how WONDERFUL!!!!
I'm a cradle-Catholic, but I fell away for quite a while. I think because I saw the hypocrisy of the priests where I lived and never really thought about separating the priests from the faith. Hope that makes sense.
In 2003, I went back to the Catholic faith. I went to the church where I live now and saw that the priests believed what they were preaching. They weren't the hypocrites that I saw growing up (who would take the church money and do "other things" with it than was intended). These men were wonderful and I fell in love with the church. Another thing I noticed was that there were a TON of people in the church. It was PACKED. Standing room only!
That year my husband (who was raised to be an atheist) joined the RCIA. Our marriage was blessed by the church and on during the Easter Vigil in 2004, my husband became a Catholic. I was so proud and so very happy.
We TRY to attend church together, but it's really hard with my toddler who doesn't like to sit. We have to really knuckle down and go regularly.
And, I took part-time classes in the local community college and saw what ridiculous stuff was said about people of faith. When I get to go back to school to finish my degree, I plan to attend a Catholic University.
Patron saints--My favorite was Elizabeth Ann Seton. Her story is amazing!
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