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One of the best religions I have ever inherited in my life
 
Me too.
Thanks, Mom & Dad. Catholic elementary school, Catholic High School, and Jesuit University.

I was stupid for a while - a long stupid of about 25 years when “I” gradually decided it was not important. This is where I’m most grateful for Jesus’s Mercy and patience and that I did not die prior to getting a chance to say “I’m sorry”.

In case anyone is wondering - I pray to do God’s will, not mine. Hopefully, my selfish days are over. I had no idea what he wanted me to do.
I woke up a few months ago and it was clear as could be: “make as many as possible know about the Catechism to avoid heresy and schism”.
Sometimes I think I’m done because I have done all I can do (including saying goodbye on this site), but I’m shown one way or another that is not the case.
I told Him at adoration a few weeks ago that I have done all I could, that it is His Church, and He needs to do something about it if He wants it done. On the following Sunday, the Priest held up the Catechism and told everyone to read it and why. Nearly fell off my chair. I told Jesus that I was glad He was paying attention to me.

I sent emails to several Bishops, got some good replies.

End of true story. When God wants something done, big or small He will use anyone who is willing.

By the way, ask your Parish priest and Bishop to PROMIENTLY and ACTIVELY promote this Catechism. We will never meet, but I will pray for you.
 
That’s one of my wishes, that after each Mass the priest would take 5 minutes (while all his congregation is still “captive”) and teach on stuff in the catechism. We could have knowledgeable Catholics one small paragraph at a time 👍

I too thank my family for my inheritance of Catholicism… and pray that more and more non-Catholics come to know the joy that BrianM27 is talking about 🙂
 
Inherited it, struggling to believe in it, jury’s out…I envy your passion for it and ability to accept its tenets and theology without the many questions I still have…
 
believing is good. it is important also to know the doctrines of the Catholic Church as well. All Catholics have the task and duty to know all they can about the doctrines. I have no regrets of being a Catholic. Im proud too to be a Catholic 👍
 
gurneyhalleck1 said:
Inherited it, struggling to believe in it, jury’s out…I envy your passion for it and ability to accept its tenets and theology without the many questions I still have…
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I inherited it also, but after I became an adult, I decided to see if what I learned about God and religion was true or not. I studied many different religions and after careful study, I concluded that I was extremely blessed to have been baptized a Catholic and raised by God-fearing parents in the Catholic faith.

Start with the one question that puzzles you the most and learn its answer. Then ask another one. We will be happy to help you! 🙂
 
Loboto-Me said:
That’s one of my wishes, that after each Mass the priest would take 5 minutes (while all his congregation is still “captive”) and teach on stuff in the catechism. We could have knowledgeable Catholics one small paragraph at a time 👍

I too thank my family for my inheritance of Catholicism… and pray that more and more non-Catholics come to know the joy that BrianM27 is talking about 🙂
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hey, thats what i do! a full hour in fact! after mass. sadly only 2 people show up 😦
 
Hope3 said:
I inherited it also, but after I became an adult, I decided to see if what I learned about God and religion was true or not. I studied many different religions and after careful study, I concluded that I was extremely blessed to have been baptized a Catholic and raised by God-fearing parents in the Catholic faith.

Start with the one question that puzzles you the most and learn its answer. Then ask another one. We will be happy to help you! 🙂
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same here. my parents laid the fundamentals. lost my way as a young adult, but because the fundamentals were there, i was able to find my way back 👍
 
Agreed, I was blessed to have parents who wanted me to at least get my Baptism and First Communion. I’d like to thank the Holy Spirit for keeping me wanting to go to Mass for the 8 years in which I didn’t. (Its a long story, by parents aren’t to blame…you can blame Vatican II) 😛
 
choy said:
hey, thats what i do! a full hour in fact! after mass. sadly only 2 people show up 😦
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That’s why you gotta get to them while they’re still sitting in the pews :p:D Before the “announcements” LOL! 👍
Wish they’d make it part of the Mass, we sure need some new ideas to educate those that at least are attending Mass through habit or obligation.
 
our parish priest does it during mass, either integrated in the homily or during the announcements
there’s bits and pieces of really good information he puts in there
sad that he’s leaving though
 
Loboto-Me said:
That’s one of my wishes, that after each Mass the priest would take 5 minutes (while all his congregation is still “captive”) and teach on stuff in the catechism. We could have knowledgeable Catholics one small paragraph at a time 👍

I too thank my family for my inheritance of Catholicism… and pray that more and more non-Catholics come to know the joy that BrianM27 is talking about 🙂
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That’s why–after coming back…I’m almost glad to go through RCIA (I was never confirmed). I had the option of a smaller number of classes but I want to learn EVERYTHING about my faith…
 
Hope3 said:
I inherited it also, but after I became an adult, I decided to see if what I learned about God and religion was true or not. I studied many different religions and after careful study, I concluded that I was extremely blessed to have been baptized a Catholic and raised by God-fearing parents in the Catholic faith.

Start with the one question that puzzles you the most and learn its answer. Then ask another one. We will be happy to help you! 🙂
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One of my favorites is Fr. Baer at St. John Vianney Seminary. I went to the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota, and SJV hosted a “last-chance mass” Sunday nights. Before mass began, Fr. Baer would give a short lecture on different points of Catholicism. Then we’d have mass, then a social hour with all kinds of typical college food (no alcohol).
 
gurneyhalleck1 said:
Inherited it, struggling to believe in it, jury’s out…I envy your passion for it and ability to accept its tenets and theology without the many questions I still have…
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Questions are an important part of faith. I pity those who blindly accept what they are told to believe. It is as important to understand why we believe something as it is to accept and practice those beliefs.

To this day I still question the beliefs of my church, but it is in doing so that I come to a deeper understanding and a deeper level of faith.

For the record, I do that with everything in my life. It is not just religion, but science, politics, education, everything that tells me “this is what you should think.” What I love about my church is that it is not afraid of the question “why?”
 
BryanM27 said:
Questions are an important part of faith. I pity those who blindly accept what they are told to believe. It is as important to understand why we believe something as it is to accept and practice those beliefs.

To this day I still question the beliefs of my church, but it is in doing so that I come to a deeper understanding and a deeper level of faith.

For the record, I do that with everything in my life. It is not just religion, but science, politics, education, everything that tells me “this is what you should think.” What I love about my church is that it is not afraid of the question “why?”
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I agree.

Questioning and then finding out the correct answers is what helps us to become and then remain mature adults. Biological age is not necessarily an indicator of maturity.

Hebrews 5:12
For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God; and you have come to need milk and not solid food.
 
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