A word of advice from an “old” Catholic. Born, and raised Catholic. Very Catholic Cajun French mother, and very Methodist father.
I stood for my dad when he was converted, and confirmed, when I was 15. His statement to me was that he was sorry for me, and my brother because we had never been without being Catholic, and therefore would never be able to appreciate it as he did. He was 40 when he converted, and lived to be 90. He never swayed from his Catholic faith, and served in many, and varied ways in the church.
As was said earlier in these postings, if your problem is with the particular Church Parish you attend, then change Parishes. I have been going to the same church since it was built in 1967, and have, more than once, had issues with the particular priest who shepherded our parish. But, although they came and went in those 40+ years, that Crucifix over the alter has remained the same. My hope is that you find answers to whatever issue you have with the church, and solve that, or those, issues, while standing steadfast with Jesus Christ in the Catholic church.
And, yes, I too will pray for you. I have just consecrated myself to the Blessed Mother in the Marian Consecration. Remember, Christ gave his Mother authority to dispense almost all of the graces available in Heaven. She’ll listen, and guide you in whatever it is that you are disappointed in. May The Immaculate Heart of Mary bless, and guide you.
