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jimsnew
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Hopefully everything goes well. My wife and I were married outside the church, she is a cradle Catholic, who in general terms gave up her church for me. We have been married 28 years, and our children, etc were raised Catholic. She was an active member, went to Mass three to four times a week, and just a beautiful, giving person. I had been married before, at 20 years old, and due to the time involved, and my lack of interest in her faith, married in my church (Baptist). After years of soul searching, and reading/studying about the Catholic faith, I told her on our anniversary that I was starting RCIA, and pursuing an annulment. By some unlikely coincidence, our anniversary was Sept, so coincided with the start of RCIA classes. I think it should all work out, due to an absolute refusal by my ex to have a family, so we will see how it all works out. I didn’t enter into this on a whim, it’s taken me years to come to the ultimate conclusion, and I really want to join my rather large family in the Church. In a lot of ways, I am feeling a lot of guilt for preventing her from enjoying her faith, as well as not being able to be as large an influence for my children and grandchildren as I should have. I have been something of a workaholic, and a good provider, but left the spiritual part to my wife, I’m working to change that.