I think the Catholic Church is true

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Robert Micheal:
Honour thy father and thy mother, that thou mayest be longlived upon the land which the Lord thy God will give thee.
Exodus 20:12.

This is one of the Commandments, and in fact the first one to carry an explicit promise with it.
God will reward you for your patience and your obedience to your parents.
Wait, and when you are old enough, you may join RCIA.
In the meantime others have given you excellent advice.
Pray, read the Scriptures, learn what you may from other sources.
In particular, the Rosary is a wonderful prayer to say daily.

May Christ give you His peace, my brother Robert; and I will remember you in prayer. :signofcross::gopray:
 
Instead of enrolling in an RCIA class, I would recommend that you go and visit a local priest and ask him how to best proceed. Hopefully, he will meet with you individually and teach you the faith.

When I returned to the Church after a long time away, I met with a local priest and he taught me the Catholic faith. I did not go to RCIA but met with him privately at the monastery. This priest was a great Dominican theologian and I learned a lot from him. This was one of the most spiritually uplifting experiences of my life. It would be excellent if you could arrange the same sort of thing.

It is also worth noting that this was the traditional way of preparing for conversion prior to the creation of RCIA classes.
 
I was about your age when I discovered (or rather, God directed me to) the truth of the catholic church! 🙂 And like you, because of family, I was afraid to take any big steps. God understand all our situations and He waits patiently for us!!!

I came into the church this past Easter. I told my parents I wanted to be Catholic when I was 18, almost 19. They were more supportive than I thought, but it is still VERY difficult. But it’s SO WORTH IT!

Welcome Home!!!
 
Dempsey1919 said:
Instead of enrolling in an RCIA class, I would recommend that you go and visit a local priest and ask him how to best proceed. Hopefully, he will meet with you individually and teach you the faith.

When I returned to the Church after a long time away, I met with a local priest and he taught me the Catholic faith. I did not go to RCIA but met with him privately at the monastery. This priest was a great Dominican theologian and I learned a lot from him. This was one of the most spiritually uplifting experiences of my life. It would be excellent if you could arrange the same sort of thing.

It is also worth noting that this was the traditional way of preparing for conversion prior to the creation of RCIA classes.
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I’d love to do that rather than RCIA. 🙂
 
Robert_Michael said:
What do I do now? I can’t join RCIA until I’m older…
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I’m 18 so around your age, but I am a cradle Catholic. I would suggest talking with your parents. My parents are lax Catholics so when I decided to take a more active part in my faith it was a little awkward. But strangely they understood and they approve. Except for when I need a lift in the morning down to chapel ;)!

Are your parents Christian? Are they strict or lax? Sit them down and tell them that you are truly interested in this. Tell them you just want to see what it’s all about, and go to a Mass or two. Then take Dempsey’s advice and speak with a priest and see about being instructed in the Faith directly.

All the while, pray the rosary! I cannot stress this enough. Our Lady is such a blessed gift the Lord has given us! She is there to listen to you by the grace of God, and she will take you by the hand and direct you to her Son. Don’t forget to also pray for your parents. No one has won more converts for Our Lord and Saviour than his Blessed Mother ;).

God Bless,
The Mad Papist
 
I’m happy to hear that you’d like to become a part of the Catholic Church! 👍 I converted in 2005 and my best friend/boyfriend is currently going through RCIA and will be in full communion with the Church at Easter. I was born in to the Russian Orthodox Church and given the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and First Communion (not a Sacrament but its the first time you receive the Blessed Eucharist), so when I became Catholic (after being a Protestant for a few years) I did not have to go through RCIA.

My boyfriend was born and raised Protestant, though he has Catholic family members. He was baptized but still needs to be Confirmed and given First Communion. I highly recommend waiting until you are able to through RCIA— I’m currently attending it with him (as I’m his sponsor) and it’s been very enjoyable to sit for an hour (sometimes much longer) with our priest and discuss the faith.

Respect the wishes of your parents though— wait until you are no longer a “child” (at your age you’re not ;)) and when you turn 18 begin speaking to a priest. I would even recommend that you email a priest at a near by parish and begin the discussion (perhaps he could even talk to your parents about your love for the Church and answer any questions or concerns they may have).

In the mean time, I want to recommend a few things:
– Pray the Rosary! It’s a beautiful devotion to our Lord and to Mary. It’s a blessing to me to become closer to Jesus through looking at the Gospels through Mary’s eyes and heart.
– A great resource I found for my boyfriend is this site: fisheaters.com/beingcatholic.html It has a lot of traditional resources and explanations about the faith.
– You can watch Mass online now-- so if you can’t attend Mass, at least you can become use to what happens and learn the parts of Mass.
catholictv.com/Home.aspx (has programming 24/7)
ewtn.com/tv/index.asp (programming doesn’t seem to work on my Mac, but I’ve watched it on my PC before)
– You can get some free resources and study guides from this site: amm.org/chss.htm I’m currently completing the THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING CATHOLIC
 
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