I'm a Roman Catholic because

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At the age of 14 I was introduced to Catholicism by a family I met on a family vacation at Myrtle Beach, SC. Thanks be to G*D for them!

Up until that point I had no real church involvment since neither of my parents attended any church. Father did not believe, Mother was the daughter of a baptist preacher and had disowned her faith many years earlier.
I attended one mass with that family at the beach, and returned home and immeidiately began the process of being initiated into the Catholic Church. I owe that family from Ohio, who i have never met again, a debt that i will probably never be able to repay.
 
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At the age of 14 I was introduced to Catholicism by a family I met on a family vacation at Myrtle Beach, SC. Thanks be to G*D for them!

Up until that point I had no real church involvment since neither of my parents attended any church. Father did not believe, Mother was the daughter of a baptist preacher and had disowned her faith many years earlier.
I attended one mass with that family at the beach, and returned home and immeidiately began the process of being initiated into the Catholic Church. I owe that family from Ohio, who i have never met again, a debt that i will probably never be able to repay.
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Whoa! That’s what I call a God-thing!
 
First of all, God put me as a Roman Catholic so he must need me for something (probably priesthood or fatherhood).

Second, because i know that it is the true religion. How do i know this? Look at all of the miracles of the Eucharist, the incorruptable saints, all of the miracles associated with Catholic Saints (ex. Our Lady of Lourdes), and God has spoken to me and his Church.
 
I was baptized June 6th, 1978 as a Catholic and have been ever since. Now that I am older and having had friends of multiple denominations and some of the pop up (or as my dad calls them) “store front” churches, I know that the Catholic Church is the true religion of Chrisitanity. It’s the faith that God has recalled me to in the last week and right now I am a buzz with a new found love of my faith, The Trinity, Mary, St. Joseph and all the saints.

Thank you God for reigniting in me the flame of passion for religion that I thought had been long extinguished. I am your faithful servant once again and am willing to do for you all taht I can to help people who need your help through me.
 
because… I was baptized according to the Rite of the Roman Catholic Church and later also catechized, informed, and confirmed.
 
I believe that it’s the One True and Holy Apostolic Church that espouses the fullness of Jesus Christ’s message and mission.
 
Because, I was born into a practising Catholic family. Later on my best friend was a Lutheran who was an intelligent and religious person which forced me to delve deeper into my religion and actually realize why I believe what I believe.
 
I was born into a Catholic family, and never saw a need to go elsewhere. It is the richness and fullness of faith, and I prefer gorging at a huge spiritual banquet to nibbling on a spiritual salad bar, thank you very much! My soul would starve elsewhere.
 
at the of 16 i was introduced at school to how bad the catholics was treated in N-Ireland, especially in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. I slowly developed an interest and friendlyness to them. But it took about 19 years for me to do something about it.

But on december 17th in 2009 i visit the St Olav Cathedral in Oslo where i live and it was the first time i ever sat my foot in a catholic church. For the first time in my life, i felt this holyness and God grabbed me literally. A combination of cold and heat at once, feeling so warm, calm and happy at once.

That evening i prayed for the first time in my life, cried, thanked God and a new life began.
I wanted to find the truth and the true church, which i had. The entire 2010 i spent learning about the catholic faith and customs. Going to masses, develop a prayerlife, attending classes (much like RCIA) and at novemeber 24th (soon 1 year ago) i was taken into the church full fellowship.

Writing this, makes me almost crying. Of joy, love and happiness. To finally come home and being a part of a big, wonderful family. I praise God every day for this. He truly is love.
 
I am a Roman Catholic because God wants me to be a Catholic because He established the Catholic Church outside of which there is no salvation.
 
I was baptised as a Catholic at birth. Raised in a Christian household,schooled in Catholic schools,fell away in my teen years because no-one was gonna tell ME what to do…went off the rails seeking my own redemption…and found my way back on night shift at my hospital through talking with a medical man who is a committed and traditional Catholic.

Deo gratias.
 
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I was baptised as a Catholic at birth. Raised in a Christian household,schooled in Catholic schools,fell away in my teen years because no-one was gonna tell ME what to do…went off the rails seeking my own redemption…and found my way back on night shift at my hospital through talking with a medical man who is a committed and traditional Catholic.

Deo gratias.
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Awesome story. 🙂
 
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