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Luc_inthesky
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My brother and I grew up as Catholics. My parents grew up in Mexico, my dad said he would go to church every day and on the weekends him and the boys in his family would spend the night at the church, praying. So then the next morning, they will attend mass. My mother went to a catholic school growing up. When I just ended the first grade and we had moved to a new area. Since this move, we stopped going to church. Then we stopped practicing the religion. I’m 23 now and went back to the church about 2 years ago and had my first communion and confirmation last year. My mother was very contradicting throughout my journey, telling me I don’t have follow the rules or have to think the same way as the church. She even says bad things about my friends and boyfriend. My father followed my mother, and his reason is that the people in the Catholic community don’t act like Catholics outside of church. My brother had a fallout as well, he married a catholic woman but not within the church. My brother would complain after attending mass. I’ve been praying for them day and night. Lately I feel a bit defeated as there have been arguments with my mother that hurt me and she believes that there more out there than what the church tells us and she doesn’t need to attend mass. Now I want to be married and start a family of my own as a Catholic. But I’m worried that my parents will influence my future children in a negative way. Lately I feel like pushing them away. How can I bring my family back to the church?
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