Steevyo - maybe it’s my cynicism, either inherent or job related, but I frequently see people “find God” in an attempt to avoid the consequences of their actions. When they want to look good for court or other things, they generally profess to have either “found God” or to be “good Christian” <insert thieves, rapists, murderers, etc.>. Have never seen a defendant come into court for sentencing and profess to have found atheism, satanism, etc. At one point, the grounds by the local jail did have a burning bush (compliments of a carelessly tossed cigarette butt); perhaps that was the source of some jailhouse “conversions.” If they profess any beliefs, it’s almost always Christianity and they’ve almost always had some divine revelation that God believes they have suffered enough, or that they will follow God and be good little boys/girls forever and ever amen, or that God wants them to be released into society, etc., etc… Some have even gone so far as to claim that, as God-fearing Christians, the criminal justice system should not have any power over them, that God never meant earthly punishments for persons such as themselves, etc… I can’t go into the specific backstory, but I trust you get the picture.
The area has had recent burglaries of various locations including the local Episcopal church that was completely trashed (read: stuff smashed and ransacked) inside besides having some altar ware and other items stolen. I remember that, not that many years ago, a local Catholic church was robbed at shotgun point during a Saturday Mass (can’t remember if there was a waivable statutory prohibition on congregation members carrying firearms into church or not). Once the prohibition became waivable, there are a decent number of churches that have made such waivers. I guess one could call me a bit skeptical about people’s motives at times.
Star - schedule permitting, I do try to attend daily Mass. Sometimes, after getting called out for hours in the middle of the night, the alarm clock just doesn’t have the same effectiveness. The term “city” is highly relative. The nearest city of ~30,000 people is more than 100 miles away, the nearest city of more than ~50,000, the seat of the area diocese, is about 240 miles away , the nearest in-country city of >100,000 is about 400 miles away. Schedule permitting, I stop by for periods of Adoration when it is offered at the local church. Regina, SK, about 200 miles away, may have such, but my experience with their cathedral is that they keep it mostly locked down… also the only time I’ve ever seen razor wire installed on a church. There is no Perpetual Adoration that I am aware of within a few hundred miles, such is life “in the middle of nowhere.”
Still, there are certain elements of RCIA not meant for already baptized Christians, such as the dismissal during Mass and the Scrutinies. I have known of baptized people preparing for Confirmation/First Communion leaving Mass after the homily with the RCIA group.