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I don’t know if this is a correct forum to post this is, I’m mostly just looking to reach out, say hello, and introduce myself. I chose Catholic Life>Family Living, because I’m currently in a very family-centric stage of life right now and this seems to be the forum that I’m most likely to be interested in right now. 
I’m female, early-mid 30s, living in the Los Angeles area with my husband of 8.5 years. We have a 2.5 yr old daughter and I’m due with #2 at the end of this month. I was raised in a Protestant (non-denominational) church and attended Christian schools as well as a Christian university. During/after college, in hopes of strengthening my faith, I began to ask some serious questions. This lead me to serious doubting, and I eventually gave up on Christianity (though I wanted to believe in something still, I just couldn’t figure out what I believed or where I belonged).
Fast forward to over a decade later, and here I am, starting to feel led to Catholicism. My husband works in entertainment, where many do not practice religion/faith of any sort and I’ve found myself seriously longing for some kind of church home and/or even just social interaction with others who lean more conservatively/religiously.
My husband (who has had a similar background and been on a similar questioning path as myself, and is willing to go along with me) and I have attended a few Catholic masses in our area, but it’s really hard to talk to anyone! Our 2.5yr old is not used to mass/church and has difficulty sitting still, so most of the service we’re attending to her. Afterwards, we don’t know how to go up to anyone and talk to them, so we usually just go back to our car and go home. And now that #2 is almost here, this will make it even harder for us to get to know anyone or attend mass.
I had actually thought about starting RCIA classes in the fall, but knowing that I was due around Easter made me feel like this year probably wasn’t meant to be, plus, I was a little unimpressed with the first RCIA class I attended (I felt like I was way beyond it in my own personal knowledge of the Christian/Catholic faith already), and kind of dropped out.
So…I guess I just figured that, for the time being, if I can’t really get plugged into a local Catholic church/parish, then I might as well get to know other Catholics online for the time being. It’s not quite the same as getting to know people in person, but at least I would be getting to know other Catholics somewhere, which is a start!
So hello everyone!
I’m female, early-mid 30s, living in the Los Angeles area with my husband of 8.5 years. We have a 2.5 yr old daughter and I’m due with #2 at the end of this month. I was raised in a Protestant (non-denominational) church and attended Christian schools as well as a Christian university. During/after college, in hopes of strengthening my faith, I began to ask some serious questions. This lead me to serious doubting, and I eventually gave up on Christianity (though I wanted to believe in something still, I just couldn’t figure out what I believed or where I belonged).
Fast forward to over a decade later, and here I am, starting to feel led to Catholicism. My husband works in entertainment, where many do not practice religion/faith of any sort and I’ve found myself seriously longing for some kind of church home and/or even just social interaction with others who lean more conservatively/religiously.
My husband (who has had a similar background and been on a similar questioning path as myself, and is willing to go along with me) and I have attended a few Catholic masses in our area, but it’s really hard to talk to anyone! Our 2.5yr old is not used to mass/church and has difficulty sitting still, so most of the service we’re attending to her. Afterwards, we don’t know how to go up to anyone and talk to them, so we usually just go back to our car and go home. And now that #2 is almost here, this will make it even harder for us to get to know anyone or attend mass.
I had actually thought about starting RCIA classes in the fall, but knowing that I was due around Easter made me feel like this year probably wasn’t meant to be, plus, I was a little unimpressed with the first RCIA class I attended (I felt like I was way beyond it in my own personal knowledge of the Christian/Catholic faith already), and kind of dropped out.
So…I guess I just figured that, for the time being, if I can’t really get plugged into a local Catholic church/parish, then I might as well get to know other Catholics online for the time being. It’s not quite the same as getting to know people in person, but at least I would be getting to know other Catholics somewhere, which is a start!
So hello everyone!
) but it is also a great way to socialize and meet other people of the faith. If there is a Church that you found that you preferred of the ones you attended, if they do not have a get together like this maybe suggest it to one of the Priests. Or if you are not too far from Redondo Beach your family can try St. James and be welcome officially to the faith.