Should I convert?

[BlazingBolt]

Hey peppermouse…I think I kind of get what you mean…

I sort of struggle with this in that my faith often seems to me not to be very emotional…I don’t feel that I fit the stereotype of a religious faith filled person. I often have difficulty praying because “I am just not feeling it”.

The 2 things that keep me grounded and make me Catholic are rational.

1. I am convinced that God exists. For me it is mostly that I recognition of a morality that I am compelled to submit to and other intellectual arguments I find myself intellectually siding with the theistic side of things. Reality points toward the existence of an omnipotent, intelligent, moral source or existence in my view.
2. The Historical Jesus…as crazy as it seems…the most satisfying intellectual answer to who this guy was is that he is who he said he was. He clearly existed and caused quite a ruckus and the behavior of his believers and the existence of the Catholic Church and the coherent intellectually satisfying beauty of the teachings of the Church…well it definitely seems like their was no agenda, that the man was not insane or full of it, and it seems pretty compelling and explains a lot that he rose from the dead.

Being convinced of those two things I am compelled to be a believing and practicing Catholic even if I am not very touchy feely about the whole thing…funny thing is I find the more emotional believers are often more willing to be the Cafeteria type of Catholic…I think it’s best to have both, but much of it’s up to God I think.

 

[Highwayhound]

Peppermouse,

Well, it has been 2 weeks, how is it going?

What are you doing for Lent?

Any thoughts or concerns?

Let us know

God bless

p.s. Yes you should convert