Should I talk with a priest?

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Greetings every one!
recently I have made a couple of posts on this great site, and have been givin wonderful answers to my questions. This post may seem simmilar to a post that I had made but I just feel like I don’t know what to do. I had joined the church only two years ago, and sometimes I feel like I had joined the church for the wrong reasons, and that god isn’t at the center of my life. I feel like I just drift away from him, no matter how hard I pray. Just recently it’s been my first time attending mass for a while now. I still cant seem to get closer to god. So I’ve been thinking that I should talk with my churches priest and seek some advice? But I just feel weird asking advice since I havent attended church in a long period of time. Any Advice?

PS: Just yesterday I had bought The Catholic Faith Handbook in hopes that I can understand the church better, can anyone vouch for this book?

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I’m seriously considering rejoining the Catholic church and read that book cover to cover and really enjoyed it.
best of luck!
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I can’t vouch for the book, but I can suggest that you talk with a priest. Simply go to or call your local Rectory and make an appointment to see a priest, and discuss your feelings with him. If you are embarrased to do so, simply go to confession and bring the subject up with the priest. That way, you can be completely anonymous.
Until you can do so, why not say the Rosary every day until you see a priest. It definately will help you!
 
The job of the priest is to look after Christ’s flock, and that includes bring those on the edge back into the fold. You should definitely have a chat with your priest, for me it was only from talking to my priest that I was able to find my place on the church.

You’ve got my prayers :gopray2:
 
Dennis_Nedry said:
Greetings every one!
recently I have made a couple of posts on this great site, and have been givin wonderful answers to my questions. This post may seem simmilar to a post that I had made but I just feel like I don’t know what to do. I had joined the church only two years ago, and sometimes I feel like I had joined the church for the wrong reasons, and that god isn’t at the center of my life. I feel like I just drift away from him, no matter how hard I pray. Just recently it’s been my first time attending mass for a while now. I still cant seem to get closer to god. So I’ve been thinking that I should talk with my churches priest and seek some advice? But I just feel weird asking advice since I havent attended church in a long period of time. Any Advice?

PS: Just yesterday I had bought The Catholic Faith Handbook in hopes that I can understand the church better, can anyone vouch for this book?

Dennis_Nedry
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Being a member of the Church is being a part of the body of Christ and faith in Christ.
The world is not the place where we can find or even seek acceptance.
What do you want from your Lord? Because love is not given according to how often you attend church or being accepted by people. It is about knowing you just as you are, is acceptable to God. Live a day at a time and spend time in prayer. You will find the path opened to you.

What you do does not make you acceptable… God already did that in Christ.
Just live in faith and trust. Relax God is a really good person and cares more about you than you do yourself.
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I don’t know anything about the book so I can’t offer anything about that. Who is the author, BTW?

Talking to a priest is good idea. Hopefully he will invite you to make a good confession so you can return to the sacraments. Have you tried spending time in front of the Blessed Sacrament? The thing with God is that it’s a relationship; try to spend a little face time with Jesus. I spend part of the time talking to Jesus (praise, thanksgiving, petition) and I read scripture to know what God says to me (and I usually go with the Gospels, the Psalms, Sirach, Proverbs), I might do some other spiritual reading and then just listen for awhile.

Also, check out the Catholic Grout List to learn other simple ways to connect with God.
 
Dennis_Nedry said:
Greetings every one!
recently I have made a couple of posts on this great site, and have been givin wonderful answers to my questions. This post may seem simmilar to a post that I had made but I just feel like I don’t know what to do. I had joined the church only two years ago, and sometimes I feel like I had joined the church for the wrong reasons, and that god isn’t at the center of my life. I feel like I just drift away from him, no matter how hard I pray. Just recently it’s been my first time attending mass for a while now. I still cant seem to get closer to god. So I’ve been thinking that I should talk with my churches priest and seek some advice? But I just feel weird asking advice since I havent attended church in a long period of time. Any Advice?

PS: Just yesterday I had bought The Catholic Faith Handbook in hopes that I can understand the church better, can anyone vouch for this book?

Dennis_Nedry
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On the upside, you actually do want to get closer to God. Do you pray much? Everyone has their own thing but I find that the Rosary and the Chaplet of Divine Mercy hit the spot for me. There are some great websites out there dedicated specifically to those prayers and they really help deepem the experience for me. I like these two:
rosary-center.org/howto.htm
thedivinemercy.org/

but there are dozens of similar sites that basically do the same thing.

Anyway, I bring it up because I usually find that when I don’t pray, my entire spirtual life tanks, and those two prayers in particular have helped me. Obviously you should see a priest too but prayer matters a great deal.
 
Dennis_Nedry said:
Greetings every one!
recently I have made a couple of posts on this great site, and have been givin wonderful answers to my questions. This post may seem simmilar to a post that I had made but I just feel like I don’t know what to do. I had joined the church only two years ago, and sometimes I feel like I had joined the church for the wrong reasons, and that god isn’t at the center of my life. I feel like I just drift away from him, no matter how hard I pray. Just recently it’s been my first time attending mass for a while now. I still cant seem to get closer to god. So I’ve been thinking that I should talk with my churches priest and seek some advice? But I just feel weird asking advice since I havent attended church in a long period of time. Any Advice?

PS: Just yesterday I had bought The Catholic Faith Handbook in hopes that I can understand the church better, can anyone vouch for this book?

Dennis_Nedry
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Yes you should talk to a priest aswell as try to find a retreat those always help as well
and put us on the Catholic high which will get you that feeling of being close to God
 
Thank you every one for the encouraging words, and the great advice! Just found out that there is going to be mass tomorrow at the church in town, where I used to go, and I plan on going to listen to the word of god and to especially seek advice from the priest. hank3fan I usually pray the rosary everyday, and I also try to have a conversation with god on a daily basis, and thank you for the sites. Bruised reed the book is by Brian Singer-Towns from Saint Mary’s press.
 
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