Good News. :)

[elizabeth09]

How fun!!!

[FutureSister2009]

That's exciting. Which Carmel is that?

And you and I have a lot in common. I know I've said it on here before but my dad doesn't know I'm discerning either. He's a Baptist. A majority of my family is not Catholic and none of them know either. I'm thinking of waiting until after I enter to tell him too.

[OnlySunshine]

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That's exciting. Which Carmel is that?

And you and I have a lot in common. I know I've said it on here before but my dad doesn't know I'm discerning either. He's a Baptist. A majority of my family is not Catholic and none of them know either. I'm thinking of waiting until after I enter to tell him too.
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I can kind of sympathize with you because my dad's family is all Protestant. My dad was raised Southern Baptist and he converted before he married my mom. My grandmother has been attending a United Methodist Church for about 15 years now and we disagree on abortion and other things. She thinks that abortion is OK in the circumstances of rape and other emergencies (like if the mother's life is in danger), but, of course, I've told her I don't agree with that. Even before I reverted to the Church, I agreed that ALL abortions are wrong. It's not just about my religious beliefs--it's my moral beliefs as well.

It was very awkward to tell her that I was considering becoming a nun. I told her and my Southern Baptist aunt. Fortunately, they didn't argue with me or try to talk me out of it. I don't think they knew what being a nun entailed either.

[faithcecelia]

My family are all Protestant (and I must say I am grateful for my Protestant upbringing, I have no idea how much study it would have taken to learn what I do about Scripture if I hadn't been) and they are all very, very supportive - even though when I had originally converted my mother barely spoke to me for a year! In fact, my biggest supporter was my beloved grandfather. He claimed to be atheist but that was the one thing I didn't believe him about, I think he had fallen out with organised religion. He had asked me to tell him if I needed a dowery as he would have paid it for me, and when I told him Carmelites don't need doweries he sent the community a generous donation instead.

I do hope you manage to tell your dads your plans, and that they accept them. God bless you both.