theculturewarrior Posted September 6, 2005 Posted September 6, 2005 Well, I could tell you about the persistent widow, or that if you knock, the door will be opened to you, but I'm giving up preaching for a while. : I'll be praying for you.
Honour Posted September 7, 2005 Author Posted September 7, 2005 (edited) ....Oopps...uh....yeah : Edited September 7, 2005 by Honour
cmotherofpirl Posted September 7, 2005 Posted September 7, 2005 Just saying the words "I am thinking of becoming catholic' is the biggest step and you did it. Congratulations!!!!
Honour Posted September 7, 2005 Author Posted September 7, 2005 Thanky guys...like an answer to prayer this lady called my back last night at 7:10....to let me know the story on RCIA....come to find out....the have inquiry classes all year round that meet every Tuesday at 7! So I don't even have to formerly start RCIA if I am not ready, and won't feel bad if I can't be accepted with the rest of the class....cause its just inquiry! I wanted to go last night, but she pointed out that it was already past seven....and I thought that would be kinda rude. She was really surprised I was so eager....I bet she didn't even know I had been trying to contact her as much as a month ago! I just wish the people at the church had told me about the inquiry classes when I called forever ago! Oh well. I am sure God did it for a reason...so the timing would be right! I am excited.....again!
tojo Posted October 9, 2005 Posted October 9, 2005 (edited) [quote name='cmotherofpirl' date='Sep 7 2005, 10:48 AM']Just saying the words "I am thinking of becoming catholic' is the biggest step and you did it. Congratulations!!!! [right][snapback]714295[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Oh my goodness isn't it though? When I first spoke to a Catholic about it (director of campus student ministry) I was like, "I'm kind of sort of beginning to think about perhaps considering whether I should maybe think about being Catholic." And telling my pastor from my old church, I literally had nightmares about it for a week! And did I ever dread telling my Bible study leader and the man who discipled me! I'm so glad all that is over....sort of.... I still dread the people from my first church finding out what I've done, althought they already think I'm going to hell anyways..... so you'd think it wouldn't matter to me..... Edited October 9, 2005 by tomasio127
Brother Adam Posted October 9, 2005 Posted October 9, 2005 Personal relationships are important to us though, and become Catholic is one of the hardest steps towards God for many of us on our journey. Unlike becoming something like a JW or Mormon, our fundamentalist friends don't know how to react appropriately. One of the friends that abandoned me said they would have preferred I would have become Mormon because it would be much easier to try to draw me back into his beliefs. True, because becoming Mormon moves you even further away from the Church. They know something is 'different' about the Catholic Church, and they think it is the lies they have been taught, but you can see that in many people, there is something in their heart that just won't let them settle on that.
avemaria40 Posted October 10, 2005 Posted October 10, 2005 When i was little, i asked my mom why i couldn't recieve first communion, like all the other kids, and she told me i wasn't Catholic. I didn't know my parent's stance on the Catholic Church, so when i was thirteen and thinking about joining, i was terrified.
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