In his article, "Why Be Catholic?" and his book of the same name, Father William O'Malley gives a passionate, humorous and provocative response to this question. It's bold, intelligent and relevant. Here's a link...
"Why Be Catholic?"
If you're still reading, here's why I am on a journey to enter the Catholic church in 2011.
You can go home again, sort of. I was raised Baptist, and some of my happiest memories took place at Free Will Baptist Church in Bakersfield, California. This is a recent realization on my part, because when I moved to South Carolina in the 6th grade, I was quoting the Bible and trying to be a good Christian. You would think that played well in the Bible belt, but 6th grade is 6th grade. I simply abandoned my faith at the first signs of ridicule and the confusion of prepubescence. I know now that I blamed God because I wasn't happy anymore. God never abandoned me; however, and I have done nothing to deserve this grace. I should be dead and lost, but it hasn't happened that way. Now that I've fallen in love with Christ again as an adult I want to be a part of the oldest Christian community, the Catholic church. There's a lot more to the story, but since that's the whole point of this blog..I'll share more later. It is my fervent prayer to hear from you no matter where you are in your conversion story.
