"I grew up Catholic. I grew up proud of my faith. I grew up ready to defend my faith. I didn't know much about my faith growing up. I didn't receive my first communion or reconciliation until I was in 7th grade. Heck, I wasn't confirmed until I was in my late twenties. That didn't matter. I identified myself as Catholic even though I probably couldn't tell you what that meant. As such, I led a pretty secular life and did things that a person in my teens or twenties wanted to do. . . .
"I was ignorant about my faith and I lived that way. But, if anyone would have asked me---I was Catholic--and PROUD OF IT! Here is the deal though, I don't think I ever spoke ill of the Catholic Church's teachings. I've always trusted her teachings as truth even if I didn't always live by them or understand them. I don't know what I would have done if someone would have questioned me about them. . . ."
In a recent commentary, Jamie McAdams reflected on "Cafeteria Catholics" and on the importance of educating oneself about the Church's teachings.
To access his complete post, please visit:
Roman Catholic Cop: Catholicism Is Not a Social Group (7 NOV 11)
"I was ignorant about my faith and I lived that way. But, if anyone would have asked me---I was Catholic--and PROUD OF IT! Here is the deal though, I don't think I ever spoke ill of the Catholic Church's teachings. I've always trusted her teachings as truth even if I didn't always live by them or understand them. I don't know what I would have done if someone would have questioned me about them. . . ."
In a recent commentary, Jamie McAdams reflected on "Cafeteria Catholics" and on the importance of educating oneself about the Church's teachings.
To access his complete post, please visit:
Roman Catholic Cop: Catholicism Is Not a Social Group (7 NOV 11)
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