“. . . What might seem like stifling limitations at first can be a path to freedom. Poets work within structure. Writers have a word count they need stay within. Artists learn the rules of painting realistically before they can launch into abstraction. . . .
“There are many reasons why I converted. But it seems ironic that a free spirit like me, who doesn’t like hierarchy, routine, and structure ended up in the Catholic tradition.
“But I changed. And circumstances changed.”
In a recent commentary, writer Karen Beattie reflected on why she converted to Roman Catholicism.
To Ms. Beattie’s complete post, please visit:
Patheos: Oh, Love That Will Not Let Me Go: On My Conversion to Catholicism (30 AUG 13)
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