I have often wondered how much damage the San Patricios incident did to the Catholic population in the growing country. Thomas “stonewall” Jackson ultimately became a deeply convicted protestant, but he had the wherewithal to engage the priests in discussions about the differences when he was a young lieutenant serving in the artillery.
Hold your faith tightly (whatever it is), repent, and keep looking outward. America is better for it. He walks among us, but keeping the eyes and ears open is the hardest part.