[Lauren BaRecall]

Glad to have you, too! :o)

I thank God for my early faith formation as a Protestant.

I can see the tremendous blessing that God has given us Catholics through the Protestant tradition. From current Protestant preachers to Catholic converts such as Scott Hahn. As a cradle Catholic, including Catholic schools, I couldn't agree with you more.

By the way, my mom was not a Protestant, but she was a convert to the Catholic Church. Raised in a hazy sense of Christianity, she was baptized in her early 20's, right before she met my Catholic dad. :o) I learned so much from her devotion. Converts don't take things for granted, that's for sure!

[AnAmericanMother]

I think all of us who come home to the Church bring something with us, even if it's only a small contribution.

Just to generalize, your Presbyterians bring closely reasoned Biblical scholarship and excellent preaching (I don't think you can get much better preaching than the best Presbys, as far as reasoning, persuasiveness, and a dignified delivery), the Baptists can organize the business/committee end of the church better than anybody around, the A.M.E.s preach with fire and enthusiasm, and the Episcopalians can handle the music appreciation (they're not fit for much of anything else, I know, I used to be one.)