Hail Mary full of Grace the Lord is with Thee, etc. etc. On rosary beads. Born to a Jewish Mother but grew up Catholic because of my father's faith, but became a Baptist when I was 39, because I could not get real answers from the Catholic Church, also I was excommunicated because of a divorce..
Rules that were not in the Bible.. When I questioned our priest he would only say " It's in the faith". I could not believe that there was no answers to religious question other than it is in the faith. Sorry but the Bible to me is
Basic Instruction Before Leaving Earth! B-I-B-L-E
That is of course distressing, but also interesting to me. You couldn't get "real" answers? Where did you look? It seems to me they're all over the place and I've been aware of them since my late teens. Augustine, Athanasius, Chrysostum, Aquinas, Dante, Newman, Sheen, Chesterton, ... and I didn't get these names from Catholics but from my secular college, and from just looking around.
That's great!
How about, Forsaking All I Trust Him! F-A-I-T-H
And because I do have FAITH I'm give the gift of God's Riches At Christ's Expense! G-R-A-C-E
Great post. ;-)