[Possenti]

Converts often have the most enthusiasm. But they don't have the deep-down intuition about the real meaning of the faith which is not intellectual and often not even spoken. Enthusiasm unbridled by humility can be destructive.

Good advice. Although I try to earnestly contend for the Faith, I strive to remain humble while doing so. At the beginning of my catechism studies, I told my Godfather(-to-be) that since I was not a cradle Catholic, I felt unworthy to become one. I'm always reminding the young adults in my Church how blessed they are to have been born into a Traditional Catholic family. Everything they have had ingrained into them since birth, I have to - or am learning at 33.

[american colleen]

Everything they have had ingrained into them since birth, I have to - or am learning at 33.

My money is on the fact that as a convert you know more about your faith than most cradle Catholics know or knew at aged 33. I'm trying hard (at age 44) to think of anyone my age who had faith ingrained into them at all.