[Desdemona]

As a big sister, just enough older than you, to have dealt with the same doubts you express, I have a piece of advice for you: get a copy of the Catechism and start reading. A lot will become much clearer.

Transubstantiation is not the easiest concept to understand, but the Catechism explains it well.

Sometimes, on the surface, something looks good (like contraception) and inside there's flaws and danger. The church explains the flaws and the dangers, especially regarding dignity.

[jjm2111]

You know what, I'm going to do just that. How can I get one?

Also, I've been reading the Bible recently. I don't understand much of it. I don't agree with some of it. But some of the Bible is beautiful and comforting. Recently, I've realized there is Peace in Christ. It is for me, however, fleeting.