(why am I Catholic?) Because I Awoke from a Long, Bad Dream

Why I Am Catholic ^ | 8/26/2010 | Webster Bull

[bt_dooftlook]

funny how much web’s prep school experience matched mine. Where did you go and what class?

Coming home was a slow process for me, helped by intellectuals I respected, like Buckley. Mostly, it was a decision to open my eyes and ears to signs of grace.

Finding a local parish practicing the tridentine (latin) mass, with its unearthly peace, purpose, solemnity, and beauty, was an epiphany for me.

[Cronos]

I read this article as a responsible of all orthodox Christians who return from the religion of secularism. The religion of secularism is highly attractive in N. America and W. Europe. Why? In my humble opinion it is because people have things taken care of by a higher power -- unfortunately in this case government. So people think that everything can be handled by other people, by the god called "government".

So they replace weekly mass/service with daily worshipping of the secular god Tel-E-veeshun and the weekly procession to the house of the secular god, the Malle.

They also get parables shown to them by Tel-E-veeshun, namely the parables like:

1. The tale of the person who had the wrong credit card and couldn't afford a longer vacation in Malibu
2. The tale of the housewife who did not listen to her friend when buying washing powder and ended up with less shiny dishes
3. The miracles of

I've spoken to Westerners who think life is all hunky-dory, who've never been to a funeral or a wedding or a christening, but believe that the world revolves around them.

God gives us freedom, yes, but too much of that leads to the devil, too little of that also is not what God wants. It's a fine balance, but Christianity provides that balance.

And, finally, he's right about schools -- we learn a lot from our companions and let's face facts --> most of us are not adult enough in our thinking until we're at least 21 (I'm talking about me -- I'm sure there are others who were far more mature at the age of 15!)

[Mr. Lucky]

I agree with your post completely. The headline of the article, however, wasn’t all that well explained by the article. That’s all.

[vharlow]

And I'm a Catholic today because, as I'm fond of saying, I wallowed around in secular humanism long enough that the cognitive dissonance became unbearable. So I took another look at my childhood, and found what I needed there. The teen years are so full of dangers... I read on someones facebook page that they were a "hopeful agnostic" which describes me for most of my life. Another friend is a "reluctant athiest" but I think she just hasn't got it yet. My early Catholic upbringing was really something we sort of sneered at until we finally figured out that what we believed then is what we really believe now.

What happens to people inbetween? Don't know, but I'm sure glad I found my way back.