| Author | Post |
|---|
sewnsew
Member
| Joined: | Mon Oct 9th, 2006 |
| Location: | Arizona USA |
| Posts: | 852 |
| First Name: | Kim | | Gender: | Female | | Faith History: | cradle Anglican, Episcopal /Catholic-04/07/07 |
| Status: |
Offline
|
|
Posted: Thu Jan 3rd, 2008 11:26 am |
|
Since my kids made their decision the tension level in our lives has toned down considerably. The kids are at peace and both give off the impression that they can see the gate at the end of a marathon. I feel badly that they have struggled so much this last year but on the other hand it has been THEIR CHOICE to make this whole time. We broke the news to part of the extended family on New Years day- the southern baptist side has met the news with silence- so far. The secular side didn't take the news well. Since that is my side of the family I got pulled over to talk about it while doing dishes  I was told that I had done this to the kids by leaving the Anglican world that I should have waited till they were off at college, that they were only making this choice so that we could worship as one family again and that they were too young to become Catholic ( like you only do that when you are older and finished with doing what YOU want?) and so on to the dispicable things the church has done - pedofilia and making the people pay for the lawsuits instead of selling property etc. "I wanted to say okay then -the church can sell our kids school- how would you like that?" because they are happy that our kids are in Catholic school- mostly for the small numbers and the academic quality and do help us with tutition. I came home talked with my husband who pointed that our kids have had the total say in where they will go to church this past year- he said "think about it, if my ( his) parents had changed churches would they have let me stay at the old one or join and entirely different one at their age?" " How many parent would do you think? Even those parents who are applauding our letting the kids choose are for the most part from our old congregation and are applauding because they thought the kids would stay with them but they wouldn't let let their own kids make this choice I bet"
He is right and I had a talk with both kids- our daughter was just offer a job as a the nursery coordinator at her old church which she of course is turning down. She aid that even if she had been staying she would have turned it down "MOm I'm only 15 what are they thinking?" Her brother piped up "bribery" " I prefer to think of it as inducement rather than a bribe lol. Anyhow both kids are firm that this is what they want, our son said but Mom let me go slowly you know how much I hate change and this is a huge change so I need to just go slowly please. I talked to one of the Fr.s for a long time yesterday ( poor man) and he has said that he finds it best to deal with the teens on a very small group basis rather than RCIA type groups because not only are they converting they are facing peer pressures and teenage issues- so that is good. He will meet with my kids privately and talk to them so they may just quietly join the church which would help my son. He is paralyzed at the thought of standing up with a microphone like I had to at the Easter vigil. I feel such peace over all and know that our family has down the right thing- they are joining on their own and hopefully will be stronger for it.
|
|
|
brian
Member
| Joined: | Fri Sep 29th, 2006 |
| Location: | Chicago South Burbs, Illinois USA |
| Posts: | 810 |
| First Name: | brian | | Gender: | Male | | Faith History: | methodist, evangelical, anglican, catholic |
| Status: |
Offline
|
|
Posted: Thu Jan 3rd, 2008 04:39 pm |
|
It is wonderful to hear of your family's courage and conviction. It is very encouraging.
Brian
|
|
|
susiedear
Member
| Joined: | Thu Oct 12th, 2006 |
| Location: | Twin Cities, Minnesota USA |
| Posts: | 186 |
| First Name: | Elizabeth | | Gender: | Female | | Faith History: | Pentecostal / Evangelical / Catholic! |
| Status: |
Offline
|
|
Posted: Fri Jan 4th, 2008 02:29 pm |
|
Dear Kim, How glad I am that all your family is united in the Catholic Faith! Thank you for writing. Your witness gives people like me a lot of hope.
Elizabeth
____________________
But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the return you get is sanctification and its end, eternal life. St. Augustine
|
|
|
Dave Armstrong
Network Apologist
| Joined: | Fri Nov 2nd, 2007 |
| Location: | Melvindale, Michigan USA |
| Posts: | 1666 |
| First Name: | Dave | | Gender: | Male | | Faith History: | Evangelical (1977): Diverse Protestant Influences / Catholic in 1990 |
| Status: |
Online
|
|
Posted: Fri Jan 4th, 2008 06:24 pm |
|
Delighted to hear it, Kim. Let's hope the needless furor dies down a bit now. You need a rest from the constant turmoil. The good news is that it usually does. Most people get diminishing returns from squabbles about religion if we know how to handle them.
The main thing is that you are all home. Praise God!
____________________
I'm happy to offer whatever theological & personal assistance I can. My blog, Biblical Evidence for Catholicism, contains 2000+ papers & web pages (absolutely free) & 16 apologetic books (for sale):
http://www.biblicalcatholic.com/
|
|
|
sewnsew
Member
| Joined: | Mon Oct 9th, 2006 |
| Location: | Arizona USA |
| Posts: | 852 |
| First Name: | Kim | | Gender: | Female | | Faith History: | cradle Anglican, Episcopal /Catholic-04/07/07 |
| Status: |
Offline
|
|
Posted: Sun Jan 6th, 2008 05:09 pm |
|
| Thanks everyone- I am so happy- now we have to deal with the nuts and bolts of getting the kids officially joined but that is the easy part.
|
|
|
sewnsew
Member
| Joined: | Mon Oct 9th, 2006 |
| Location: | Arizona USA |
| Posts: | 852 |
| First Name: | Kim | | Gender: | Female | | Faith History: | cradle Anglican, Episcopal /Catholic-04/07/07 |
| Status: |
Offline
|
|
Posted: Mon May 19th, 2008 05:48 pm |
|
| Sheesh- one step forward one backwards- My son is now biding his time waiting for the process for him to become Catholic- we were laughing a bit- the Anglican church was practically moving their hands for them on the papers to get them to join that congregation however the Church is moving slowly- now one of the Deacons is tied up- his wife is having a baby and is having problems and Sister( in charge of converts) is headed home for the summer and will talk about things in August- she is holding out for a full RCIA class because that is how things should be done, the Deacon and Father feel that he should be able to make a proffession of faith much sooner than the next EV. On the other hand my daughter emphatically doesn't want to go to the old churches but is in no hurry to join the Catholic church becuase of her ties to the old youth group. I reluctantly agreed to let her continue to meet with them since my husband and family felt that we should and I am relieved on the one hand that they didn't reject her as the adults did but part of me feels that they left the door open so that they could keep working on her. She had been willing to split her tiome between a youth group at a Catholic church with school mates and her old youth group but then the friend's family moved and she doesn't want to go into a strange youth group alone ( understandable)
|
|
|
CajunRick
Network Helper
| Joined: | Fri Sep 29th, 2006 |
| Location: | Houma, Louisiana USA |
| Posts: | 5354 |
| First Name: | Rick (& Kermie) | | Gender: | Male | | Faith History: | Lifetime Catholic, Latin Rite |
| Status: |
Offline
|
|
Posted: Mon May 19th, 2008 05:58 pm |
|
kimdyuma wrote: Sister( in charge of converts) is headed home for the summer and will talk about things in August- she is holding out for a full RCIA class because that is how things should be done, the Deacon and Father feel that he should be able to make a proffession of faith much sooner than the next EV.
Just keep reminding them that they are the ones in charge, not her! They're also right, by the way.
____________________
Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand. - Augustine
Rick Luquette
Luquette Lane
|
|
|
sewnsew
Member
| Joined: | Mon Oct 9th, 2006 |
| Location: | Arizona USA |
| Posts: | 852 |
| First Name: | Kim | | Gender: | Female | | Faith History: | cradle Anglican, Episcopal /Catholic-04/07/07 |
| Status: |
Offline
|
|
Posted: Mon May 19th, 2008 07:16 pm |
|
I know but I think part of it is that most of the classes here consist of the unchurched children who were at least baptized Catholics. Every one of the priests/ religious etc exhibit amazement that I would leave a lifelong actively practiced faith to become Catholic- I know that over the years there Have to have been others like me but you would never know it from anyone that I have talked to.
|
|
|
Current time is 03:57 pm | |
|
|
