5/5 Carlos A. 8 years ago on Google • 4 reviews
I
am
a
life
long
Roman
Catholic,
my
entire
family
tracing
back
to
my
great
great
great
grandmother
have
all
been
catholic.
Naturally
i
was
raised
in
a
catholic
school
both
elementary
and
high
school.
Therefore
one
can
expect
and
understand
that
my
mentality
and
political
thinking
would
be
conservative.
After
all
its
hard
to
separate
your
religious
beliefs
from
the
way
you
look
at
the
world.
I
was
very
active
at
one
point
in
my
church,
when
i
was
twelve
i
began
doing
the
annual
Easter
retreats
which
were
a
lot
of
fun,
you
made
many
friends
and
we
formed
several
youth
groups,
which
made
our
religion
fun
and
those
years
i
will
always
remember
as
the
happiest
ones.
I
was
also
involved
in
teaching
Sunday
school
and
the
list
can
go
on
and
on.
However
once
the
college
years
hit
and
once
work
wasnt
an
option
but
rather
a
necessity
,
i
simply
just
didn't
have
the
time
to
continue
any
involvement.
its
been
eleven
years
since
ive
had
any
meaningful
involvement
with
the
church,
but
time
no
longer
stood
as
my
only
impediment
to
return,
as
i
grew
older,
i
found
myself
disagreeing
more
and
more
with
many
positions
taken
by
the
catholic
church,
not
to
mention
my
out
most
horror
and
disgust
with
the
many
many
proven
guilty
child
abuse
scandals
throughout
the
world.
I
found
myself
politically
voting
a
certain
way
just
because
of
what
the
church
said,
but
my
heart
knew
it
wasnt
right.
I
was
increasingly
becoming
disturbed
with
being
a
part
of
an
institution
that
is
excessively
anti
this
and
anti
that.
Inclusive
to
these
dilemas,
i
was
continuously
questioning
myself,
that
although
i
do
agree
veneration
and
honor
and
respect
should
be
given
to
important
spiritual
figures
within
our
faith
community,
i
couldn't
help
see
that
many
times
i
kept
noticing
God
was
no
longer
the
central
focus
point,
because
too
much
time
was
being
spent
on
other
figures
who
frankly
although
i
respect
them,
they
are
not
God.
My
main
concern
wasnt
so
much
breaking
away
from
the
church,
but
more
so
where
do
i
go?
i
have
over
20
years
of
catholic
beliefs
which
i
dont
want
to
throw
way
because
i
genuinely
do
believe
in
them
[although
i
do
break
away
in
their
views
of
the
Eucharist
and
Eucharistic
adoration]
I
kept
doing
research
on
other
denominations
but
frankly
that
wasnt
much
help
because
other
denominations
are
even
more
conservative
and
less
progressive
than
the
catholic
church,
and
other
denominations
have
completely
different
beliefs
than
mines.
And
long
behold,
i
found
st
lukes
episcopal
church.
I
informed
myself
as
much
as
i
could
about
the
episcopal
church
and
it
was
so
refreshing
and
calming
to
see
a
church
that
is
so
welcoming,
progressive,
and
isnt
obsessed
with
being
anti
this
and
anti
that.
Most
importantly,
their
beliefs
are
in
harmony
with
mines.
The
church
of
st
luke's
itself
is
so
simple,
you
can
almost
feel
the
peace
of
the
sunshine
radiating
through
the
stain
glassed
windows.
The
neighborhood
is
very
nice
and
luckily
for
me,
its
a
1
train
swift
ride.
I
was
sitting
in
the
back
waiting
for
the
service
to
start,
and
a
nice
lady
who
i
cant
remember
her
name
approached
me,
she
must
be
a
frequent
goer
because
she
told
me
she
had
never
seen
me
before
and
welcomed
me,
and
told
me
not
to
worry
to
take
it
in
slow
and
do
as
i
feel
comfortable.
Ive
never
been
to
a
service
which
was
presided
by
a
female
priest,
but
it
was
a
refreshing
experience.
I
will
definitely
seek
to
become
a
member
and
call
this
my
new
spiritual
home.
I
genuinely
believe
that
at
some
point
in
your
life,
you
will
feel
that
void,
and
that
need
to
return,
and
im
glad
i
did.
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