IF IT DOES NOT FIT
I took all three of my sons, and the two neighbor girls to mass with me last Saturday evening. After over three years of living here in our town, I finally decided to try the Catholic Church. My family and I, are actually members of the Catholic Church the next town over. However, since we moved here, we have quit going. That actually isn't true. There are a lot of factors as of to why we do not attend church there anymore. My son attended school there for first and second grade as well. Again, there is much more to it.
When the previous Priest/Father was there, we ran into a lot of problems. I was in the process of converting to Catholicism. Graciously, my husband was attending those Religious Education classes with me, as a refresher course. I had also turned in, the required paper work to annul my first marriage. Father Ben suggested that I do so, for a couple of reasons. Number one, it would take some time, and have to go beofore the "Catholic Court." They would decide if, an annulment was in order. This process could take up to a year. I guess Physical Abuse was ify.
My husband's first marriage would even take less time to annul. According to Father Ben, the Catholic Church never recognized that marriage in the first place. His/their reasoning was, it never took place in a Church. My first marriage however did. I'll tell you, I was not happy when Father Ben made that reference. When he said that, the Church didn't recognize my husband's first marriage. You'll never guess who got married down town, at the Justice Of The Peace? My husband and I got married down town for several reasons.
The first reason being, we had both been married before. We were not going to put out a lot og money on a big, needless ceremony. We were so in love, that a big ceremony was not necessary. Another reason was because, it was Thursday. Thursday was my husband's day off that week. Sounds crazy doesn't it? Actaully, we had a bigger wedding planned, and in the works. Our Justice Of The Peace wedding took place in November. Our bigger wedding was to take place in February on Valentines Day. However, my husband decided to get a Compound, Open Fracture on his leg.
Gosh... I really got way off the point didn't I? What Father Ben was suggesting was, that even the most simplest things could not happen, before many others were to happen. I had to convert, or get confirmed in the Catholic church. Both my husband and I had to annul our first marriages. All three of my boys had to get Confirmend and Baptised, before they could Take Communion or got to Confession. It was like all of this had to happen before, he would even think about Baptising my children in the Catholic church.
Both my husband and I have been having some interesting conversations regarding God, Jesus, and the Bible. If I tell you what we were dicussing, it's hard telling what kind of response I'll get. So.. I have decided to spare you. I will tell you that, we have entertained the idea of looking elsewhere for a religion that fit us better. The religions/churches that we grew in don't seem to fit us anymore. Although, the ones that I did research last night on line, don't seem o fit either. Nothing seems to neither fit, nor answer the questions that both my husband and I have. Ya'll have any suggestions?
When the previous Priest/Father was there, we ran into a lot of problems. I was in the process of converting to Catholicism. Graciously, my husband was attending those Religious Education classes with me, as a refresher course. I had also turned in, the required paper work to annul my first marriage. Father Ben suggested that I do so, for a couple of reasons. Number one, it would take some time, and have to go beofore the "Catholic Court." They would decide if, an annulment was in order. This process could take up to a year. I guess Physical Abuse was ify.
My husband's first marriage would even take less time to annul. According to Father Ben, the Catholic Church never recognized that marriage in the first place. His/their reasoning was, it never took place in a Church. My first marriage however did. I'll tell you, I was not happy when Father Ben made that reference. When he said that, the Church didn't recognize my husband's first marriage. You'll never guess who got married down town, at the Justice Of The Peace? My husband and I got married down town for several reasons.
The first reason being, we had both been married before. We were not going to put out a lot og money on a big, needless ceremony. We were so in love, that a big ceremony was not necessary. Another reason was because, it was Thursday. Thursday was my husband's day off that week. Sounds crazy doesn't it? Actaully, we had a bigger wedding planned, and in the works. Our Justice Of The Peace wedding took place in November. Our bigger wedding was to take place in February on Valentines Day. However, my husband decided to get a Compound, Open Fracture on his leg.
Gosh... I really got way off the point didn't I? What Father Ben was suggesting was, that even the most simplest things could not happen, before many others were to happen. I had to convert, or get confirmed in the Catholic church. Both my husband and I had to annul our first marriages. All three of my boys had to get Confirmend and Baptised, before they could Take Communion or got to Confession. It was like all of this had to happen before, he would even think about Baptising my children in the Catholic church.
Both my husband and I have been having some interesting conversations regarding God, Jesus, and the Bible. If I tell you what we were dicussing, it's hard telling what kind of response I'll get. So.. I have decided to spare you. I will tell you that, we have entertained the idea of looking elsewhere for a religion that fit us better. The religions/churches that we grew in don't seem to fit us anymore. Although, the ones that I did research last night on line, don't seem o fit either. Nothing seems to neither fit, nor answer the questions that both my husband and I have. Ya'll have any suggestions?
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