Brought Up A Catholic

I am a former Catholic...and as you know the Catholics have the PRIEST read passages from the Bible TO them, and very seldom read the Bible themselves. After I left the Catholic church I purchased the King James Bible, (the Catholics have their own version of the Bible).

What I love about it is that all the words spoken by Jesus Himself are written in red.

I highly recommend that you buy such a Bible. During this time when you don't wish to attend church, you can still read the words of Jesus Christ.

I found myself exploring His words...because honestly, I had never really heard all of them before, and remembered not enough from church. My faith is stronger than ever. I try to follow His teachings as best I may...and that is more than I ever did when I attended church.

You don’t have to go to a church to be a believer. You don’t have to pick a particular faith to be a Christian. One thing I would advise you to do is “listen” to the God of your choice. We all seem to pray/talk to Him but rarely do we take the time to listen. Clear your mind, open your heart and He will talk to you.

Gods love for you never changes.

Please, don't turn your back on Him.

As a lifelong Catholic, I get it. We all go through periods where our faith becomes dry. In those instances, it’s important to water your faith plant. Try to spend some time in solitude contemplating the earth you are placed in, and see God’s hand in it. There are also some nice retreat opportunities and young adult groups that you might be able to join. Good luck.

Perhaps one could consider faith personal, religion is, however, another matter. Comming together has always been there from the very beginning of early christianity onwards. For me personally, I like the book of common prayer because it's a mixture. Nothing wrong with praying every day. Au contraire!

Before, you went to church to please your mother, and you never really had to consider your faith. Now as an adult in charge of the direction of your life, you find a void in your faith and question if you ever believed. Give yourself time. A world with God in it is much better than one where he is not welcome. Keep your options open.

@Adstar believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved. It's not about religion, it's a personal faith. That He is who He said He is. That He died on the cross, blood atonement, payment needed before a Holy God, that required a blood sacrifice as the payment for my sin, once and done...

Pick up a Bible once in your life and read it.. See it as a challenge.. Take a year or more to read it if you like.. But just give it a go at lest once in your life..

Catholic Church . The Pope called biden a good man. He still receives Communion in church . Then he gets on TV and pushed abortions .
Then the Catholic Church wonders why attendant has dropped.

religion is hard to get rid of

My partner just landed in Israel with her Mom to do a two week, Catholic tour. Her views have changed over the years but her Mom is religious. Filipina Catholic and that's it's own thing.
She's mentioned that a big part of Catholicism is that 'duty' you mentioned. There's a lot of guilt around that specific religion. And a lot of symbolism. It's different.
I'm an atheist but it seems to me that having a relationship with whatever deity is personal at the end of the day. All the other stuff is cultural and has a different purpose. So maybe, if you're missing that connection, it's just a matter of focusing on your own relationship instead of the outside forces at play.

I've know several people who've circled around back to their faith. None of them seem to be the worse for it.

Slowly I have abandoned my Catholicism

Most people who go to church don’t really believe. It’s more about community and in the US, hate.

It happens

I lost the faith even though I was baptized catholic. i am more a spiritualist person nowadays.