Apostate? and 60 years of Prodigal son behavior I am
finally Home.
I am quite certain my loving daughter had something to do
with this (Thank You Father et.al) As
well as the most incredibly loyal and hardworking Guardian Angel a person could
be blessed with.
After two weeks of taking inventory trying to do
'witness' to my insults to God, the Church and my fellow man; I met the Priest
who agreed to hear my confession.
Two and half hours later we concluded that we had all the
'Biggies' covered.
After assigning a penance (which surprisingly) leaving
enough time for a meal before bedtime. I
left feeling like I was in another time & place.
Following 60 years of pretty much running hard and
putting myself away wet as bikers are apt to do, I find the Church and the
culture has changed dramatically.
I feel like a migrant dropped into any LARGE Metropolitan
City. Lost in space? Sort of adrift and rudderless? or up the
creek with no paddle?
This is NOT the church I thoughtlessly abandoned. I attended Parochial grade schools run by the
Dominicans and on to High School run by theSalesians Of St John Bosco. THAT is a tough crowd. Those priests & brothers had rules. Guess I figured if I was going to get rules I
would get them from Uncle Sam. So I
enlisted and here I am.
AND I NEED ADVICE BIG TIME.
I need a mentor and a person well versed in the Church
and well catechized. A retired priest,
brother or deacon would be great but that is not a likely find.
HOWEVER, anyone who is knowledgeable and up on the Church
and a conservative I would really appreciate having a conversation with
them. I am conservative and this whole
kerfuffle regarding the backlash from the Synod sickens me. I really am not looking to defend or deny any
part of that at this point, but although having an opinion I will not judge;
especially as a newbie
So now having bored everyone to death, I would welcome
any serious responses. I know I ask a
lot But I have a lot at stake here.
Thank You for taking your time to read this
Houston D
