and Jesus said to his disciples, "I have come to set the world on fire."

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Dark grey sky, the damp in the air, the golden light inside the church, the white stone and soaring ceiling all reminded me of caves and castles built under mountains this morning. Mass was beautiful in an unearthly way, with a cellist added to the small choir and piano, voices and strings over the thunder rolling. Amazing, uplifting, that feeling that I belong right here, in this moment, in this space, in this time. The profound connection with God and everyone all at once.

My RCIA work begins in a month, and I will try to fan the flames in one heart. She's 25 and single, all I know. I can't wait to meet her. I hope I can be what she needs for this journey.

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Re: that made me smile

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Your encounters with those people show that there are many reasons not to believe, and lots of people to blame for a person not believing. I have met plenty of people whom I felt did not put the Church in a good light. But raising your children in the Church ensures that they have a choice whether to believe.

One can choose not to believe from a foundation of belief, as is anybody's right, but it is so much more difficult to choose to believe without a foundation of belief, as you have.

I am hardly a fanatic, and I confess I have doubts and reservations like many thinking Christians, but my experience in the Church--particularly since we had kids--has been enormously rewarding and enriching. I started regularly going to Church again when my first son was born, for his sake really, out of a sense of obligation, but it turns out that it was as much for my sake.