Why be Catholic?
G.K. Chesterton once said, "The difficulty of explaining 'why I am a Catholic' is that there are ten thousand reasons all amounting to one reason: that Catholicism is true."
The Catholic Church is the "pillar and bulwark of truth" (1 Timothy 3:15) because it is the Church founded by Jesus Christ who is God. 2,000 years ago the Son of God became incarnate on earth; that is, he became fully man and took on human flesh while remaining fully divine. Jesus Christ walked and breathed, cried and loved, preached and healed.
Why did God's Son come to earth as a man? Due to sin, humanity has a broken relationship with God. Jesus came to earth as a man in order to repair that relationship. While on earth, Jesus was tortured and killed, and three days later he rose from the dead. This sacrifice, the giving of his own life, atoned for our sins so that our relationship with God could be restored. Through faith in Jesus Christ we have access to a new relationship with God so that we can spend eternity with God (in heaven) instead of apart from God (in hell). Jesus established the Catholic Church to be an extension of himself, so that every person would have access to that new, healed relationship with God.
In a nutshell why be Catholic?
The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is the process of asking questions and learning about the Catholic faith; moving towards becoming fully initiated as a Roman Catholic.
Let me extend to you an invitation on behalf of our entire parish. That which we hold dear, our faith, we wish to share with you. If you have ever wondered; if you have ever thought of asking but the timing just didn’t seem right; perhaps now is the right time to accept our invitation to explore the possibilities of becoming Catholic.
The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) begins with an orientation meeting. The RCIA is not only educational, offering a clear understanding of the teachings of the Catholic Church, but it is a journey of spiritual growth in the Lord as well. Please let us know if we can assist you.
It is, of course, understood that your faith decision is yours and yours alone; and that we will always respect it as such.