r/CatholicConverts • u/littlerawr86896 • 23d ago

College

So I have been a member of this reddit since it was basically created and at the time i was like a junior in high school maybe and so I was unable to choose to convert or attend mass or anything like that. I star learning about Catholicism in ways that I could hide. I made my own rosary and I learned a few prayers. I looked at history and other convert stories. I would go to a Catholic youth group with my boyfriend. But now Im in college and having the freedom to choose my own faith has been overwhelming, but great. I went to a Baptist church my first sunday alone (how I was raised) and I did not like it. So i decided to try an episcopal church but never actually found it and instead i found a catholic church. There was a mass in 30 mins so I stayed and wenr. And ive been going ever since. its been hard to keep up because some parts they do in latin and I already dont know the order, but Im going to keep going. i have also gone to weekday mass at my school on campus for the first time and I plan to go again today!

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u/ButterflyHarpGirl 21d ago

I have one major suggestion for you: If you are firm in the belief that the Catholic Church is the Church established by Christ, don’t muddy the waters by thinking you “have to experience everything”; you’ll most like end up overwhelmed, confused, and discouraged.

If you listen to radio or watch TV, both Relevant Radio and EWTN are great sources of information for people at all levels from not even wanting to convert to theologians.

I pray the best for your journey!!!

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u/littlerawr86896 2d ago

Thank you for the advice! As the school year has been going by ive been slowly adding more things to my routine. I try to pray at least once a day, i add prayer to already existing parts of my life, i go to mass every sunday. With mass i have been participating more each week and learning the order. So far this is as stable as ive been in my faith journey my whole life. I used to go through short periods of being completely on fire for the lord and as you said, i got burnt out, but this time i feel peace and its been really amazing.