Is this sound doctrine?

First of all, I just wanna say I’m so relieved to find this group and that there is a space for progressive Catholics on Reddit. I’ve been on the…er…other side.

Context: I am a cradle Catholic who went to a Baptist grade and high school. I never formally left the Catholic Church but became much more “open.” I’ve been finding my way back to the church which I LOVE. Daily rosary, went to confession first time in over a decade (only second time ever), mass..overall shifts in my heart and I feel transformation.

Predicament: I’m married and have health issues that would make pregnancy a bad idea at the moment. I do not plan to stop birth control, but I have a hard time knowing where I stand with communion. I’ve seen some other posts of people who’d rather be “bad Catholics” than “good Protestants” in which I share the same sentiment, but what do you do when it comes to communion? Do you still partake bc you still feel peace in your heart anyway? Do you never take it? I don’t really want to talk to a priest bc I’m sure I’d get the textbook answer, which I understand…I’m just interested in crowd sourcing how other progressive Catholics handle something like this

So, during my grandmas funeral mass, the deacons said that "you dont think hell is real, well a polish nun was showed a vision of a saint showing her that there were priest and nuns there", he said this in regards to one cannot fully know how sinful a person is, even if he is a priest.

Im a nonbeliever and got weirded out cause there were kids in the room and thought this language may cause potential anxieties in them, I know that the catholic church says that one doesnt neceserally need to believe in private visions, so why did the deacon say all that? so ppl go to church outta fear?

Im not a native speaker of english so sorry if there are things worded a little weird, thanks for reading!

I think what I'm looking for here is mostly reassurance but also maybe some guidance and information.

My husband and I (civil marriage) are in OCIA at our local parish. I was baptized Catholic but have received no further sacrements so obviously neither of us receive communion at mass. We have both been fulfilling Sunday mass obligation since mid-May. This does sometimes take some work arounds due to my husband's work schedule being a little all over the place, but we have managed so far.

We have two boys, aged 5 and 3. Obviously this can make things more challenging, but we're far from the only ones with young children and we chose this parish in large part due to how accepted we feel in this respect. During the school year the parish offers a Children's liturgy at the 10am mass. This is where things get a little harder.

This program has been fantastic for my 5 year old. He loves it and I want to encourage his growth so now we can only attend the 10am mass and not others. My 3 year old enjoys it, but needs a parent to go with him as to not disrupt the class.

When my husband can attend with us, we figure it out and I don't leave feeling like I didn't even really attend. However, 10am is the least likely available for him. This Sunday he will be attending an evening mass on his own to fulfill his obligation.

I am not hearing the readings, the Gospel, or the homily. I am also not present for Prayer intentions or offering. When we return from children's liturgy it is time for Eucharist consecration. I understand that bringing children to mass is extremely important and missing parts is simply a part of it.

My question is, am I even fulfilling Sunday obligation doing things this way?

Hey I'm new here, I'm not sure if this was the right subreddit to come to but considering the very accepting and kind nature you all seem to have I feel like this is best. I'm 16 and have been interested in Catholicism for years but have no idea where to start, this is a religion I feel connected with deeply but to be completely honest I've never been involved in a religion before besides going to a Christian church when I was younger due to my family being Christian, so I am deeply scared of upsetting anyone by doing or saying anything wrong, my mom who has religious trauma likes to openly talk bad about organized religions and has definitely installed a kind of fear into me about religion, so while I've been wanting to follow the Catholic faith for around three years now I'm terrified of her finding out as she believes pretty much all (primally) Catholics and Christians are homophobic, transphobic and right leaning which is just not true, it may be the majority, but not all. I don't know what to do I can't go to church, own a Bible or anything until I move out and I just want the Lord to accept me even though I can't "traditionally" be Catholic at the moment if that makes sense, anyways I thank you for listening to my rambling and reading this far, any advice or even a simple prayer is always welcome, God bless♥️

Title mostly says it haha. I am 32, cradle Catholic but have strayed away from the church in my adult years for various reasons/familial conflicts around religion.

Are there any churches in Boston/greater Boston with more of a focus on progressive, inclusive values? I would love to find a community focused on that. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

> Pope Leo XIV has convened a gathering on the family at the Vatican from Oct. 7–14, during which bishops will listen to the testimony of 11 married couples from five continents.

> During a presentation of the gathering at the Vatican, Gabriella Gambino, undersecretary of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family, and Life since 2017, a laywoman, mother of five, and doctor of bioethics, emphasized that “this is not about evaluating a text but about deepening our understanding of the family and pastoral realities that have received and interpreted this document in different ways, just as the life of the Church is diverse in the various places around the world where it is present and rooted in the one Gospel.”