My Faith Research Paper

Faith can be an incredibly difficult thing to obtain. Some people can make religion look easy and find an everlasting peace in God, while others cannot experience this relationship. Looking at the Catholic background, there are countless pieces of evidence and scholarly people that back the stories of the bible as true. Even when looking at the available body of information that supports Catholicism, the entire belief resides on a foundation of faith. All the dogmas, doctrines, and disciplines that comprise the framework of the Catholic religion mean nothing without faith. Like most, I was first introduced to Catholicism through my parents when I was baby. I was baptized in the Church before I was one year old and have spent the remainder of …show more content…
I wanted a religion class that did more than just review the Church teachings. This class successfully did that, as it pushed me to dive deeper in my faith. I am more of a skeptic of my faith than ever, while I also feel better about my faith than I have ever before in high school. I never was satisfied with my faith before because I was unsure if I truly believed in what I was supporting. After this year, I have found more peace in my faith, even if that means that I question religion more. The booked showed historical facts and proved points about why to believe in Christ. In the end of the day, these pieces of evidence all lead to building a faith. One must believe without seeing to be faithful to Christ. This book showed me the power in coming to terms with faith. My understanding of why I believe in God and why I question some of the Catholic faith feels much more fulfilling then just simply believing. In questioning the book and my faith, I came to realize how I wish to live out th rest of my life. Simply put, I want to love others. That is all that matters in this world. A person can be any religion, race, sexuality, gender, or creed, but that does not matter. All that matters is that we respect each other and love our neighbors. That is a motivation for me to be Catholic. I want to live up to the standards of the Catholic Church. Jesus created a path for how to do this and I want to emulate his actions. When I have children, I plan to introduce them into the Church while they’re very young just as I was. It is not because I want them to follow in the same God as me or be a devoted disciple of Christ. It is just because I want them to be a good person and have strong morals, and faith enhances