Personal Narrative: My Journey Through Christianity

My journey through Christianity began when I was a young boy. I was born into a family of devout Catholics deriving from my father’s side. My father even went to and graduated from a Catholic school. So from a young age I was taught the importance of God in our life. However, my mother’s side was not as religious. I feel that they believed there was a higher power that guided them, but they didn’t go to church or worship regularly. So following the Catholic doctrine, my mother took certain classes and converted to Catholicism before my parents could get married. This was in keeping with the sacrament of marriage. Nonetheless they eventually divorced, which the Catholic Church frowns upon. Now days my mother does not practice any form of Christianity and my father attends a Methodist church. Shortly after birth I was baptized into the Catholic …show more content…
Yet, due to mainstream culture, the modern war on religion, and the many different types of denominations I feel nervous about trying to learn more about Christianity, due to some form of harassment. I have seen several good people rebuked and look upon as an outsider, because they were vocal about their faith and religion. Because of this reason I am glad that I have to take this class. It gives me an opportunity to learn more about the church in a structured environment, plus it might help me find my way and get over this mental road block. Additionally, I am now married to a woman who says that she believes that there is a God, but her actions are that of an atheist. I have tried to get her interested in Christianity; however, I have been unsuccessful in doing so. So in a way one could say that I have somewhat lost my way. While I have never completely lost my faith, I still don’t try as hard as I should to better serve and to learn more about