Our Lady’s upcoming feast day on February 11 has given me cause for some reflection. The Blessed Virgin Mary has played an integral role in the strengthening of my faith as I continue my conversion.

Toward the end of my atheist years, I began to feel some sort of calling. Eventually, this calling led me to explore Christianity in more detail. I was never really sure why, but I knew that I wanted to learn more. Initially, I felt much more drawn to some of the Protestant churches. They seemed much more – modern. Most of them played fairly upbeat music, and some of them even let you have coffee during the service!

What was bothering me though, was the vast number of denominations that I had to choose from. They all had different approaches, slightly different beliefs or interpretations, and there was enough inconsistency among them to make me want to abandon this inquiry altogether. I slowly began to realize that having coffee and listening to rock music sure sounded nice, but what really mattered most to me was truth. I realized that consistent theological and moral teaching since the time of Jesus was the number one most important thing to me in a faith.

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