My Faith Journey Research Paper

My journey with God has gone in different directions, before arriving to Christianity five years ago. In middle school, I felt I was going through the motions with no real understanding during mass. I met with the priest of our church and explained to him I did not feel connected and found the services boring. He suggested I sit in the front pew and pay better attention as well as join some youth activities. So like a good “catholic girl” I joined the basketball

Spiritual foundation goes back to God's principle of headship and leadership, God is an organized God, He has set principles in all things. In a family He God set a system where a man who is known the father and head of the family, a woman who is the mother. If this headship is missing there will be a lack of order or direction.

For this paper I decided to sit down with my childhood friend from my St. Thomas More Catholic School days. Katarina and I have known each other since we were 5 years old. I remember attending church with her family on Sunday morning, spending the night at her house, occasionally attending her family's BBQ's on Easter Sunday, and inviting her to all my birthday parties at Chuck E Cheese. Though we lost touch after high school we found each other again thanks to social media. We are both from Hispanic Catholic families so it was always assumed that we would grow up to be Catholic too. To my surprise I found that on Katie's social media page under religious views it did not say Catholic as I expected but rather Wicca. Turns out Katie decided that the Catholic faith wasn't for her and opted instead to convert to Wicca.

How can I possibly balance all these important things in my life? It comes down to prioritizing. We all know that God is supposed to be our number one priority. From going to church ,to praying and reading the Bible, to living a healthy Christian lifestyle; I have set my spiritual life on the back burner and have almost forgotten all about my faith. How have I come to this and what am I doing to reprioritize my life?

Growing up, my mother raised me in the Catholic faith in patches. We went to church for a month then not attend for three months. Some days we didn’t look like Catholics, other days we were the poster family for our local church. So my religious upbringing wasn’t done in full force. But I never failed to return to my faith when I needed it the most.

Through Sacramentality I have been able to learn and grown in this as well. I have come to understand that I exist to experience God’s love and see his blessings everyday in my life. Back to my morning routine driving to school, I have seen God frequently. Instead of listening to music and focusing on just the traffic around me, I now take a look at my surroundings and count my blessings. Since learning about Sacramentality I have noticed God in a number of things even through this example of driving to school. The first is seeing His beauty in the power of the sunrise as I make my way up and down the hills on my route. The next is in the silence of my car. I now turn the music off and use it as a time to reflect and prepare for the goodness of the day. I let it be a time to let God talk to me and tell me what I need to do to continue to be a child of God. The next thing I have noticed is the kindness of others through letting me over while im driving or a nice handwave for me letting them over. A little can go a long way with things like this. The last thing I have noticed through Sacramentality when going to school is His ability and strength to get me there safely. Sacramentality tells us that God is here to keep us safe all the time which I am able to experience in my everyday life. This morning routine has impacted me and those around me in a positive way because now

I plan to live out my faith after my confirmation today by continually going to church regularly, attending Sunday School, and going to other religious gatherings such as Youth Group. Although not all of my faith building happens through these events it gives me a good baseline with people who have similar views. Attending these events regularly will allow me to learn an additional amount about God every time I attend. When I attend these things I am always learning more and more about God and I will continue to do so as I get

Every morning I make time for my personal devotions. I feel that this helps me stay in tune with God and really listen to what He wants me to do and where He wants me to go. I feel closer to God now than I ever have and I have Highland to thank for that. I learned that God and use anything and anyone to speak for Him. I was so worried about what I would do after high school. I didn’t know

“Science asks how, art asks who, and religion asks why” (Hewitt 7). Scientist can be religious and religious people can be scientist. Religion can be different for everyone. People worship different gods, practice different activities, and go to different churches. Everyone has their own thoughts on what being religious means. I believe you can be religious and not go to church, or you can be religious and go to church every Sunday and Wednesday. Being religious is not how much you pray or how many times you attend church in one month. To me, being religious is the personal connection you have with god and what he means to you.

I was born into a Christian family. When I was young I didn 't understand the whole religion processes or why I really prayed. I just knew that I went to church every Sunday and prayed to a man named God. After a few years my family and I stopped going to church as often. We only went once in a while and always went during Christmas, Easter, and New Year. That all changed when I got my car and I became close friends the the pastor 's daughter and nieces. I told me self I would go to church every Sunday and try to learn who God was and get closer to him.

I grew up as Catholic in a Christian home. My mother always ensured we memorize Bible verses and pray continuously. She taught us how to trust in God for all our needs. However, I will never forget the night I ask Christ to forgive of my sins and to come into my heart. I knew there was a

My faith journey has been challenged throughout my life. I have had many ups and downs, and many times when I questioned my faith. Although those times were rough, I found comfort in God and knowing that He is always there for me. One of my favorite quotes is “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” Philippians 4:13. This quote got me through tough times when my faith was shaking.

I’ve been trying to write this essay for months. Everything I’ve written has just sounded superficial and surface level, and when I tried to make it sound deeper, it just sounded fake. So, instead of trying to write “My Faith Journey: from day one to today,” I’m just going to share my testimony with you. The first word that comes to mind when I think of my testimony: pathetic. But the second is strong. Actually, strengthened. My testimony isn’t amazing or grand, I didn’t lose any of my siblings to cancer and I have two loving parents, but it’s the truthful story of my own tragedies that have taught me that there is a God who loves me. I’m sorry if this isn’t what you were looking for, but this is what I have to give you: my honest and candid

I was born and raised a Catholic throughout my whole life. My family wasn't die hard Catholics, but we went to church every Sunday. I went to catholic school until 9th grade when I switch to public school, more so because private school cost a lot and sports are better at public schools. Growing up as a catholic I didn't really know God, I just went through the motions, church was boring to me. I'd go to the restroom just to miss certain parts. I'd find myself skipping the boring parts of service. Really, growing up as a catholic was living by the laws God set for us, namely the Ten Commandments. Keep Holy the Sabbath, don't take His Name in vain, and don't steal, etc... Really I just lived my life without God meaning anything to me. Didn't care much about my future other than wanting to be a baseball player and have a beautiful family. Throughout my life I've learned things and learned from mistakes. I've always had a respect for women, elderly, but I always found myself judging others for who they were. Man have I changed... anyway let's not go off track! Going into high school it's still the same, going through the motions living life. I started to mess around and do ungodly things, but they didn't mean anything because it was 'just for fun', little did I know that would end up hurting me. I dated a girl named Audrey sophomore-junior on and off, eventually that broke away. Then middle of senior year decided I was going to take a break from girls and 'find myself'

The act of going to church every weekend was something I had a large connection to and was really important to my life at the time. Every Sunday I would wake up to my dad banging on the door to my room to wake me up to go to church. I’d get up and get dressed to meet the rest of my family downstairs in the dining room for a Sunday breakfast then after breakfast we would head off to church. I looked forward to spending time with my parents and playing around with my brothers and sister. The family connection I had every Sunday is something I will always cherish. My family taught me a set of values that were heavily influenced by the Catholic Church. Every week I would have to go to a class called CCD (Confraternity of Christian Doctrine) which a class that taught me about Catholicism and Christianity. Furthermore, I found this class really interesting because I was getting a deeper