I was having a conversation with a priest today about the mystery of the Holy Trinity and heavy stuffs like where is God when it hurts etc etc. I told him that it is easier for us Catholic converts who are adults to grasp certain things while we are totally ignorant on others.
While I maybe able to accept the Holy Trinity without much problems, I do have trouble remembering which feast comes first and what comes next etc. All of us Catholic converts who embrace Christ as an adult and without any former backgrounds related to Christianity, are in tune with God and the faith in a different wavelength, I should say.
Suddenly, the description of the reading a book from back to front popped in my mouth. And I thought, hey, that’s a very apt description! We know the end of the story, i.e. one of a happy ending of being accepted as the chosen ones, the sons and daughters of God.
And from there, we slowly work our way around the theories of the faith. So, I must say we have it easy because our minds were not already filled with all the rituals and rites as much as those whom are cradle Catholics.
As I have four sons who become part of the Catholic faith at different ages, I should be able to witness how it affects them. My eldest is not much of a church goer, my second is very committed to the Youth Group, my third one often surprised me with the things he didn’t know and my youngest, well, he is probably what a cradle Catholic is.
While having supper at the mamak stall, my third son asked ‘Mom, when we die, are we going to be revived?’ The question made his elder brothers totally wtf. They told him, ‘WTH, you went to cathecism at 6 years old and you have been there for seven years already and you still do not know?’
And I went, ‘Oh oh, is this the fault of the parent? (me) Or what have you been learning every week?’
Finally, after much joking, poking, laughing and explaining, we realised that he merely use revive instead of resurrection. It is a just a wrong use of language and not wrong perception of the faith. Phew…otherwise, I think I need to join my 5 years old in cathecism class next year to learn so that I can teach my own children.
It is not easy being a Catholic convert. But at least I can safely live with the secured knowledge that I know the ending first.
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