Reasons for being Catholic in 150 words or less.

College graduate Kate Childs has found that over the past five years she had changed and grown. She found she had different reasons for being Catholic, different hopes for her church.  She wondered  if those she graduated with had experienced a similar transformation.

So she asked some of her peers to answer a few questions that speak to both their transformation and steadfastness as Catholics. Here is Raul’s response:

“Since I graduated, I think my faith has changed in that I now see myself more as an adult member of the Church. I see myself as having a stake and duty in making sure the Catholic Church manifests in a way that reflects God most.”

Read the rest of Raul’s story in NCR online

Kate Childs Graham writes for ReligionDispatches.org and YoungAdultCatholics-Blog.com. She also serves on the Women’s Ordination Conference board of directors and the Call to Action Next Generation Leadership Team.

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