Archive for May, 2006

Learning to See Grey

May 28, 2006

A 15 year old male expresses his feelings and strong religious conviction.

I am a practising Catholic and intend to continue my practice up until the day I die. I have been educated by Catholic schools all my life. I have a firm belief in God and I have never had any significant doubts about [...]

The Benefit of Belief

May 22, 2006

A 17 year old male comments on being devout.

About my religion, I am Eastern European Catholic (or Ukrainian Catholic for short) and I am a very religious fellow. I attend mass every Sunday, haven’t missed one for a while. I am a strong believer in God and the afterlife (a.k.a. heaven or the good feeling [...]

The Fundamental Flaw

May 21, 2006

A 23 year old male discusses his fundamentalist Christian upbringing and how it affects his beliefs and spirituality today.

I was born into a church going family and attended a Protestant congregational church on Sundays which is not so uncommon. … I also frequented a Roman Catholic elementary school. Beginning from the age of eight I [...]

Music From Above

May 8, 2006

A 19 year old Christian male of the Presbyterian denomination writes about finding his connection to his faith.
Through the ages of 3 through 15, I was ritualistically dragged to a United Church by my parents and I never thought much of it. I was almost completely indifferent to the whole thing, but went through with [...]