A way of life
Being Catholic is my way of life but going to church is not. I'm catholic because I believe in the values catholics believe in and I think they help me in life. I don't go to church to be a catholic but I go there to learn, and learning good values is being catholic to me. This is achievable with other religions I believe, but I was brought up exposed to my own religion and it is the easiest for me to have faith in. I don't need church activities to help me make friends. My friends are in school and in my CCAs and in the other activities I take part in. And more importantly I don't need the church to help me understand how to love my family. I would rather spend that time with my family. Furthermore, learning is the easy part, the effort is much harder especially when one has not put in much effort before. Church can be a place to make friends but it should not take away valuable time one needs to spend with one's family. When that balance between friends and fa...