tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146916761267812460.comments2008-10-11T20:54:33.918-07:00Conversion DiaryLaurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12478309351871369390noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146916761267812460.post-11637450563384843562008-10-11T20:54:00.000-07:002008-10-11T20:54:00.000-07:00Hi Lauren,I'm a Catholic in the Philadelphia area ...Hi Lauren,<BR/><BR/>I'm a Catholic in the Philadelphia area and I happened upon your blog completely by accident. It was a happy accident, though, because I now feel called to pray for you and your fiance and your walk of faith. I am 29 and newly married myself (April 19), and it.is.AWESOME. So congratulations on your decision to become Catholic, I hope it brings you nothing but peace and joy. I love the faith.<BR/><BR/>Having just been through marriage prep myself, I wanted to suggest the Theology of the Body teachings, specifically those taught by Christopher West. I first came across TOB in 2005 through a book called <I>The Good News About Sex and Marriage</I>, and it changed my life! My approach to marriage benefited immeasurably. My husband and I watched the DVD series <I>God's Plan for a Joy-Filled Marriage</I> by C West as part of marriage prep as well, which I highly recommend.<BR/><BR/>Gosh, lots of blessings on you during this special time! Feel free to email me if you have any questions about Catholicism or wedding planning, although I'm much better at being Catholic than planning a wedding. ;)<BR/><BR/><BR/>In Him,<BR/>Tara Sz.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12668870446613337002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146916761267812460.post-17536431594330446052008-10-08T10:33:00.000-07:002008-10-08T10:33:00.000-07:00Lauren I really love this site. Its so cool to lea...Lauren I really love this site. Its so cool to learn through you. I too have wondered what a catholic will go through to grow in their faith instead of judging how they do it but to have grace and say they too love God and may have other ways of going about it. Thanks for sharing. This helps me since I am leading a bible study with 2 catholic girls and I can now understand their background better. For me I see it like this: No religion is any better than the other but basically as long as we believe that Jesus the son of God died and rose again for our sins is the essential to being born again and living for eternity and that we would repent of our sins to our father in heaven and allow Jesus to cover and wash them away with his blood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com