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[quote=Anonymous]The only religious person in our little nuclear family is DH, who is Catholic. I was raised with no religion and am not even baptized. We have two kids five and under and a third on the way. I want to get all three kids baptized once the baby arrives. We have been attending our neighborhood church for a couple years on a pretty regular basis (weekly, but will skip if out of town or just can't get it together on some Sunday mornings), and DH and I used to attend on a less regular basis back before we were married. We haven't officially joined the church, but I'm going to call over there and see how to go about arranging for the kids to be baptized, and I assume we'll join at that point. All this seems pretty straightforward, but I'd appreciate any advice or thoughts on what to expect with baptizing older kids. DH is not the motivating force here, even though he is the Catholic, and I just don't know much about anything.

For myself, I'm wondering whether I will be asked about my status and/or whether I should convert. I'm open to it, with the real and major sticking point being, I'm not sure I believe. At one point in my life, I identified as atheist, now I think it's more like agnostic but I'm not really sure. I like going to church and would like to be part of the community. I like (most of) what the Catholic church stands for. I'd like to believe. But, I may find I don't and I'm not sure how to proceed. Anyone BTDT? Anything I can explore on a less formal basis? I don't have a lot of spare time, but one thing I thought of was just reading the Bible, which I've never done cover to cover.

Finally, DH. He fell off going to church after he left his parents' home and now goes at my urging. He would probably drop it if not for me, but he has said he likes going. He also hasn't taken communion in years, because he says he hasn't been to confession in too long. Is there anything I can do for him? I figure not, he's an adult, but I just wondered if anyone had thoughts or similar experience. Thanks in advance for any thoughts on any part of this long post.[/quote]

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