Hi my name is Arturo Ortiz I am a Cradle Catholic but have not practiced it until about two years ago. For a long time I had concidered myself to be liberal and I have followed different belief systems that are not compatible with Catholic teaching. I used to follow beliefs like Eastern spiritualities and New Age thinking.
These beliefs have let me in the wrong path and it let me sin because I did not have a clear conscience and I was confused on many things. I could not understand good vs bad and many other things.
Two years ago I had enough of these beliefs and I had lived a wordly life for some extent including living in sin. Because of this I wanted to learn the Catholic faith that I had grown up with. For this reason I had gone to my closest Catholic Church near my house. I had enrolled myself in R.C.I.A and had made use of the sacraments. I had grown a lot in my Catholic faith by using any means of resources that I could. I used websites like Catholic Answers, EWTN, Christian Bible Society by John Martignoni and many other things.
for those interested on my full conversion story please check out the links
http://walkinginthedesert.com/2013/01/08/my-conversion-story-the-road-to-catholicism/http://walkinginthedesert.com/about-walking-in-the-desert/Recently I had discovered Tradition, it is something that not many people talk about anymore, something that many people have abandoned even within the Catholic sphere. Because of this I found the websites FishEaters wich has helped me tremendously and I am greatful for it. Now I have found this website.
Recently I am discerning the priesthood and I am planning on joining either the FSSP, Institution of Christ the King, or the Norbertine Order which is probably the one I will join but I am not sure yet.
I hope I make friends and get to know all of you
God Bless