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Hi Everyone!

I was just confirmed as Roman Catholic a year ago (I converted from being Protestant). Both ways are very important in my growth, as both helps me in an understanding about God in ways I would not have known had I only listened to one and ignored the other, so I value both Catholicism and Protestantism and understand why both are considered Christian. Although, I do relate to Catholicism better and feel a closer way of relating to God being Catholic. I may have been Catholic for only one year, but I have studied Catholicism, read about many Catholic saints, etc. for decades.

I live in Oregon, and go to Sunday Mass regularly. My daily worship of God outside of my parish is reading the Saint of the Day, if I don't go physically to Mass, I watch it daily at my parish website (or EWTN Mass), I don't "read" the Bible--I study it daily, I read Bible "stories" daily--I have Catholic books that focuses on main stories of the OT and NT. And bathed in all this, I pray throughout the day, and have a special time every night for examination of conscience, praising God, praying for others, making requests and praising God again, ends my night.

I used to do the Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) every day, but decided what I do above fills up my time. But before I go to sleep, I do say this, which is from the Divine Office: "May the all powerful God grant us a restful night and a peaceful death."

Oh! I almost forgot to add! Lorraine is my real birth name, but "Agnes" is my confirmation name. I added Agnes in case there is someone else here named Lorraine. I chose Agnes as my confirmation name because that is Mother Teresa's birth name; she chose "Teresa" because that was her favorite saint, but I chose Agnes as that is more personally her, my favorite saint.