My Catholic Decision-Making

In order for me to become closer with God and the Church, I need to take a new and important step into my Catholic faith and become confirmed. I would like to be treated as a maturing young adult in the Church. I feel that I am growing older and wiser in my decision-making. This is probably going to be the biggest decision that I will make with religion-wise. I feel that I am old enough and have asked enough questions about what it means to be a Catholic to say that I want to continue to be a Catholic and grow in my faith and beliefs.

From time to time, I ask my mom questions about religious differences. She is a born and raised Lutheran. She explained to me the differences between Lutherans and Catholics. Lutherans don’t have confession,

but Catholics do. Pastors lead Lutheran services, despite if they are male or female. Priests, bishops, the Pope, etc. lead Catholic services, and they have to be male. It is just these little specialties that separates us from everyone else (like people of the Jewish, Methodist, and Islamic religions). This has made me appreciate my church’s views and this appreciation has strengthened my views and beliefs.
Becoming an adult in the Church is not determined by age, it is determined by maturity. Becoming confirmed into the Church is the first step into adulthood; some are confirmed earlier, others are confirmed later. It does not matter what time in your life that you confirm your faith, for all that matters is that you are declaring your faith and beliefs in front of God and your church community.
Confirmation is a sacrament that does not mark the end but rather a beginning. This is not the end of becoming educated within the church. Everyone still has so much to learn. Religious Education only scratches the surface of our religion. Religion is so much deeper. By going to church every weekend, you give yourself an opportunity to grow and expand beyond an average Catholic. You can grow up to do great things within the church, but that is only if you give yourself the opportunities to do so. After you are confirmed, you can do more activities within the church, like serve communion. These special activities are privileges that the church gives you, only after you are confirmed. When I am confirmed, I am planning on helping out more, whether it would be helping out with Religious Education, serving the community, or even helping with church. Confirmation opens up more doors to more things for me to do.