For around ten years, my niece has been a consecrated woman of Regnum Christi and lives near and works in the community my daughter and I live in. My niece does not associate nor communicate with me or my daughter, which I find very hurtful. She claims to have devoted her life to God and the Catholic Church and spends a lot of time traveling the country/world to share the word of God (now in Haiti), but yet she won’t do the same for her own family members. I regrettably confess that my priority was not always going to church during the years I raised my three children as a single mother, but I did teach them at home and have repeatedly tried to form a bond with my niece, so she could be a positive influence on them (it takes a community to raise a child), as I spent many weeks working 48 to 56 hours just to make ends meet. Putting it briefly, I do not feel as if my niece is positively representing the Catholic Church and that along with a bad experience with RCIA at my local church (with my children) I strayed further away.
Additionally, in March of 2013, I lost my 23 year old son. Through this tragedy, after little empathy from my niece (who sang at our Catholic funeral), her mother and some extended family, I went online searching for answers and found you’re YouTube channel, Facebook page, Twitter and this blog. I truly believe in the teaching of the Catholic Church and it is through your words that I am finding my way back. Father John, please pray that my family reunites and finds harmony once again. God bless you and thank you for all you do.
For around ten years, my niece has been a consecrated woman of Regnum Christi and lives near and works in the community my daughter and I live in. My niece does not associate nor communicate with me or my daughter, which I find very hurtful. She claims to have devoted her life to God and the Catholic Church and spends a lot of time traveling the country/world to share the word of God (now in Haiti), but yet she won’t do the same for her own family members. I regrettably confess that my priority was not always going to church during the years I raised my three children as a single mother, but I did teach them at home and have repeatedly tried to form a bond with my niece, so she could be a positive influence on them (it takes a community to raise a child), as I spent many weeks working 48 to 56 hours just to make ends meet. Putting it briefly, I do not feel as if my niece is positively representing the Catholic Church and that along with a bad experience with RCIA at my local church (with my children) I strayed further away.
ReplyDeleteAdditionally, in March of 2013, I lost my 23 year old son. Through this tragedy, after little empathy from my niece (who sang at our Catholic funeral), her mother and some extended family, I went online searching for answers and found you’re YouTube channel, Facebook page, Twitter and this blog. I truly believe in the teaching of the Catholic Church and it is through your words that I am finding my way back. Father John, please pray that my family reunites and finds harmony once again. God bless you and thank you for all you do.