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As Matthew Kelly reflected on his twenty-five years of speaking and writing, he realized that his biggest inspiration continues to come from the many faithful individuals who support the mission of Dynamic Catholic. He decided to send an email to all of these Ambassadors, asking for their answers to three questions:

Why do you love being Catholic?

What is your favorite memory as a Catholic?

As a Catholic, what are your hopes for the future?

The response was overwhelming.

Why I Love Being Catholic is the result of that rallying call. Compiled from thousands of answers, this collection of insights, stories, hopes, and dreams is both inspirational and motivational.

The authors are people just like you theyve laughed, cried, suffered, and celebrated their way through all the ups and downs of life. Some have been Catholic all their lives; others have taken a longer route home. All, however, can speak to the amazing gift that the Catholic faith has been in their lives.

These days, its challenging to be a Catholic. The collection of entries in Why I Love Being Catholic celebrates the best of the Catholic faith, highlights the everyday miracles taking place all around us, and reminds us that there are thousands of everyday heroes out there who dare to have big dreams for the Church. Even amidst the challenges of our times, holiness is possible, grace abounds, and there is every reason to live our lives with hope!

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No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without permission except in the case of brief quotations in critical articles or reviews.

Unless otherwise noted, Scripture passages have been taken from the Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition. Copyright 1946, 1952, 1971 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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Contents

Foreword

Matthew Kelly

People often ask me who I look up to, who my heroes are, who inspires me, and other varieties of these questions. They are always disappointed with my answer. They expect no doubt for me to name people everyone knows. I never do.

My heroes are the people who have contributed to this small volume, and millions more like them. The mere fact that you have picked this book up suggests that you are one of them.

My heroes are ordinary people, people who seek to live their one brief life with integrity and faith. They have dreams for themselves, their families, their church, and society. And they are serious about improving themselves, their families, their church, and society.

My heroes work hard to support their families. They volunteer in their parishes. They do what they can, with what they have, where they are, in order to bring a little more light into their corner of the world. They are lovers of a God who sometimes feels close, at other times seems to be far off and indifferent, and often seems elusive.

My heroes know their limitations. They have come face-to-face with their own inadequacies, and they know their faults and flaws better than most.

My heroes hold a common set of values that make them better people. And even though they fall short of these values on a daily basis, they wake up the next morning, dust themselves off, and strive again.

My heroes have money problems, marriage problems, and family problems. They strive to be the best parents they can be. They struggle with addiction, health problems, and often wonder if they are on the right career path. They show up and keep showing up in every aspect of life despite their shortcomings and uncertainty.

My heroes know that life is difficult. They know the ups and downs, the joys and heartaches, but they wake up each morning hoping for the best and working to make the world a better place for my children and yours.

These are my heroes. They make me want to be a better person.

The quality of a persons life is easily measured by the quality of the people in his or her life. I have been blessed in so many ways in this life. The people who have surrounded me have played a significant role in blessing my life.

One of the many, many reasons I love being Catholic is that it has been in the context of our faith that God has surrounded me with people like you.

There are so many other things I could have written about to open this book. Catholicism is rich with history and mystery, but it is the people and our common humanity that most inspires me at this moment.

So, whoever you are, wherever you are, keep doing doing what you can, where you are, with what you have. Pour yourself into your parish, pour yourself into some ministry, dedicate yourself to your own spiritual growth, and together lets remind millions of people of the millions of reasons to love being Catholic.

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Why Do You Love Being Catholic?

I feel such a profound peace when I go to Mass. As soon as I walk through the church doors, I can feel Gods love engulf my inner self. It is a mixture of joy and peace that I cannot put into words. As I kneel to talk to my heavenly Father about my week and how I am so grateful that he never left my side for one second, I can tell him about all my problems and know he is listening to my every word. I am a lector at our church, and I read over the readings the night before to begin trying to picture what message God is relaying to me in the Scriptures. I go to Mass thirty minutes early to calm myself, but it doesnt mattermy heart starts to beat fast. I know it is because I am so excited that I am getting ready to relay a very important message to my brothers and sisters. There is this little voice inside of me that is saying, I am with you, and you can do it. I love being Catholic because there are so many ways for me to show my love for the sick, the homeless, and the dying. But most of all its knowing that I am doing all these things as God would want.

Wanda Jackson

Catholicism just makes sense!

Mary Elizabeth Carrizales

In July of 2008, I attended a Cursillo retreat. During the three-day retreat, I experienced a profound change of mind and heart, and for the first time since my childhood, I fell in love again with Catholicism. I love how God makes me aware of his gifts and challenges me to use these to help others.

Pat Ahearn

At one point in my life, I became very confused and mixed up, and I left the Catholic Church for a while. But with the help of a few very dedicated Catholic friends who prayed for me, instructed me, and loved me back into the Church again, I am here to stay. As a priest told me once, You used to have your mothers Catholic faith, but now you have made it your own.

Connie Beckman

One of the reasons I love being Catholic is that when I immerse myself in the treasures of our faith, an insatiable hunger is created, a deep longing to draw closer to the Lord.

Lynn Marion

I was raised in the Lutheran Church. When I was three years old, we moved to a rural western Kansas town that had been settled by Volga German Catholics. The area has some of the most beautiful Catholic cathedrals in America. Most of my friends and schoolmates were Catholic. My family did not understand the Catholic faith, though, so we made fun of the fish-eaters.

Fast-forward to my high school years; I started dating the girl who is now my wife and the love of my life. She was born, raised, and educated in the Catholic faith. Her family, immediate and extended, are all Catholic and some of the kindest people I have ever met. As I spent more time with her family, a song from my Lutheran Sunday school kept coming into my thoughts, They Will Know We Are Christians by Our Love. This defined my wifes family and their philosophy on life. As our love grew, my grandmother made a comment to me: That Susie is such a nice girl; too bad she is Catholic. I informed her that we were getting married and the wedding would be in the Catholic Church. She frowned and said she would not be attending, but she was there.

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