Why I’m becoming Catholic

My first Ash Wednesday

For most of my life I believed in God but I always felt like I was searching for something deeper. I tend to overthink everything, my purpose, my relationships, my work, even my faith and due to some recent tragedies and loss I was feeling really lost and depressed about my life.

I started attending Protestant churches to see if that would give me some sense of relief and happiness but I always left feeling like something was missing and I started to overthink everything even more because going to church wasn’t helping or bringing me peace.

I was talking to someone close to me about how I was feeling about life and religion and they introduced me to Catholicism. Right then and there I was immediately drawn to it. I 100% know it was God leading me towards being Catholic. The more I learned about the history of the Church and its continuity from the apostles, the more it made sense to me. I didn’t want to piece together my own version of Christianity anymore. I wanted to belong to the Church that had carried the faith for centuries.

Everything I learn I fall deeper in love with God and the beauty of being Catholic. I love the humility in Catholicism. I’ve realized how much I try to control my life. To curate it, perfect it, understand it before I trust it. Catholic teaching calls me out of that. It invites me into obedience, into grace, into letting God lead instead of me trying to be in control. It brings me closer to God which has given me the peace my heart has been needing for such a long time.

Becoming Catholic doesn’t feel like I’m adding something foreign to my life. It feels like coming home to something solid and steady. Something my soul has been craving even when I didn’t have the words for it. This journey has already started changing me. It’s changing how I make decisions, how I view suffering, how I approach my relationships, and even how I see my purpose. Instead of constantly spiraling in overthinking, I’m learning to surrender. Instead of trying to curate or control everything, I’m learning to trust. My faith is no longer just something I think about, it’s becoming something I live wholeheartedly. And for the first time in a long time, I feel like I’m not lost, I’m home. I’m excited for what’s ahead and for the ways God is drawing me closer to Him. And this is why I am becoming Catholic.