Catholic Experience Research Paper

As a child, I was raised Catholic and fulfilled my dutiful Sacraments. Though, my adolescent years were not found anywhere near a church, Catholicism seemed to have found me through my husband. Now as an adult I consider myself a practicing Catholic. The meanings of the words “Catholic,” “Catholic Experience” and “Imagination” hold a special place in my heart. The word Catholic does not necessarily mean where one belongs to a certain set of guidelines in an institution rather, it means to be a part of a “whole community” that represents God’s children. The phrase “whole community” is the town where one resides, the country in which one lives or visits, the people found within these boundaries. As a child of God, one is taught that every person is to be considered ones’ brother and sister in Christ. The word Catholic is simply a word until the individual sets forth a kind gesture which reflects the true meaning of God’s love.
Life as it was will not be the same, for a simple gesture has turned into a lifelong fulfilling experience that has come straight from the heart. As children in elementary school we are told to imagine ourselves becoming president of this great nation, a teacher, a police officer, a doctor and so on. Meanwhile we continue to imagine ourselves in a fulfilling career. Yet, when it comes to religion or the state of believing in a higher being the imagination has no boundaries. We create a mental image or perception of how we want to see things or understand