I am a Catholic and I’m proud to say that, why?
Because a life without a belief system is a life wasted. There is so much to gain to have FAITH, and so much to lose, to not. I was born and raised in the Catholic faith and that means I went to church more than most, because we have a ridiculous amount of Days of Obligation to attend. When I attended Catholic school I think we had mass every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday throughout the school year. We also attended mass on every Sunday as a family. During Lent we went to Church to pray the stations of the cross every Friday at the end of the school day.
What does this mean?
It means that even though I did all these events I was still a bad boy most of the time, but I believed if I was heart fully sorry for what I did than I was forgiven by God. If that was all I learned through all my mass attendance and school teachings, then I had learned enough to get me to Heaven. The hardest thing to do in life is forgive yourself for all the stupid choices we make and then ask forgiveness for those choices from God. I believe anyone who believes in God and also thinks that they can be forgiven for their sins are my Brothers and Sisters in Christ no matter what church they attend.
This month’s News Letter is dedicated to all those that helped me along the way with advice, a good example to follow, and love. I have had 3 Parish Priests since I was baptized as a baby. Fr Gollner, Fr Perry and Fr Ron who have helped shape me into the person I am today. I was also lucky enough to have met, at the time I was in middle school, a Brother Mike. Brother Mike eventually became Fr Mike and moved back to his home state of Wisconsin. Fr Mike and I are good friends and see each other 1-2 times a year. I found a good friend and trusted advisor in Fr Mike and Fr Ron over the years, not as a person judging me but someone who understands what my potential was. I’m thankful for their guidance and friendship and I hope I live up to their expectations of me. I suppose if they don’t see me in Heaven then they dropped the ball, but if I don’t see them then maybe they should have been asking me for guidance…..haha
Andy Eckert, your Huntington County Realtor
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