Faith From The Pews
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Faith From The PewsFaith From The Pews is a space where we share real stories of faith from fellow parishioners, stories of searching, struggle, renewal, and discovery. Each personal journey is a reminder that God is at work in all of us, often in quiet and unexpected ways. Our hope is that these reflections will inspire, encourage, and invite you to reflect more deeply on your own walk with Christ.
If you feel called to share your own story, we’d love to hear from you. Please contact Michelle Fontana in the parish office.
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Faith From The Pews By Liz WhiteAt this year’s Easter Vigil, after a long season of seeking, David and I were confirmed in the Catholic Church.
A few years ago, I found the courage to return to the deeper questions about God that had quietly followed me for much of my life. I had asked them before, but the answers never truly satisfied both my heart and my mind. I wrestled deeply with whether God even existed at all. Eventually, I realized I needed to strip everything back and honestly explore what I believed and why from the ground up. Much to my surprise, the answers I found kept pointing me back to the Catholic Church, its beauty, its mysticism, its deep and layered theology. What I had once both dismissed and profoundly misunderstood slowly unfolded into something breathtakingly coherent, intellectually rich, and spiritually alive. The more I learned, the more I felt I had stumbled not into something new, but into something timeless and true.
And somewhere along the way, what began as an intellectual search for answers became something deeper, an undeniable encounter with Jesus that began to completely reshape my life. That shift, from searching to encountering became the turning point in my journey. And I genuinely believe this kind of relational encounter is available to anyone who’s truly seeking, not crafting their own version of truth, but genuinely searching for what is real. (Jeremiah 29:13). If you’ve ever felt restless in your faith or unsure what to make of God, I’d simply invite you to keep seeking. Ask the hard questions. Pray.
I never expected to find myself here, but I’ve never felt more at peace, more filled with purpose, more anchored, more joyful, or more at home. There’s so much more I could say about this journey I’ve been on since 2020, but I’ll stop here since this is already long enough. If you see me in person, feel free to ask, I’d love to share more.
Being confirmed this Easter alongside my husband and a record-breaking number of others around the world, with supportive family and friends standing by has been one of the greatest gifts of my life.
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