My answer to: "Are you really Catholic?"
Since starting this business, I've been told by at least one priest and a few lay people that I'm "not really Catholic." If I'm honest with myself, my 18-year-old self would not believe I am "really Catholic," so I understand where these folks are coming from. And here's why I do claim my Catholic identity: I was baptized, confirmed, and married in the Catholic Church. My relationship to the Catholic Church is somewhat complicated--I imagine yours might be as well. I beli