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My dad had an MRI or CT scan a month or two ago and finally had an appointment today to sit down with his neurologist. He's been diagnosed with Alzheimers, he's 78 so it's not like it's shocking but he's still stunned and my mom is very scared. I'm not supposed to know yet cause my folks were going to tell the family after my dad chooses which kind of treatment he's going to take on.
For me all I can think about now is the urgency for my dad to convert. I think he's wanted to be Catholic for a while cause he has a lot of fond memories attached to all the Catholic families he grew up with in his community. He sees it as more regal and dignified than that pentecostalism he was raised in. The thing that concerns me is, it seems obvious that he acknowledges the Catholic Church is the true Church, but he's not converting cause he doesn't want to come in without my mom and my mom balks at every turn.
If you could pray for his and my moms conversions, I'm going to approach him about it soon and frame it as being in the faith is the best possible way to walk through this late chapter in life that brings this big change. Hopefully he'll just go for it and then my mom will follow his example.
For me all I can think about now is the urgency for my dad to convert. I think he's wanted to be Catholic for a while cause he has a lot of fond memories attached to all the Catholic families he grew up with in his community. He sees it as more regal and dignified than that pentecostalism he was raised in. The thing that concerns me is, it seems obvious that he acknowledges the Catholic Church is the true Church, but he's not converting cause he doesn't want to come in without my mom and my mom balks at every turn.
If you could pray for his and my moms conversions, I'm going to approach him about it soon and frame it as being in the faith is the best possible way to walk through this late chapter in life that brings this big change. Hopefully he'll just go for it and then my mom will follow his example.
