I thoroughly enjoyed this article. As a convert, I think you captured the complexity of thinking and emotions that went into my joining the Church. The last paragraph resonates best with me:

“The Catholic world, especially as it is experienced by the convert, is both too large to comprehend and too fleeting to capture. Yet, the convert’s attempt to express poetically the joy he experiences in his new found state is testimony to the energy it elicits and the charity it inspires. Furthermore, good poetry validates its object by both its beauty and its credibility. The heart confirms what the mind can only suspect.”

Thank you for your insightful article.

God bless-

Randy