Marrying outside ones faith


We got married in 1959. I was still Catholic and my husband was a non practicing 
Presbyterian. We had to get married in the rectory. Could not get married in the 
church. I had to sign papers saying I would raise the children (boy and girl) Catholic. 
I
did to a point. Took them to church each week. both kids received their first Communion 
in the Catholic church. Several mos. before our oldest would have started confirmation 
class, I went with a friend to her church. Holy Cross Lutheran. UNREAL! The difference 
was amazing. I continued going to H.C. One by one the kid asked if they could go, then 
they asked if they could be confirmed there. I never once tried to sway them to my way 
of thinking. First I joined Holy Cross, next young Roger was confirmed there, then 
Laura. 

About 10 years into my going to Holy Cross, my husband decided to go " just to see
what you three are so fired up about". After that Sun. He attended every single week. 
BUT never went to the Supper. The Sun. before our daughter got married, when it was 
time to go to the table I went up, young Roger after me then Laura. We knelt, 
 down I looked down the rail and next to Laura was Big Roger. I almost
lost it. I did go to St. Johns school in Pittston. Only finished two month into my 
freshman and had to leave school. Years later when our daughter got her Masters in 
Nursing Admin. I went and got a GED. She made me do it.