Each of us is an explorer. Our journey begins at birth, — or even before, according to the narratives of several particular faiths. Whether you embrace the beliefs that you are exposed to in your family and community or venture off towards more unknown territory, you will be called upon to navigate many uncertain avenues, to resolve (at least for your own benefit) many questions and arguments.
Thus, “Catholic Explorer”; in my case, an attempt to separate that which is ‘graven’ in the dogma and doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church, from that which is more ‘optional’ or ‘consequent’ from the religious and cultural surroundings.
On this page, I will be addressing the various steps in my personal journey, starting with an examination of the Catholic elements of my birth and childhood, the questioning years of adolescence and beyond, and the multitude of paths that I have taken to reconcile my own beliefs and those of the Church.
