Do I Raise My Kids Catholic?

Ellis C. Bard
Nov 2 · 3 min read
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I was raised in a Catholic family. Not a strict one. My parents came from Lutheran and Baptist backgrounds.

They converted to Catholicism after they were married because honestly, in our community it was sort of the thing to do.

My brother and I went through all the sacraments. We attended Catholic school. Growing up, I was intimately involved with the church. I went to church every…

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Ellis C. Bard

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lawyer by day, writer by dawn. Writing YA fiction, high fantasy.

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