Ms. Iriemom: Check out Daoism/Buddhism. None of the guilt of Catholicism. And complete freedom and responsibility to be your own priest. Gospel of Thomas has some similarities. Read Dao de Jing, there are many, many translations. So much common sense and regard for the beauty of the natural world. But, if you take your Christianity without room for other beliefs, which include the possibility of no "God" in the Christian sense, I'm probably offering bad, completely unsolicited advice which you might resent. If so, my apologies. Peace, and good health to you and your baby-kbsjhd

I agree, the Church does help me too through life. It's like the constant family.