I Guess Those RCIA Classes Are Working....

It's the Belief-O-Matic. My results (to which I actually replied "Well, duh!"):

1. Roman Catholic (100%)
2. Eastern Orthodox (100%)
3. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (96%)
4. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (83%)
5. Jehovah's Witness (79%)
6. Orthodox Judaism (71%)
7. Seventh Day Adventist (69%)
8. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (65%)
9. Orthodox Quaker (64%)
10. Islam (62%)
11. Bahá'í Faith (60%)
12. Sikhism (54%)
13. Hinduism (52%)
14. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (47%)
15. Jainism (39%)
16. Liberal Quakers (39%)
17. Mahayana Buddhism (33%)
18. Theravada Buddhism (32%)
19. Reform Judaism (30%)
20. Unitarian Universalism (26%)
21. New Thought (25%)
22. Scientology (20%)
23. Nontheist (18%)
24. Neo-Pagan (16%)
25. Taoism (11%)
26. New Age (9%)
27. Secular Humanism (7%)

Speaking of such things, I was mulling again the other day over what saint or saints I'd like to tag as my personal patrons. Is it possible to go now with St. To-Be-Named-Later and to wait around for the eventual Patron Saint of Anglican Converts? That would somehow feel very fitting.

Posted by: Robert at 03:43 PM

Comments

1 Well, St. Jason appears to be the closest fit, but too many soap-opera characters are named Jason, so that just won't do. You'd better stick with St. Monica; her prayers and intercession certainly helped land a big fish. Augustine was a mere dissolute, mind you, but that's not far removed from Protestant (KIDDING!).

http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=293

Posted by: Monica at January 15, 2008 08:20 PM (juAkV)

2 Given the circumstances, it's a close shave, but I'd vote for St. Thomas Moore.

Posted by: Steve the LLamabutcher at January 15, 2008 09:38 PM (4/H9X)

3 My anglophile confirmation saint was Edward the Confessor. I'd certainly take a look at the English saints. The Venerable Bede, Becket, More, etc. Newman won't be canonized in time, though it is coming. St. George, although he was a Roman, also fought with the English during the Crusades if you believe the lore.

I'd look at some others -- Sts. Jerome, Ambrose, St. Martin, Benedict, Augustine, Francis of Assisi, St. Dominic, Bernard of Clairvaux, Aquinas, Bonaventure, Ignatius Loyola, John of the Cross, Borromeo, Vincent de Paul, Alphonse Liguori, Padre Pio -- there's plenty to choose from.

There's also the apostles and the saints of the early church -- John the Baptist, John the Evangelist, St. Peter, St. Paul, St. James (a personal favorite), any of the Twelve, St. Luke, St. Stephen -- all of them are worth taking a look at. Church fathers are good, too -- Justin Martyr, Irenaeus of Lyons, etc.

Also some of the Eastern saints are worth considering -- John Chrysostom, John Damascene, Ignatius of Antioch, Gregory Nazanzian, St. Cyril, St. Methodius, etc.

Also the archangels -- St. Michael, Raphael, Gabriel.

I'd go through the Catholic encyclopedia and find one you're comfortable with.

I pray to about a dozen in my personal litany. Some I have no great personal connection to, but just a sense that they are listening and are willing to pray for me. St. Martin de Porres and St. Elizabeth of Hungary have become favorite intercessors of mine.

When in doubt, a martyr, a Franciscan, or a Dominican always work.

Posted by: The Abbot at January 15, 2008 11:55 PM (QBuXz)

4 Robbo,

My nominee is St. Martin of the Fields. There is a church named for him in downtown London, with a brief blurb on his conversion.

Posted by: kmr at January 16, 2008 08:00 AM (3i2Pe)

5 I chose St Augustine for my patron at confirmation.

Posted by: The Maximum Leader at January 16, 2008 11:47 AM (WpYbd)

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We need more people like him, I agree with you.

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Posted by: ddfg at December 23, 2008 12:26 AM (yIi15)

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