I am a 13 year old Catholic girl and attend a private school. My friend goes there too, but she isn't Catholic. What can I do to convert her? She's atheist right now and believes people shouldn't decide which religion they'll follow until they're older.
Sorry that was long and confusing but what can I do?
2007-12-29 14:42:22 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Do you want her to constantly tell you that your beliefs are wrong?
No, so afford her the same respect.
2007-12-29 14:47:26 · answer #1 · answered by Pangloss (Ancora Imparo) AFA 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Faith is infused into our souls by God. It is a gift. Just pray for her conversion and set a good Catholic example.
Evangelization means, quite simply, living the gospel in such a way that others are attracted by it and invited into the Church. It is different from evangelizing, which means preaching the gospel and baptizing people into the Church.
What the world has always needed, and what the Church needs today, is not just the preaching of the gospel but the living of the gospel.
Living the gospel does not mean memorizing Bible passages or attending prayer meetings any more than it means memorizing the catechism and going to Mass. It doesn't mean having the answers and going to church but living the answers and being the Church.
"Go into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature." - Mark 16,15
2007-12-30 00:05:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't do that. Do not try to convert someone. I have a friend who attended Catholic School for over eight years, and she is now out of school, and in college, and she's still an atheist. If they can't find God by themselves, they won't find God by someone else. I'm twenty years old, and I made my own decision (Catholicism), and I find that I am a lot more closer to God because I made my own journey instead of allowing someone to "convert me" and stuff their beliefs down my throat. Just be a good friend to her, and show her how blessed your life is with God in it, and perhaps, someday, she'll see she too wants God in her life. But other than that, don't try to change people.
2007-12-29 22:50:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anja 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You cannot convert her. Only she and God can do that.
You should:
+ Pray for her.
+ Set a very good example of how a Catholic Christian behaves.
+ Respectfully discuss with her both your beliefs and her beliefs.
In other words, gently lay the Gospel before her and let God do the rest.
With love in Christ.
2007-12-30 00:02:54 · answer #4 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Leave her alone. I was brought up Catholic, and was forced to attend a Catholic school, where I was beaten most day's by spiteful nuns. I would never put my kid's through what I went through.
2007-12-29 23:02:33 · answer #5 · answered by 'Er indoors!! 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not your job to convert her. Just be her friend. She has to make her own choices, and if she is in a Catholic school, she is already learning about Catholicism and doesn't need your help with that.
2007-12-29 22:46:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
If she is open to the idea, teach her about the beliefs and practices of the Catholic Church. While you can educate her in matters concerning Faith, there is absolutely nothing you can do to make her believe in any of it.
It is wrong to "force" her to believe, lest it drive her further awat from God rather than towards God.
2008-01-01 13:13:12 · answer #7 · answered by Daver 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Leave her alone. Put yourself in her shoes. If you're really friends, you should understand how hard it must be for her to be an atheist in a Catholic school.
2007-12-29 22:48:34 · answer #8 · answered by Pull My Finger 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Well you can point out that there is no proof that there is no God either.
But she is absolutely correct about not deciding what religion you'll follow until after you learn to think for yourself.
For some, that day may never come.
2007-12-29 22:46:59 · answer #9 · answered by Daniel T 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If she doesn't want to convert right now, I think that is fine. She will when she is ready. Everyone follows their own beliefs and if she wants to be Athiest than I would let her. When she is older she will choose I guess.
2007-12-30 15:39:59 · answer #10 · answered by Jessy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you push your beliefs on her you may end up losing a friend. It's one thing to discuss what you believe in but quite another to preach. If when you are discussing your religion, you notice her getting irritated, it's time to change the subject.
2007-12-29 22:46:47 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋