Lost Sheep Information

Hello, My name is Chuck Walden. I am the owner of A Lost Sheep Catholic Store, located in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. I want to share some of my story. I became Catholic because my beautiful wife, MaryAnne, told me the only way she was going to marry me was if I was Catholic. I decided then that I had to be Catholic. I didnt understand what that really meant. When I grew up I went from church to church (although not the Catholic church) with my friends because we didnt belong to any church or attend any Sunday services as a family. I received all my sacraments on a Saturday afternoon at a parish in Bloomington, IL and I didnt fully understand what had occurred. I knew I wanted to make MaryAnne happy so I went every Sunday to church and every holy day of obligation. Life was good (or so I thought), but I really didnt have a relationship with Jesus. He was the fast food drive through employee I met every Sunday at mass for 1 hour. When we had our first child, MaryAnne and I decided to move back to the east coast and join some activities to set a good example for our children. I joined the Knights of Columbus and MaryAnne joined the Womens Society at our local parish in Pennsylvania. I did activities and helped others and I knew I was doing the Lords work but I still didnt have a good relationship with Jesus. We moved to Georgia for work and then things changed. I went on a retreat called Christ Renews His Parish in Marietta, GA and, afterwards, I had an urge to attend a silent retreat. I asked a deacon about retreats and he pointed me to a pamphlet at the church. I called the next morning and sure enough a retreat was starting the next day. I went and didnt realize it was Divine Mercy weekend. During the retreat, I spent a lot of time outdoors. When I was meditating near the river, I noticed a tree branch not moving. It suddenly hit me I was being a stick in the mud regarding my spiritual journey and I felt Jesus telling me to come and receive the living water. My life changed that day. After we moved to ...