Christmas has now come and gone, though my family will continue to celebrate for a while longer. Gifts will be opened one per person each day until they are gone. It is a tradition that we have done for a while now and we find that it makes for more fun and less messes in the house.
However, while visiting family and talking to friends some questions were asked of me. I had to think about it for a bit before I responded and I'm still thinking about it now. Why do I go to church, why do I believe what my religion tells and have I ever questioned my faith before?

Why do I go to church?
Well, I was born and baptized into the Roman Catholic church. I am what you would call a Cradle Catholic. I go to church mostly because it's habit to me. But also because I do enjoy it at times. Being forced to go is not much fun and I do resent it. However when it is my own choice I find church to be refreshing at times. That is why I go.

Why do I believe what my religion tells me?
The same reason why I believe what my parents tell me. I have no reason not to unless proven otherwise. Call it being naive or stupid, but I am somewhat childlike in that regard.

Have I ever questioned my faith/religion?
This answer is like the one above. In order to question something you must first doubt it and then you must research it. To be honest I have sometimes doubted what the Catholic church has said, but I have never bothered to research it because my childlike trust is there. An example is when people ask me why I believe in God. I think about the question for sometime and during my musings I will find the reason as to why I believe. My parents have a subscription to National Geographic magazine, and in it they often print pictures from the Hubble Telescope. It is by looking at these pictures of space that I gain the answer. I believe in God because of the beauty that exists in the universe. And by believing in God I also believe in that which my religion teaches. I personally may not agree with all that is taught but I do not argue with it as I can not fathom all that goes into the philosophies of the Church. It is also why I do not question what other religions teach to their followers. I beleive in my God and what my church teaches. I was raised into this faith just as people born into Buddism and Islam and Wicca are raised into their faiths.