Was religion an important for you and your family? If so, explain what religion your family practiced and what it meant to you. Explain if it is or is not an important part of your life today.

I was raised a Catholic.  Both my parents and their entire families were Catholic.  I attended mass weekly and went to Catechism every week till the age of 18.  When I was married, to Kerry Lynch, it was in the Catholic Church.  When I married Mark we eventually had our marriage blessed in the Catholic Church.  The kids were raised going to mass.  We occasionally missed mass but tried to attend weekly.

My weekly attendance slowly petered out after the kids left home.  My husband, Mark attended when we went with the kids but would not attend when I went by myself.  After my Mother passed away in 2005 I completely stopped going to mass.  Maybe I went all those years because I felt guilty about not going and if my Mom asked if I attended mass I had to be able to say yes.  After she passed I knew that Mom would never ask about mass so I was comfortable not going.  Apparently I didn't get enough out of mass to continue attending after I got the kids through their religious training.