Your journey to Catholicism may have involved exploring a range of options. Ultimately – we believe – God has made us for himself, and only God can satisfy the deepest longings of our hearts. We also believe that God has shown himself to us, and brought us to a new relationship with him, through the Son of God who became one of us, Jesus Christ, and who formed his followers into a Church, to continue his mission in the world in every generation. Our faith makes certain claims that can be considered exclusive; we believe them to be true, for all people and all time. We also consider freedom to be an essential part of our human dignity: we pass on what we have received, but will not compel or coerce anyone to respond. The decision to become a Catholic as an adult must be a free choice.