Amen. And may His favor rest upon your household as well, dear brother.
As an apocalypse-crazed Jesus Freak, I did go through a period of extreme (even demonized) anti-catholicism. Strangely enough, though, as I matured in my faith, and mentally "came of age" as a Calvinist, I found ever more to appreciate in the Roman side of the family. Time after time, you guys got it right on the major issues, such as the sanctity of life and the imperative need to give our children a Christian education. I like Gary North's vision of a "division of labor" among God's people.
That's my own story as well. When I was more "fundamentalistic," anything remotely Catholic was suspect. When I studied Calvinism - and, by extension Augustine followed by Aquinas, I gained a greater appreciation for Catholicism, even where my disagreements with Catholic theology are still fairly sharp.