I love the Douey-Rheims! It’s not the one I use most frequently, but it is the one that sounds the most beautiful to me. For seven years, I participated in a non-denominational Bible study, that met each week throughout the school year (off in the summer). It was intense and wonderful! So I used the DR alongside my New American heavily during that time.
Many of my Protestant friends would ask me if it didn’t make me want to stop being Catholic, and I told them no, that it made me understand the richness and beauty of the Catholic faith even more. I remember that one of them remarked one time how many people had come to participate in this Bible study group, all because I had invited a few friends to join me every so often. The joke was, “Look how many of us are here, and how we all got invited by our Catholic friend. Who would’ve thought it possible? A Catholic bringing people to Bible study!” We all shared a good laugh, because they realized that Catholics can be good and faithful people, too. Oh, and I was invited by one of my Catholic friends.
Good on you on that Bible study. We had a weekly one during the day at my friends house. I miss those days. I worked nights then and was not married. We would go to Mass then over to Marna's for coffee and Bible study. We had a priest who came as often as he could. We always missed him when he would be kept away by Church business, but no one missed him more then Marna's dog Bailey. That dog loved Fr. Bob.
Marna was raised Mennonite. She came home and she was just so in the Spirit. She gave me the most beautiful Blessed Mother votive that I have put many candles in over the years. We always prayed the Rosary together before we started our sessions.
I had the privilege of having a Sister as a prayer mentor for many years. She lead me through the Franciscan exercises during lent one year. WOW!
I miss my sisters in Christ from Indiana. There were many. I still and in touch with most of them. My only regret is that I never was able due to work, to be able to go to the Medjugorje Conference in South Bend. I never made it there.