A lone wolf, eh? My mom is much the same. The good thing about Catholicism is that we are the least forceful people on the planet. Even though sometimes you may feel you don't like anyone, God always provides friendships in the least expected places. Sometimes it is nice to be able to shoot off at the mouth and know you are still loved and accepted. jmj =)
Wolf. That was an interesting choice of words. Maybe I am a wolf who invaded the sheepfold. As to rugged individualism, I guess we lost the ruggedness in our traditions down through the centuries.
I'm happiest when I'm with people who just are nice and don't go overboard about religion. I don't care what flavor they are. Then overzealousness creeps in and sometimes ruins what could otherwise have been a good friendship.
Things are so TENSE now. I'm grateful to catholics for making me see the truth about abortion. I've gotten so bad that I can't get close to anyone who thinks abortion is all right. So I suppose I'm guilty of some of the things I accuse others of doing. My way or the highway ;-).