Does God change? It's possible that what you're asking has to do with whether God's “mind” can be changed by human prayer.

A friend who is a member of the Roman Catholic Church in the Spokane Diocese works as a lay para educator at a Catholic elementary school in Spokane. Now of course she is unemployed.

in Christian theology the term “predestination” refers to a belief that God either does or does not want all to be “saved.”

Holy water is ordinary water that has had a blessing recited over it, usually by a priest.

The origins of this idea go back to as early as the second century A.D., and down through history various popes and theologians have encouraged adoption of the belief that Mary is “Co-Redemptrix.”

I encourage you to give the Catholic faith another chance. At the same time, I hope you will do so with realistic expectations