Alera,
1. Thanks for the Canon Law piece on the "forum-in-which-we-don't-say-the-name-of", really cool and interesting.
2. You have to make your own journey, don't let anyone make if for you...ie let others influence what you think is correct. Words are very powerful and placed in wrong hands, they change nations - so follow what you feel when it comes to realization.
3. The man who converted me I like to call "Jack." Jack has written so many things and was such a master of logic and the written word. He was an atheist too at one point, but after some introspection he found his way to truth. Anything he's written mainstream is great, so pick up a copy - most people know that stubborn atheist as C.S. Lewis.
PR