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I am fairly anti-organized religion at a personal level. I was raised Catholic and when my wife chose to become Catholic, my response was this: "If you are doing this because you think it would make my mother happy, then don't do it. If you are doing it for yourself, I will fully support you through the process.". Turns out that's what she wanted to do and I was her hypocritical sponsor.

I am very interested in religion and I like to take pieces from each of them. I think that there is a ton to gain from the ancient wisdom that people chose to write down and preserve for future generations. My quarrel with many religions is the arrogance and exclusivity of "I Know and if you don't agree, you will go to my God's hell".

So anyways, I heard this recently from the Mo Gawdat AI podcast I posted a week or so ago.

"Mo Gawdat's "Fruit Salad" approach to religion is a personal philosophy where he selectively embraces the positive aspects and wisdom found within various religious traditions, while choosing to disregard elements he doesn't find constructive. "

This is what I have been trying to do most of my life. Take the good parts from each. So, here's my question to you as a devout catholic, what pieces should I take from Catholicism? I already mentioned "Love Thy Neighbor As Thyself". And I'm also a really big fan of the serenity prayer. What else do you think?