Husband considering becoming catholic

[twolittleboysonetiredmum]

Hi
I’m not sure why I’m posting really - advice possibly and just to get it out. Slightly long explanation too, sorry.
My husband and I are both teachers in catholic primary schools and have been for 10 years approx. We have been supportive and embracing towards the faith but have not identified as catholics/Christians.
I was christened a catholic as a baby - my fathers family are very devout catholics. My parents separated when I was 2 and my mum is a fervent atheist who discouraged much involvement with my dads side at all and faith ever.
I have never given much thought to my own faith - I neither believe or disbelieve in god currently.
My husband, as part of his professional development, has been attending a catholic course which should you so wish, at the end, you can choose to convert/become a catholic and go through the necessary events to do so. He has come home today and said he thinks he would like to do that.
I’m feeling a bit - conflicted - is the only word I can think of. I believe it is entirely up to him as they are his beliefs and it is his faith. However, it will mean our marriage needs to be blessed. (Not sure I’m on board with that) and obviously he would need to attend church on a Sunday. Without sounding pathetic, we always go for walks/days out on a Sunday as a family as Saturdays are dominated by swimming lessons etc. I really don’t want to lose that but recognise that’s not a reason not to follow your beliefs. I just feel like it’s only going to have a negative impact on us and am worried about it I guess. But don’t want him to feel he can’t do what he needs to either.

😂😂😂
Maybe that’s it! Some weird affair.
He is a nice priest admittedly. But that nice?

There is no way after even one RCIA meeting that he would be unaware that this journey had a specific destination proposed. While it's true that people decide not to take things further, it is also true that they know what that 'further' means.

Joining RCIA on a whim would be picked up by the priest or minister conducting the sessions. You are asked to give a solid account of your faith journey to that point. Just shrugging and saying your friend thought it was a good idea would be cause for concern that you weren't sufficiently thoughtful about the matter.

I do not think the priest 'knowing' you from seeing you in school would be enough. I know in my own parish it would be considered most odd, and cause for concern, if a candidate didn't seem keen to involve their spouse a good deal more than you have been involved by yours, particularly as the topic of a blessing of your marriage has cropped up. A priest should not assume this is ok with you.

I really urge you to take any concerns that you have to the priest. Even if your mind was completely at ease here, you should be in contact about this. I really can't over emphasise how odd I find it that your H see to think this is just a matter between him and the priest, and that is taking his introspection into account.

Wrt 'fluffy parts' as the content of RCIA, I can assure CardinalSin that this is not the case. Adults being received as Catholics get the full kitchen sink thrown at them.

Can I ask mathsanxiety - why would I have been involved? Is that the normal way? Should I have been going too?
He’s adamant that it was a choice for his professional development - I asked him again today whether he’d made that up. He did say to me a few weeks in that he’s said to the priest he didn’t know what the end result would be so that discussion has obviously been had

It wasn’t his friend - it was his new boss who has been very forceful about lots of things at the school. The alternative was more of a time commitment than once a wwwk to talk about faith (how my DH puts it)