Your experience in the country church in Suffolk parallels a similar one John Henry Cardinal Newman, had during a holiday trip in Italy. as he relates, if I remember correctly, in Apologia Pro Vita Sua. To him, it brought out the reality of the Catholic faith and became a siicifgnant factor in his conversion. As an aside, I am most pleased to have found your blog by chance just a few days ago; as I read your essays, I am most impressed by your writing style, which makes me think I am reading Cardinal Newman. Keep up the good work