Our body is a temple of God

Looking to revive my own faith, I decided to go to a parish where no one would know who I was. No one would ask me questions about “why my generation does not want anything to do with the Church”. No one would know who I am and my background. I thought I could pray with a community and be fed. Unfortunately, I was wrong. An older woman would approach me asking me if I would want to be a parishioner.
The sad part comes after being asked if I want to be a parishioner. The woman was not willing to understand where I was on my own faith journey. She was not willing to understand why I am so critical of an institution. She was not willing to listen to me. Deep down, all I wanted was to be heard. The struggles of being Catholic in a fast-paced world is most people do want to be fully present. This parishioner thinks my struggle with my faith is due to the financial and abuse issues plaguing the Catholic Church. While a piece of the struggle is due to the issues plaguing the Catholic Church, my main struggle is just wanting to be heard.
The fact is this parishioner was assuming that I am struggling with the issues grappling the Catholic Church. While this is a piece of my faith journey, the fact is I want to be able to have a conversation outside of the Church. I want to grab a coffee and truly talk about my faith. No one looking at the clock. No one texting someone else about something else. I want to be able to discuss the struggles of the faith and be heard. I wanted to feel as I am just as important as the person who is the founding parishioner of the parish.
My generation is going to be the future of the Church. However, if people are not concerned about my own faith journey, then why should I want to be part of the Catholic Church. The root of the problem is we need to start to listen. Allow me to feel as my faith journey is important to your parish. Listen to my issues and do not try to fix them. Do not tell me that my issues are just forms of venting. Put everything down and just listen. Then, maybe my generation will start to want to come back into an institution when we truly feel as our words are making a difference.