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When I think about why I chose the Catholic church over other denominations (because I did a lot of research and visiting of other denominations), I realized that it was mainly because of how I felt in the Catholic church.
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I would certainly second that. My whole younger life I knew very little about Catholicism despite being raised Catholic and attending Catholic grade school and high school. Yet, I never considered other faiths because it was part of who I am and was my home. It felt right for me.
As an adult I have spent a lot of energy studying up on my faith. I do it because I enjoy it, it's interesting. It is comforting to know the answers to all the things I always did just on faith or because that's how we always did it. I didn't like being accused of being a sheep just following the Church by some people I knew. I realized that blind faith is not faith at all, but rather indecision and cowardice. Only by my informed faith can I truly appreciate and understand my religion. I get so much more out of it that way. I don't sit in Mass and meditate on how "right" the Catholic Church is. It isn't an academic exercise at all. I still feel the warmth and the love of God there. It is still home to me.