Are you a former Protestant now Catholic?

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There is a movement sweeping the country. Protestants are waking to the truth of what the Catholic Church really is - and is not. If you are like me you are excited about the tremendous spiritual growth opportunities in the Church. But you are also likely excited to meet others who travelled a similar road as you.
 
Hans A.:
And what would that “truth” be? :confused:
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One truth is that your witness is bolstered by the fact that your message does not depend just on your interpretation but rather centuries of solid Church teaching and apostolic authority.
 
When I saw your opening post only the first two sentences were showing and it perplexed me. I did not know if you were “fer us or again’t us”. I am curious as to what you meant by what the Church is not.

Becoming Catholic was the greatest thing that ever happened to me. Sometimes I am angered that I was mislead in my youth, but I realize that it is the Father’s will. Converting while in my 20’s has made me want to “catch up” so I try to read everything about the Church that I can. It has made me yearn to be as faithfull as possible to Holy Mother Church and to love God: Father , Son and Holy Spirit along with Mary with all of my heart. May the Holy Spirit lead all men to the truth and into the Mystical Body of Christ.

Hans
 
Hans A.:
When I saw your opening post only the first two sentences were showing and it perplexed me. I did not know if you were “fer us or again’t us”. I am curious as to what you meant by what the Church is not.

Hans
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What the church is not is everything you ever heard from non-Catholics before checking it out for yourself. You know the spiel
 
Remembering back I do not recall much anti-Catholicism in my hometown of 600 people and 6 Protestant churches. I see more now that I am Catholic. Maybe it is because my fervor to defend the Church, with love of course 😃 , that makes my sensibilities to such trash more heightened.
 
I did but I did not notice it either until I began studying Catholicism. Then I noticed how conversations would be laced with stuff like, “well, the Catholics believe this and this is why it is wrong…”
 
I was a convert who left the Church for many years after a strong conversion experience. I felt I was saved, born again, and eternally secure. I believed the usual straw men–Catholics worship Mary, they try to work their way to Heaven, etc. I thought I would never return to Catholicism. I tried to pray my cradle Catholic husband into the Baptist church but he prayed for me. Within days of his lighting a candle for me I reverted. He showed me the prayer for me he’d written in the book where intentions were listed and it had been a few days prior.

We’re talking miracle here!

Never underestimate the power of prayer to get someone to the Church! If God got me back, He can get Jack Chick or James White 😃 Let’s not give up on anyone!

Gloria
 
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gloryb:
Never underestimate the power of prayer to get someone to the Church! If God got me back, He can get Jack Chick or James White 😃 Let’s not give up on anyone!

Gloria
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Awesome!
The evidence is so powerful but the bias is too. Definitely prayer is how to get people’s attention.
 
I’m a catholic revert that fell away from the church for 11 years. My wife is a convert from the church of christ. I went with her to RCIA classes, and found out what I’d been missing all those years. I figured out I had been really stupid, made a good confession, and I’ll never leave the church again. My wife loves the church and is glad she joined. It hurts me to see people that don’t believe that the church today is the real catholic church. Pray for them.
 
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gloryb:
Never underestimate the power of prayer to get someone to the Church! If God got me back, He can get Jack Chick or James White
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Think of all the cool cartoon booklets we could have made. I am an ex-Baptist and I grew up on the wacky world of Chick.
 
I went to the Presbyterian church as a child, but drifted into atheism as a teenager and stayed that way until my mid twenties. I started a spiritual search at that time, began reading the Bible regularly and praying. When I felt ready to join a Christian church, I wasn’t sure which. None of the Protestant groups attracted me, certainly not the Presbyterian church. I just didn’t feel that there was anything of substance there. There was a Catholic Church nearby, and that got me to thinking. I realized that what I thought I knew about Catholicism may not be true, so I started investigating. Long story short, I attended RCIA and formally entered the Catholic Church at Easter Vigil 1989. What a blessing! 🙂
 
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Dave3383:
Long story short, I attended RCIA and formally entered the Catholic Church at Easter Vigil 1989. What a blessing! 🙂
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Wow, 1989. You were Catholic when Catholic wasn’t cool.
 
I am in Adult confirmation now. I’m a convert from Calvary Chapel (which I still have a huge amount of respect of their sincerity and devotion to the scriptures). But who can beat Christ in our midst at mass and the definitive authority of the Church? After doing much research, I realized Catholicism was the absolute truth.
 
I converted from atheism, but was originally raised Southern Baptist.

I am an industrial-strength Catholic!😃 Ain’t nothin’ ever gonna get me out of this Church – “which is the household of God, the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth”! (1 Tm 3:15).

I LOVE THIS CHURCH!!!

Ave Cor Mariae, Jay
 
These stories are amazing and inspiring. Keep 'em coming! Very humbling to this cradle Catholic.

Pax Christi. <><
 
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boromir:
I am in Adult confirmation now. I’m a convert from Calvary Chapel (which I still have a huge amount of respect of their sincerity and devotion to the scriptures). But who can beat Christ in our midst at mass and the definitive authority of the Church? After doing much research, I realized Catholicism was the absolute truth.
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I used to be Calvary Chapel! To me it was the embodiment of cool Christianity. Everything seemed right. They did expository bible studies. They jettisoned all of the religious artifacts. Jeans. Casual. Non Denominational. Wait, where is that in scripture. How come we don’t have an overseer? Oh yeah, our pastor (you would definitely know him and it is not Chuck) fashioned himself as an overseer. But overseers are not pastors, right? Finally figured out that there was more.
 
I am a convert from Methodist. In south Georgia where I grew up there was quite a bit of anti-Catholic feelings. People used to say things like if The Pope said to overthrow the government Catholics would try to do it. I had relatives who were Catholic and also friends so I knew better. I married a Catholic 35 years ago and converted 32 years ago when our first child was born. I was not a good Methodist and my wife was a good Catholic and I figured it would be easier to explain things to our daughter if we were both Catholic. At the time I did not see much difference but I have learned a lot in 32 years. I am a Knight of Columbus, Extraordinary Minister, usher, have taught baptism classes to new parents and work our parish fund raisers. I now think of it as we Catholics are driving a Lincoln to heaven and our Protestant brothers are driving Ford to heaven. We will both get there but ours is a better ride. 👍
 
I was baptized Catholic but my parents never told me — my dad was Catholic but I went to the Episcopal church with my mom. I left church in college and became an agnostic . . . who can know if there’s a God?
Then I fell into major depression and God spoke to me one day, He said: “Read the Bible.” I read Matthew, Mark and Luke in one sitting, recognized Jesus as the source of truth, and decided to become a Christian. I joined the Foursquare Church, who I appreciate as they love God sincerely, and then a nondenominational church. I raised my two oldest sons in evangelical churches, and regret most that I didn’t have them baptized. My second son was baptized at 14 but my oldest hasn’t been.
Then I married a Catholic and joined the Catholic church to avoid a situation like my parents, and since then have learned that this is where I belong. My two youngest children are baptized in the church, and I pray for my oldest every day.
 
I am a Catholic revert with a somewhat different story. I met my Jewish husband at my Catholic college and went through an orthodox conversion to Judaism. I remained Jewish for 17 years, even after my husband and I divorced, until I finally realized (with the help of a good friend, God rest her soul) that although I had questions about Catholicism I never bothered to try to have them answered and instead simply threw out the baby with the bath water and embraced Judaism. Of course, the underlying reason was that my wonderful husband would never have married me if I wasn’t Jewish, but I never wanted to admit that.

Now that I have reconciled with the Church, though, I still enjoy many of the things I learned about Judaism and agree completely with Rosalind Moss when she says that she is a completed Jew. I feel that I can more fully understand the life of Jesus as he grew up as a Jewish boy and more fully appreciate Catholicism since it is indeed based upon Judaism.

Although I am still amazed that God has forgiven me for denying the existence of Jesus, I know that I could never be the kind of Catholic I am today if it were not for this most fulfilling journey. I pray daily that others may also be reunited with the Catholic Church.
 
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