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FrankLawrence
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Welcome home!
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Tim_Kirchoff
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Stephen_C
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Welcome home brother, welcome home 
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maurin
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This is such good news!!!
Praise God in his holy sanctuary;
give praise in the mighty dome of heaven.
Give praise for his mighty deeds,
praise him for his great majesty.
Give praise with blasts upon the horn,
praise him with flutes and strings.
Give praise with crashing cymbals,
praise him with sounding cymbals.
Let everything that has breath
give praise to the Lord!
Hallelujah!
Ps. 150
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Maranatha
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All the angels and saints are singing joyfully today and are rejoicing with the whole Church - a true communion. XOXO
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Tim_Kirchoff
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Acute, obtuse, or right?
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fellowChristian
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WOW!
I know there is alot of stuff to sort through on this forum, but I’m glad that you took the time to sort. I told my daughter “good things do come from suffering” and she said “Yes like roses coming from manure!” Sorry maybe I should have kept that one to myself? But it fits.
I am so happy for you!
Can you hear the angels singing?
Welcome home.
Luke 15:10
“In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
Luke 12:8
"And I say to you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will confess him also before the angels of God;
I know there is alot of stuff to sort through on this forum, but I’m glad that you took the time to sort. I told my daughter “good things do come from suffering” and she said “Yes like roses coming from manure!” Sorry maybe I should have kept that one to myself? But it fits.
I am so happy for you!
Can you hear the angels singing?
Welcome home.
Luke 15:10
“In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
Luke 12:8
"And I say to you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will confess him also before the angels of God;
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LilyM
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CB_Catholic
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Praise God and Welcome Home!
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chewchoo
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I have been catholic all my life. I rarely missed mass, but I didn’t know anything about the catholic church. Church, prayers, and religious images all around the house; they’ve always been a part of my life.
My catechesis was poor tho. I still have my good news bible from the 8th grade, but that’s the only memory I have from my catholic education (I went to CCD).
I didn’t get much out of mass for a long time. We had an overly pious deacon and organists who were doing their own thing, and so mass just became an irritation. I almost walked away.
About 10 years ago I really got into politics, reading commentaries, listening to talk shows, etc. I’d get all riled up because of the “stupid” things that would be happening, and I was amazed at how one side was adamant that their point of view was true and the other side thought their’s was just as true. And so my search for Truth began. A Lutheran friend at work and I would talk politics and religion a lot. I could never defend the catholic perspective, but I was enlightened on religious topics in general. As a result I began reading the Bible. I slowly progressed this way for a number of years.
Last year my mom got cancer and then had complications due to the surgery. A week and a half of go to the hospital, go to work and then back to the hospital so I was on the road a lot. I got stuck in traffic behind a dawdling car, and that car’s catholic radio bumper sticker inspired me to turn on the radio and I have been growing in faith ever since.
My catechesis was poor tho. I still have my good news bible from the 8th grade, but that’s the only memory I have from my catholic education (I went to CCD).
I didn’t get much out of mass for a long time. We had an overly pious deacon and organists who were doing their own thing, and so mass just became an irritation. I almost walked away.
About 10 years ago I really got into politics, reading commentaries, listening to talk shows, etc. I’d get all riled up because of the “stupid” things that would be happening, and I was amazed at how one side was adamant that their point of view was true and the other side thought their’s was just as true. And so my search for Truth began. A Lutheran friend at work and I would talk politics and religion a lot. I could never defend the catholic perspective, but I was enlightened on religious topics in general. As a result I began reading the Bible. I slowly progressed this way for a number of years.
Last year my mom got cancer and then had complications due to the surgery. A week and a half of go to the hospital, go to work and then back to the hospital so I was on the road a lot. I got stuck in traffic behind a dawdling car, and that car’s catholic radio bumper sticker inspired me to turn on the radio and I have been growing in faith ever since.
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qui_est_ce
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Although I agree in the authority of the Church, and that the fullness of faith can only be found in her, I must agree with you on the arrogance of some posters. I find them most embarrassing, when compared to how Jesus preached.
Welcome back, not because I am right, but because you have found truth and joy!
So many miracles. Thank you CAF!!
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Church_Militant
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Guys…Though I have to agree with you that some Catholic folks can be less than Christ-like in their conversation here on the internet, let’s not focus on such things, (especially in our faith sharing! Hey, they’ll do a bad enough job all by themselves, right?
) and go out of our way to avoid ever failing in that respect ourselves, ok?
I know it’s tough sometimes, but the point of this particular thread is to get into the fellowship with Catholics who have either converted, reverted, or, as Chewchoo brought out so well, have at last had a “conversion” from where they were to a living and growing faith.
How do we share that?
Well…first off, all the talk in the world “don’t do much” if we aren’t doing our best to live the faith.
Second, one problem that most of us have is that we aren’t very eloquent at expressing what we believe or explaining and defending why. (That, BTW is the actual definition of apologetics.)
There are also some VERY good MP3 talks that can help you along with this.
**My Conversion Story
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Introduction to Apologetics
Apologetics for the Scripturally-Challenged
) and go out of our way to avoid ever failing in that respect ourselves, ok?I know it’s tough sometimes, but the point of this particular thread is to get into the fellowship with Catholics who have either converted, reverted, or, as Chewchoo brought out so well, have at last had a “conversion” from where they were to a living and growing faith.
How do we share that?
Well…first off, all the talk in the world “don’t do much” if we aren’t doing our best to live the faith.
Second, one problem that most of us have is that we aren’t very eloquent at expressing what we believe or explaining and defending why. (That, BTW is the actual definition of apologetics.)
There are also some VERY good MP3 talks that can help you along with this.
**My Conversion Story
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Introduction to Apologetics
Apologetics for the Scripturally-Challenged
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Church_Militant
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And I’m going to try and keep posting about my journey in.Cool!Well, none of the choices apply to me right now, but soon enough the top one will!
I’m really glad ya did.
What has been hardest in your conversion?
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Church_Militant
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Okay! Where are the rest of ya!?
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Pacbox
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Working on it. I’ve never written out or spoken much about my faith in the past and only after getting into apologetics study has it become a bit of an issue. Plus, I start a new quarter in school tomorrow and am getting ready for that. So, hopefully, soon I’ll be able to post something.
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Church_Militant
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Where are the rest of you hotshot apologists? [SIGN]C’Mon![/SIGN]
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lak611
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I left the Church when I was in my twenties. I had a “head knowledge” of all things Catholic, but no “heart knowledge”. I could quote all the facts, but I never believed them. I just went to church out of obedience to my parents, so once I was on my own, although I registered at a parish, I quit practicing shortly afterwards.
I did not practice any religion for 5 years and lived an immoral lifestyle. One of my friends (who happens to be Catholic) had a friend who was a Christian musician in a local Christian rock band (this fellow was a Protestant). I went to the Christian music festival. There were people from various churches at the festival: Catholic, Methodist, Lutheran, Baptist, Presbyterian. A fellow from the Baptist church gave me a Bible (KJV without Apocrypha). At that point in my life, I was searching for meaning, not realizing Who I was really looking for. I actually decided to read the Bible, since I had never read it before all the way through. After reading it all the way through (66 books, not 73), I finally understood what I had been taught in CCD, Catholic high school and Catholic college. I saw that I was a sinner in need of repentence and that the Catholic Church was true. I repented first directly to God, then I showed up at my parish for Confession. I was so scared, but I made it to Confession. The priest did not yell at me. His exact words were, “Welcome back”. Since then, I have joined a Bible study group at my parish, volunteered at a monthly ecumenical mission meal for the poor that is held at a Methodist church in my neighbourhood, became an EMHC, joined my parish’s evangelization committee and attended several adult education classes. I thank God for using my friend and the people from the Baptist church to bring me back to the Catholic Church. I was definitely not doing anything to get where I am. It is all due to God’s Grace that I came back. Praise the Lord! :bible1:
I did not practice any religion for 5 years and lived an immoral lifestyle. One of my friends (who happens to be Catholic) had a friend who was a Christian musician in a local Christian rock band (this fellow was a Protestant). I went to the Christian music festival. There were people from various churches at the festival: Catholic, Methodist, Lutheran, Baptist, Presbyterian. A fellow from the Baptist church gave me a Bible (KJV without Apocrypha). At that point in my life, I was searching for meaning, not realizing Who I was really looking for. I actually decided to read the Bible, since I had never read it before all the way through. After reading it all the way through (66 books, not 73), I finally understood what I had been taught in CCD, Catholic high school and Catholic college. I saw that I was a sinner in need of repentence and that the Catholic Church was true. I repented first directly to God, then I showed up at my parish for Confession. I was so scared, but I made it to Confession. The priest did not yell at me. His exact words were, “Welcome back”. Since then, I have joined a Bible study group at my parish, volunteered at a monthly ecumenical mission meal for the poor that is held at a Methodist church in my neighbourhood, became an EMHC, joined my parish’s evangelization committee and attended several adult education classes. I thank God for using my friend and the people from the Baptist church to bring me back to the Catholic Church. I was definitely not doing anything to get where I am. It is all due to God’s Grace that I came back. Praise the Lord!
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Church_Militant
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[SIGN]You ROCK lak611[/SIGN]
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lak611
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Thank you. So do you!
Interestingly enough, we had a Catholics Returning Home program at my parish. There was a gentleman who became Episcopalian because he married a lady from that faith back in the 1940’s. His wife died, and he wanted to return to the Catholic faith because he said he never stopped believing in it. He completed the program, made his Confession and afterwards became a volunteer for the next Catholics Returning Home program. This fellow is in his 80’s and is on fire for the Catholic faith. He helped another man who is in his seventies come back after being away for 40+ years, and he is in church all the time now; I see him at almost every Mass I am at.I also have a friend from church who was Lutheran and married to a friend from church who is Catholic. When we had a Bible study on the book of Revelation, my Catholic friend decided to attend. Her husband, the Lutheran, decided to come to the Bible study as well. Out of the blue, he signed up for RCIA and became confirmed as a Catholic. This was four years ago. Both of them still attend Bible study and are also readers and EMHC’s.
Another couple I knew from church were a Catholic wife and Methodist husband. He said that he had no problem with their children being Catholic, but he planned to stay Methodist. That plan was not God’s plan, as he became Catholic two years ago.
The Holy Spirit is definitely up to something great!
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