My Boyfriend is not Catholic

[sixofseven]

My wife, who is a cradle Catholic, told me before we were married that I had to convert when she got pregnant with our first child. Her reason was that we should attend church together as a family. I reluctantly agreed.

I converted because of a promise, and only gradually did I come to realize that the truth is contained within the Catholic Church.

I certainly see where she is coming from and I applaude your committment to your wife and family and I think it’s great that you have found the truth.

What was your ‘aha!’ moment?

I hope that if he does decide to convert it is because he wants to, not that I want him too. I’m realistic that this may take a long time, or might not happen at all but I hope and pray for now.

 

[bbarrick8383]

Well, I know what your boyfriend went through. As a life long Protestant, going to the Catholic Church for the first time a few weeks ago was both amazing and strange at the same time.

But, when I was younger, I had a long time high school sweetheart. She was Baptist and I was Church of Christ. We had our talks about religion, but we were so deeply in love that it never got too serious. But, eventually her family started in on me about my religion. Ultimately it caused some friction in our relationship.I would recommend getting it all worked out before you guys go any further.

 

[sixofseven]

Well, I know what your boyfriend went through. As a life long Protestant, going to the Catholic Church for the first time a few weeks ago was both amazing and strange at the same time.

What was amazing? What was strange?

 

[bbarrick8383]

What was amazing? What was strange?

Oh, the amazing part was the Church as a whole. I felt like I was there to worship God. The smell of the incense, the Father in his green robes, which btw I thought he was wearing green because he was Irish.

The strange part was strange just because it was almost foreign to me. Kneeling before sitting, seeing people make the sign of the cross, holy water. When everyone pulled out the little kneeling bench and got on their knees was really strange because it caught me off guard, I was pretty much sitting by myself and the only one still sitting. Lol, I actually scooted to the edge of my seat so it looked like I was kneeling in a way.

I have to admit though, I am ready to embrace it all and become a member of the one true Church. But I have enough common sense to know that I have a lot of stuff to learn.

 

[CHESTERTONRULES]

I certainly see where she is coming from and I applaude your committment to your wife and family and I think it’s great that you have found the truth.

What was your ‘aha!’ moment?

I hope that if he does decide to convert it is because he wants to, not that I want him too. I’m realistic that this may take a long time, or might not happen at all but I hope and pray for now.

It was a gradual process, but my true conversion was a result of EWTN.

The first time I begin to feel the pull was when listening to Alex Jones, a former Pentecostal minister. This led me to the Journey Home Show. As I listened to all these people, (many of them former protestant clergy), sharing their faith it caused me to start digging.

Scott Hahn, Mark Shea, and GK Chesterton finally sealed the deal for me. Although already a Catholic, I was not yet convicted of the truth of the faith. I now see that many of my opinions were based on misinformation and ignorance for most of my life. It goes without saying that my RCIA program was not very good, but that’s another story.

If you have access to EWTN I strongly recommend the Journey Home for your boyfriend. It is on live Monday nights at 7 central and then rebroadcast on either Saturday or Sunday nights.

Good luck. Be patient but don’t compromise!

 

[FollowTheWay]

You and your boyfriend are what is called “un-equally yolked” at one time I was Catholic and I had a Christian girlfriend. In the end the 2 of us got along very well, partly because I was on the edge with Catholicism, but because of our vastly different religions at the time things did not work out. About 4 years later I discovered for myself that we were both wrong that all either religions is hundreds of man made doctrine, and both have been completely lost. Read the bible it will blow your mind "ACTS’ especially

 

[CHESTERTONRULES]

You and your boyfriend are what is called “un-equally yolked” at one time I was Catholic and I had a Christian girlfriend. In the end the 2 of us got along very well, partly because I was on the edge with Catholicism, but because of our vastly different religions at the time things did not work out. About 4 years later I discovered for myself that we were both wrong that all either religions is hundreds of man made doctrine, and both have been completely lost. Read the bible it will blow your mind "ACTS’ especially

I especially appreciate Acts 15 where the early Christians settle a doctrinal dispute by consulting with the leaders of the Church.

The answer is given directly to Peter from God in a vision.

It is a powerful testimony for the Catholic Church.

 

[look2thyheart]

It is not your “boyfriend” that is the problem here, it is you. You are putting this relationship with this boy before your relationship with God. You can be friends with this person, but never more than that. God does not want us to be joined with others in marriage to those with heretical beliefs or non believers. Our relationship with those outside the Church is to show them the greatest love by sharing truth of the Church with them, and hopefully bring them to the Church as a result of our relationship with them, but never to date them, this would cause scandal, and show support for their misguided choices. We must always put God first, difficult for all of us, especially when all want to give reasons to rationalize for our own pleasure instead of obedience to God. The narrow path or the wide path?