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TheBomb.Com
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I think the pandemic did have a role to play. It gave me plenty of time to think and pray.
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Dlee
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Never stop thinking and praying, @TheBomb.Com Keep searching until you find what you are looking for. Hopefully, your journey will bring you to the Catholic Church - it’s your choice. You’re in my prayers. Just don’t ever quit searching for Truth.
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GioG12
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I know that this is really sad for some Catholics. I pray and hope that maybe you will consider to come to the Catholic Church. It is a fact, not just a biblical fact but also a historical fact that the Catholic Church is the true church.
•YOUNG’S STUDENTS ENCYCLOPEDIA
–"Roman Catholic Church-For the First Thousand Years After the Death of Jesus Christ All Christians Were Members of one Religion…"There were no Separate Sects or Branches of Christianity as There are Today…“The Word Catholic Means Universal. All Christians For The First Thousand Years,All Christians Were Member of The Catholic Church.”
*–“For the first 1,000 years of Christianity, all Christians belong to the Catholic Church.” *
•MERRIAM-WEBSTER’S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WORLD RELIGIONS
*–“The Roman Catholic Church is a Christian Church with a highly developed doctoral and organizational structure. It can trace it’s history back to the original Apostles of Christ in the first century.” *
•GROLLIER ENCYCLOPEDIA
–“The Catholic Church is from the Greek which means “universal”. It is a divine society founded by Christ endowed by the outpouring of the Holy Ghost on the day of Pentecost.”
•COMPTON’S ENCYCLOPEDIA 1996 edition –“The Catholic Church is the largest Christian denomination that has always existed since the first century and is the only original and true Christian Church in history.”
•YOUNG STUDENT’S ENCYCLOPEDIA
–“The Roman Catholic Church is the most ancient Christian denomination having its root in the first century.”
•COMPTON’S ENCYCLOPEDIA AND FACTS
–“There were no separate sects or branches of Christianity as there are today. The word Catholic is Greek “katholis” meaning “universal”, a Church where all Christians belong for the first one thousand years of
Christian history.”
•THE NEW WEBSTER’S DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE,INTERNATIONAL EDITION
–“The Catholic Church is the original Christian Church before the schism of the Church between East and West and the
*division of the Reformation.” *
•WORLD ALMANAC AND BOOK OF FACTS
–“The Catholic Church was founded by Jesus Christ who named Peter the first vicar, developed from Jewish proselytizing and led to the conversion
of Imperial Rome in the 4th century.”a
•INTERNATIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA
–“The Catholic Church was founded by Jesus Christ who had twofold natures, being human and Divine
•BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE
–“The History of Roman Catholic Church Began in an Upper Room Jerusalem almost 2000 Years ago.”
About 120 persons Were gathered there.They Were Followers of Jesus Christ and They were awaiting in the Coming of The Holy Spirit the Church may be Describe as the Society FOUNDED by Jesus Christ."
•ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA
–“Roman Catholicism-A Christian Church characterised by its uniform,highly developed,doctrinal And Organisational Structure Traces its History to the College of the Apostles in the First Century,”
Anyways, may the Lord God bless you and guide you!
•YOUNG’S STUDENTS ENCYCLOPEDIA
–"Roman Catholic Church-For the First Thousand Years After the Death of Jesus Christ All Christians Were Members of one Religion…"There were no Separate Sects or Branches of Christianity as There are Today…“The Word Catholic Means Universal. All Christians For The First Thousand Years,All Christians Were Member of The Catholic Church.”
*–“For the first 1,000 years of Christianity, all Christians belong to the Catholic Church.” *
•MERRIAM-WEBSTER’S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WORLD RELIGIONS
*–“The Roman Catholic Church is a Christian Church with a highly developed doctoral and organizational structure. It can trace it’s history back to the original Apostles of Christ in the first century.” *
•GROLLIER ENCYCLOPEDIA
–“The Catholic Church is from the Greek which means “universal”. It is a divine society founded by Christ endowed by the outpouring of the Holy Ghost on the day of Pentecost.”
•COMPTON’S ENCYCLOPEDIA 1996 edition –“The Catholic Church is the largest Christian denomination that has always existed since the first century and is the only original and true Christian Church in history.”
•YOUNG STUDENT’S ENCYCLOPEDIA
–“The Roman Catholic Church is the most ancient Christian denomination having its root in the first century.”
•COMPTON’S ENCYCLOPEDIA AND FACTS
–“There were no separate sects or branches of Christianity as there are today. The word Catholic is Greek “katholis” meaning “universal”, a Church where all Christians belong for the first one thousand years of
Christian history.”
•THE NEW WEBSTER’S DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE,INTERNATIONAL EDITION
–“The Catholic Church is the original Christian Church before the schism of the Church between East and West and the
*division of the Reformation.” *
•WORLD ALMANAC AND BOOK OF FACTS
–“The Catholic Church was founded by Jesus Christ who named Peter the first vicar, developed from Jewish proselytizing and led to the conversion
of Imperial Rome in the 4th century.”a
•INTERNATIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA
–“The Catholic Church was founded by Jesus Christ who had twofold natures, being human and Divine
•BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE
–“The History of Roman Catholic Church Began in an Upper Room Jerusalem almost 2000 Years ago.”
About 120 persons Were gathered there.They Were Followers of Jesus Christ and They were awaiting in the Coming of The Holy Spirit the Church may be Describe as the Society FOUNDED by Jesus Christ."
•ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA
–“Roman Catholicism-A Christian Church characterised by its uniform,highly developed,doctrinal And Organisational Structure Traces its History to the College of the Apostles in the First Century,”
Anyways, may the Lord God bless you and guide you!
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MarkRome
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I was an Episcopalian during the reign of Schori so women’s ordination wasn’t the trigger point. It was the embracing of homosexuality as a celebrated lifestyle and the ordination of openly gay bishops. My diocese actually split from the Episcopal Church when ACNA was formed. I’d be curious as to which Anglican branch the OP decided to go with. The Episcopal Church (TEC) is very liberal and fully affirms LGBTQ as celebrated lifestyle choices. That’s what attracts some Catholics to the Episcopal Church in the first place. As one commenter here said, “welcome to freedom”.
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stoplooklisten
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“Seek the Lord and His Face. Seek the Lord evermore” - Psalms
If you don’t love the Triune LORD, who or what are you going to love (sin, idols, nothing)? Faith works by love.
“Hate what is evil. Cleave to what is good.”
If you don’t love the Triune LORD, who or what are you going to love (sin, idols, nothing)? Faith works by love.
“Hate what is evil. Cleave to what is good.”
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BlueMaxx
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Prayers for ya, but just remember…you can run, but you cannot hide yourself from the true God…
Happy Trails!
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Happy Trails!
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stoplooklisten
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Prayer after Holy Communion from today’s Mass readings.
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People live once on earth. Then comes the four last things: death, judgment, heaven, hell.
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People live once on earth. Then comes the four last things: death, judgment, heaven, hell.
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stoplooklisten
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When we are judged after death, we may try to give explanations and excuses. But, it’s not like we’re going to tell Almighty God something that He doesn’t already know or that convinces Him to change His Mind.
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Dolphin
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If you don’t mind saying, what we’re some of the reasons they left? Are they prominent in your area or like national celebrities that I could read articles on?
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DisorientingSneeze
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Apologies for the slight tangent. The combination of the OPs subject and the topic of the prominent homeschool couple who left got me thinking about something.
There are times I experience doubts and confusion in the faith. They can hit me out of nowhere and linger for far longer than they are welcome. But I was sort of raised to think nothing I ever did was right or good enough. Those lies of my childhood took over my inner voice and seem to unfortunately ride with me forever. So when my faith suffers, my inner voice or maybe the devil tells me it is my fault. There is something wrong with me and not the Church.
My woundedness plays a key role in how I process doubt. People who are wounded differently process belief and doubt differently.
God who made our hearts knows the sincerity of our intentions and the ways we are wounded. I doubt I get any “credit” for enduring in the Church compared to someone who isn’t as predisposed to staying.
Thinking too lowly of yourself and thinking too highly of yourself are both a lack of humility. Someone who thinks lowly of themselves might stay because they can’t be right. Someone who thinks too highly of themselves might stay because of course they are right, they are always right. The same breaches of humility could be why they stay away- I’m not good enough to be here OR I know better than this and these people.
I have to believe that God looks favorably on humble truth seekers and blesses their journey.
There are times I experience doubts and confusion in the faith. They can hit me out of nowhere and linger for far longer than they are welcome. But I was sort of raised to think nothing I ever did was right or good enough. Those lies of my childhood took over my inner voice and seem to unfortunately ride with me forever. So when my faith suffers, my inner voice or maybe the devil tells me it is my fault. There is something wrong with me and not the Church.
My woundedness plays a key role in how I process doubt. People who are wounded differently process belief and doubt differently.
God who made our hearts knows the sincerity of our intentions and the ways we are wounded. I doubt I get any “credit” for enduring in the Church compared to someone who isn’t as predisposed to staying.
Thinking too lowly of yourself and thinking too highly of yourself are both a lack of humility. Someone who thinks lowly of themselves might stay because they can’t be right. Someone who thinks too highly of themselves might stay because of course they are right, they are always right. The same breaches of humility could be why they stay away- I’m not good enough to be here OR I know better than this and these people.
I have to believe that God looks favorably on humble truth seekers and blesses their journey.
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Dolphin
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Someone correct me if I’m wrong but doesn’t the Catechism say something like the Holy Spirit can lead you to a different denomination and if you have a well formed conscience you should follow that?
If this is true, could this be the case with the OP? Him following the Holy Spirit where to go?
If this is true, could this be the case with the OP? Him following the Holy Spirit where to go?
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Dolphin
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Who is this homeschool family? Are they well known?
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TheMortenBay
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I’ll pray for you either way. I just wanted to say I also had major doubts along the way. If Catholicism is what God wants for you and you remain open to His guiding Spirit, you’ll eventually be called again.
May the Lord bless you and keep you!
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TheMortenBay
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A well formed conscience per definition needs the Church to develop. It’s very difficult to “reset” your compass correctly elsewhere…
But by that I’m not saying God cannot guide someone to the one true Church through another denomination.
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DisorientingSneeze
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Gracepool mentioned them further up. They weren’t well known to me, but I’m not really in the homeschool world. A friend added me to a homeschool facebook group so I could have access to some of the reading lists. Tim and Michelle Quigley.
Incase the link didn’t work it seems they had trouble with:
- Feeling betrayed that homeschooling 10 kids and attending Latin Mass still resulted in 2 atheist kids, making them feel their prayers were empty. (Hey, their kids aren’t dead, the race isn’t finished, but I understand how let down a person could feel)
- Feeling that the sacraments don’t do what they say they do because they don’t think they see people growing in holiness. (Which we don’t necessarily get to see. It can still be happening)
- The way they see Catholics and Christians behaving unlovingly. (Dude, yes its horrible out there. Doesn’t make me leave but it can be someone’s last straw)
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TheMortenBay
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@TheBomb.Com it just struck me that saying “my journey has ended” very much is not being open to the will of God. I converted to Catholicism a little over two years ago and my journey is far from ended. 
Stay open and stay discerning to God’s love.
Stay open and stay discerning to God’s love.
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Dolphin
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Seems like #1 is rather illogical given that free will exists. All the prayers in the world can’t force their kids to be Catholic, and certainly not genuine ones.
They should (and all Catholic parents should) want their kids to be genuine Catholics who love the faith. Not slaves to an ideology they feel guilted into following.
No doubt it’s very sad seeing siblings and relatives leave the faith, I’ve seen many in my family. But it doesn’t cause me to doubt or lose my own faith. That just seems illogical to me.
They should (and all Catholic parents should) want their kids to be genuine Catholics who love the faith. Not slaves to an ideology they feel guilted into following.
No doubt it’s very sad seeing siblings and relatives leave the faith, I’ve seen many in my family. But it doesn’t cause me to doubt or lose my own faith. That just seems illogical to me.
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Dolphin
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Your journey never ends. Death isn’t the end. Heaven is the next phase of life. A new Earth and a new Creation as it is sometimes called.
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DisorientingSneeze
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I agree, but when a person leaves the Church, it doesn’t matter how much sense it makes to us. Our reasons for staying can be just as odd at times (blessings that they are). I read this piece some time ago and it has really stayed with me.
https://www.catholicweekly.com.au/s...ople-who-leave-the-church-over-little-things/
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Dolphin
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Sounds like they are debating leaving Christianity too?? How do you go from as Catholic as they were (as per their own admission) to potentially atheist that quickly?
Seems like they actually express some anti-Catholic sentiments in their post. They got some hatred or something
Seems like they actually express some anti-Catholic sentiments in their post. They got some hatred or something
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