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pablope
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I have just person in mind for you…look for Lizziesanswers on youtube…she is formerly COC and she shares her journey in her youtube channel.
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Dlee
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As somewhat mentioned earlier, Marcus Grodi’s Coming Home Network https://chnetwork.org/ is a wonderful resource. They have so many conversion stories and have them sorted by denomination. They really helped me with my journey. They have a weekly television program on EWTN (Monday, 8PM) Praying for your journey - it only becomes more compelling!
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exnihilo
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My wife grew up in the Disciples of Christ. As you know they and the Churches of Christ came from the same Restoration Movement. They split over the use of instruments in services (although sectional politics and wealth may have played a role as well). That to me points to the never ending division that is Protestantism. There is within Protestantism, and Sola Scriptura, no real principle of unity. We know we are called to be one, but Protestantism simply can’t deliver on that.
One thing my wife would say, and I assume is true for the Church of Christ, is that every time the disciples got together they’d have communion. In going back to the Bible the Restoration Movement saw that communion was something the early disciples did regularly. This was a turn against the change of earlier Protestant movements who had reduced the frequency of communion.
I mention this because the Catholic Church, unlike many Protestants but especially most evangelicals, has communion not just every Sunday but every day when you have daily Mass. I am a convert and what I discovered was that all Catholic teaching could be reconciled with the Bible, so long as you left behind Protestant assumptions. What I finally came to realize was that Catholic teaching made the most sense of the Bible as a whole. What I mean is any other theology has far more difficult passages. Any other theology has to ignore large sections of Scripture or invent convoluted explanations to avoid the Catholic teaching. Really Catholic teaching is more fundamentalist than any fundamentalism, especially with regard to the Eucharist. But at the same time it isn’t fundamentalist in the sense of denying science or reason because Catholic teaching is that the natural world reveals God too.
One thing my wife would say, and I assume is true for the Church of Christ, is that every time the disciples got together they’d have communion. In going back to the Bible the Restoration Movement saw that communion was something the early disciples did regularly. This was a turn against the change of earlier Protestant movements who had reduced the frequency of communion.
I mention this because the Catholic Church, unlike many Protestants but especially most evangelicals, has communion not just every Sunday but every day when you have daily Mass. I am a convert and what I discovered was that all Catholic teaching could be reconciled with the Bible, so long as you left behind Protestant assumptions. What I finally came to realize was that Catholic teaching made the most sense of the Bible as a whole. What I mean is any other theology has far more difficult passages. Any other theology has to ignore large sections of Scripture or invent convoluted explanations to avoid the Catholic teaching. Really Catholic teaching is more fundamentalist than any fundamentalism, especially with regard to the Eucharist. But at the same time it isn’t fundamentalist in the sense of denying science or reason because Catholic teaching is that the natural world reveals God too.
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CelticWarlord
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Greetings, Paul. I have been on the Catholic journey for about 6 years now and have nothing but good things to say about Catholicism. I came out of a controlling and manipulative church environment and researched all sorts of religious options after I left them, from run of the mill Protestantism to Eastern and New Age. I felt a curiosity about the early centuries of the church which led me to look at the Orthodox. That in turn brought me to the Roman Catholic Church. I’m not a member and may never be, I’m just not that socially inclined. But I love the liturgy and look forward to Mass which I have attended as often as four times a week. Blessings to you.
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joeybaggz
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Paul. Post 19 by ajg recommends a book called “Rome Sweet Home” It is written by Scott Hahn and his wife Kimberly. It is an excellent story from both the perspective of a husband and a wife who come to grips with all the things they originally thought about the Catholic Church. And from reading it, Kimberly’s sorrows and troubles were greater than Scott’s.
You mention your wife and yourself seeking answers. I think this book would shed much light on your situation.
Shalom
You mention your wife and yourself seeking answers. I think this book would shed much light on your situation.
Shalom
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