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I ask humbly that the Blessed Virgin Mary, all the Angels and Saints and you, my brothers and sisters pray for me to the Lord our God.

I have had a terrible struggle with my protestant family over my wife and I deciding to convert to the precious Catholic faith. I have been met with ridicule, demeaning remarks and have even been called crazy and accused of losing my mind by my father and mother. I am a protestant ministers child who was dangling over the all to common atheistic mindset for a while. Long story short, the Lord called out to me in my darkest hour and I have found my home in the Catholic church. I received the Sacraments of Baptism, Eucharist and Confirmation this past Easter Vigil and my life will never be the same. All that said, it still hurts to think that my family is acting so childish so as to resort to insults to try and make their feeble points heard. Please pray that our Father gives my family (and my wife and I) the grace to deal with these decisions and that God shows mercy on them for their lack of understanding. Also that God will help me discern the proper course of action in dealing with this unfortunate scenario.

Pax Christi!
 
I’ll be praying for you and your spiritual battles.

Our Father, who are in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name.
Thy Kingdom come.
Thy will be done on Earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day, our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

Amen

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art though among women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners,
Now and at the hour of our death.

Amen
 
Lord God, I pray for RLG1979 and his wife. Please bless them with strength and a steadfast faith in You. Please pour Your graces upon them so that they may face the negative reactions and ridicule of their own families with calm and a peaceful demeanor. Let them not give up the faith they have embraced. Please lead them to people, friends, and loved ones who can be a source of support and comfort for them.

St. Micheal, pray for them.
 
Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love. May the hearts which belong to those who persecute RLG1979 be melted by your Spirit and be lead on the path to the One True Church. Amen :gopray2:
 
RLG1979 said:
I ask humbly that the Blessed Virgin Mary, all the Angels and Saints and you, my brothers and sisters pray for me to the Lord our God.

I have had a terrible struggle with my protestant family over my wife and I deciding to convert to the precious Catholic faith. I have been met with ridicule, demeaning remarks and have even been called crazy and accused of losing my mind by my father and mother. I am a protestant ministers child who was dangling over the all to common atheistic mindset for a while. Long story short, the Lord called out to me in my darkest hour and I have found my home in the Catholic church. I received the Sacraments of Baptism, Eucharist and Confirmation this past Easter Vigil and my life will never be the same. All that said, it still hurts to think that my family is acting so childish so as to resort to insults to try and make their feeble points heard. Please pray that our Father gives my family (and my wife and I) the grace to deal with these decisions and that God shows mercy on them for their lack of understanding. Also that God will help me discern the proper course of action in dealing with this unfortunate scenario.

Pax Christi!
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Hi RLG,

Firstly, welcome to the Church and these forums.

Secondly, I am sorry you are going through this. I hope you try to keep in mind that no matter how hurtful your family is being towards you it is probably done from a place of love and concern for you as they think you made a grave mistake. The best way to stop these insults and remarks is to live your life as the best Catholic you can be and gently correct the misconceptions they may have of you, your faith and your Church when you feel you are ready to do so.

In the meantime it might help you to know that you are not the only person this is/has happened to. I encourage you to get David Curries book Born Fundamentalist Born again Catholic as he went through a very similar experience you went through (He also was a PK like you). Also, you can download a pretty entertaing conversion story by him from Catholic Lighthouse media website if you don’t want to read the book.

Thirdly, I will be praying for you and your family.

God bless.
 
Congratulations on becoming Catholic. It is certainly worth it. You are in my prayers

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Welcome home.

May God bless you with wisdom and patience.
May God soften the hearts of your mother and father.
Amen

You say that your father is a minister and I immediately thought of the “Coming Home Network” as a possible resource for you.
If you haven’t heard of it before, it is an organization built, first of all, to help non-catholic clergy who are considering converting. The organization also helps the families of such ministers. My guess is that they would be able to provide you with good support and even materials that might help you and your parents…

Of course we at CAF will try to be of support to you as well in any way that we can.

Peace
James
 
JRKH

Thanks so much for your insight. I myself am a former protestant minister, which adds an entirely more awkward sense of why in the world I could have done this in their minds as well. I also joined CHN tonight and posted my conversion story on there as well. It took me four hours to type it lol. It was a healing experience to write it though. Thanks to everyone for your prayers as well. I will pray for every person on these forums as well as though you were my own family. Pax Christi!
 
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JRKH

Thanks so much for your insight. I myself am a former protestant minister, which adds an entirely more awkward sense of why in the world I could have done this in their minds as well. I also joined CHN tonight and posted my conversion story on there as well. It took me four hours to type it lol. It was a healing experience to write it though. Thanks to everyone for your prayers as well. I will pray for every person on these forums as well as though you were my own family. Pax Christi!
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That’s great!!!
When I was returning to the Church and discovered EWTN, my favorite show was (and is) “The Journey Home” (Mondays 8 pm ET). It is such a wonderful comfort and inspiration to to hear/read these stories.
Is yours posted publicly yet on CHN? I’d love to read it. 👍

Of course, I’m sure that you realize this - but the longer you are Catholic and the more your parents come to see the Love of Jesus shining in your life - the more likely they are to mellow a bit…Opportunities for conversation will then become possible…

Thanks for the prayers.

Peace
James
 
JRKH

Ha, I spent four hours writing it the other night and received an email from CHN stating that they were reviewing it to publish it. It was a very healing experience to say the least. Lord bless Marcus and his staff! The name of the story is ‘Tears from a father’. Hope you get to see it one day!
 
St. Monica, pray for them.
RLG1979 said:
I ask humbly that the Blessed Virgin Mary, all the Angels and Saints and you, my brothers and sisters pray for me to the Lord our God.

I have had a terrible struggle with my protestant family over my wife and I deciding to convert to the precious Catholic faith. I have been met with ridicule, demeaning remarks and have even been called crazy and accused of losing my mind by my father and mother. I am a protestant ministers child who was dangling over the all to common atheistic mindset for a while. Long story short, the Lord called out to me in my darkest hour and I have found my home in the Catholic church. I received the Sacraments of Baptism, Eucharist and Confirmation this past Easter Vigil and my life will never be the same. All that said, it still hurts to think that my family is acting so childish so as to resort to insults to try and make their feeble points heard. Please pray that our Father gives my family (and my wife and I) the grace to deal with these decisions and that God shows mercy on them for their lack of understanding. Also that God will help me discern the proper course of action in dealing with this unfortunate scenario.

Pax Christi!
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RLG1979 said:
JRKH

Ha, I spent four hours writing it the other night and received an email from CHN stating that they were reviewing it to publish it. It was a very healing experience to say the least. Lord bless Marcus and his staff! The name of the story is ‘Tears from a father’. Hope you get to see it one day!
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I’ll keep my eyes peeled for it. 👍

I just happened to think…If you have a copy of to give to them… I wonder if your mom and/or dad would read it?? Might be worth a shot…

Peace
James
 
JRKH said:
I’ll keep my eyes peeled for it. 👍

I just happened to think…If you have a copy of to give to them… I wonder if your mom and/or dad would read it?? Might be worth a shot…

Peace
James
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Pretty much sent a rough draft of it to them but they haven’t called or written since then. It’s in God’s hands now brother. All I can do is pray for them until it is resolved in their mind I guess. Thanks again for everyone’s prayers! Pax Christi!
 
RLG1979 said:
Pretty much sent a rough draft of it to them but they haven’t called or written since then. It’s in God’s hands now brother. All I can do is pray for them until it is resolved in their mind I guess. Thanks again for everyone’s prayers! Pax Christi!
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hhmmm…Maybe they are trying to “study up” ( we hope - we hope), and that could be teh best thing…

May God’s blessings be on you all.

Peace
James
 
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