What brought you to the Catholic Faith?

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History - the Church gave us the Bible, and it has had constant teachings from its very beginning.
 
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Superstar905:
I voted other, and it’s because the answer for me is scripture. Now, it’s scripture, coupled with Apostolic succession and the writings of the early church, but scripture is entirely Catholic, and in my mind there is no denying this.

I credit my Evangelical girlfriend and her mother for challenging me on the Catholic faith with their objections, and giving me the impetus to seek it out, although it did open my eyes to how poorly catechized I am, being that I have been Catholic all my life.

I have to say though, that I believe that the Holy Spirit is the main reason I can cherish the Catholic faith, and discern truth from error. It’s so funny, but now, I feel as someone who is newly Confirmed, and I do my best to show others the example and beauty of my faith, to the point of correcting others in their mortal sins, geez, whats happened to me, lol. I truly feel like a Soldier for Christ.
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Although it was the Eucharist that brought me home, it is Scripture that keeps me there. I love nothing better than “finding it in the Bible”. Catholic teachings are so scriptural it surprises me when people concede points that there is no reason to.
 
My journey began with several different things. An encounter with St. Michael the Archangel is one factor, another was the mother of an ex-GF, reading about a little monk in a brown robe named Francis helped, and finally, the last was researching the claims of the Church and realizing I had no choice. For the sake of my soul, I had to join. So I’m busy taking the long road to Rome. 🙂
 
Reading the New Testament and the early Church fathers.
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I was raised in a Baptist church that alternated between hard fundamentalism to sometimes less strict interpretations. It was obvious that many of the decrees of that church were personal preferences with scriptures bent to fit. One time when I was about 13, I asked where the Bible made certain things sinful, I was told “You have to be convicted of that.” Nice, but a little too subjective. We were told to never attend movies, to avoid television, to dance was sinful and that Jesus only created grape juice as His first miracle. That was so silly then and it is now.
The closest thing to an arbiter was whatever the pastor believed. We were encouraged to feel sorry for the people at the Baptist churches right down the street because they were wrong on whatever issue. It was obvious something was very much wrong with the system.
I always felt strong drawn to the Church, but it can be daunting for low church people to understand the Mass, much less going through a Mass without drawing attention to one self, the ultimate Southern sin.
My job moved me to the Midwest where I started dating a Catholic who is now the Mrs. I attended Mass with her, tried to follow the missal and was totally confused for some time. It was impressive to see how faithfully the scriptures were followed and loved. I wanted to know more and began with “Catholicism and Fundamentalism.” It was an eye opener, laying out things I always suspected and put me on the road to Rome. It was sent by God. I bought other books and spoke with a priest, eventually deciding there could only be one authentic Christianity and it had to be based in the Church.
I would have to say my social contacts were then putting me in contact with priests who captured the spirit I think Our Lord showed. There was love for the people that was not constrained. Putting facts and living proof together made the decision for me. I was confirmed a couple of months before our wedding.
 
I’m a cradle Catholic, Catholic Grade School & H.S…

Never really went to church because it was always put upon me at school, kinda like a rebellious thing. But I always felt my faith tugging at me, not only during tough times, but out of the blue.

I recently came back, with the death of JP II and have been happier than ever! This is what was missing in my life and I feel like I found it, I never felt better, spiritually and mentally. It was like coming back into a family.

I saw how great a man JP was and how people viewed and respected him and it changed my life, I even decided to learn a few more languages in his honor (French & Italian)! Has anyone else been brought closer by his death?
 
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I saw how great a man JP was and how people viewed and respected him and it changed my life, I even decided to learn a few more languages in his honor (French & Italian)! Has anyone else been brought closer by his death?
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I left the church about 25 years ago but returned shortly after watching the different events surrounding JP’s death. 🙂
 
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I left the church about 25 years ago but returned shortly after watching the different events surrounding JP’s death. 🙂
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I can remember crying and being so sad for the pain he had to endure. Sometimes my sadness still hits me. But testimony from people like you and others have shown me what wonderful things God brought from this all.

Well done good and faithful servant.

Welcome home to all.
 
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wduffie:
I left the church about 25 years ago but returned shortly after watching the different events surrounding JP’s death.
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Even in death, our earthly Shepherd calls to his lost Flock.

May Our Holy Father John Paul II rest in the merciful Peace of Our Lord - a Peace he never knew on earth.
 
I was born a Catholic.my parents raised me that way,and I feel happy for being Catholic.:bounce:
 
First, my hubby (keep him in your prayers - he’s in Iraq right now!)
Second, the papacy.
Third, the eucharist.

Also the church’s strong stance on moral issues. The Catholic Church has a backbone 👍 .
 
I picked “other” because it was a variety of factors that brought me to Catholicism.👍
 
For me it was early church history. I was not looking for proof of the Catholic Church as the true church. I was actually wondering what the early Christians tought and how they worshiped. I also was interested in if the gifts of the Holy Spirit was in evidence in the very early church. What I found instead was increasingly the evidence of the early churches being tied to Rome and the Saints to the Catholic Church. The more I read the more sure I became that the Catholic Church is the true church of Christ. Although I am not Catholic yet I feel so connected to the Catholic Faith now. I wanted to start RICA classes this week but my wife,a former Catholic does not want to join me so I feel constrained to wait and pray that the Spirit will speak to her heart as He has to mine. I really want to do this together with her. I hope that the time will come when I can be a participant in the church as a full Catholic.
 
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