@101010w1 "I have returned to the Catholic church from a life in the Lutheran church." Don't you miss The Hot Dish? 🙂

75 years old. 40+ years Lutheran. 2 years Catholic. I love the Church.

I like asking believers how they can possibly think their faith is respectable, given Jesus said faith is worthless, since you can't expect obedience when ordering mountains to move? I scold Christians because they lack shame. Nothing pleases me more than opposing faith. Incompetence is the God of Jesus, failing to complete anything for 2000 years, being the son of a deity, known for a perfect record of doing nothing. Jesus Christ hangeth for all time, because Romans won the war of the Jews. The Messiah of the Jews, The King of the Jews, forever cursed. The Christians are a curse, being the "wolves in sheep's clothing", seeking signs. The only sign given is believers murdering a smaller number of believers. Incompetence is your God, having waited on the Jew' Messiah for 2000 years, indoctrinated by Roman literature. " for it is written, Cursed is everyone that hangeth on a tree:" Galatians 3:13. You ignore the fact, not all of us can pretend prophesy & God exist. That is why Jesus Christ says, "Think not I come with peace, but sword" & believers make up stories to gloss over the fact they are avoided like the old woman with too many cats. It is amusing to hear the profound arrogance of someone knowing of God, as if He were known outside of fiction. The believer & the literate are separated by the vocabulary of fiction: Blasphemy, God, faith, prayer, prophet, scripture etc. Matthew 17:20 He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” I like asking believers how they can possibly think their faith is respectable, given Jesus said faith is worthless, since you can't expect obedience when ordering mountains to move? Freud wrote, "The antidote to Christianity is literacy". "Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall". What is The Catholic faith? Organized crime, indoctrinating children with a fantasyland vocabulary? When men are free of religious notions they write, "The antidote to Christianity is literacy." "My sheep hear My voice" is the mindset of slavery. Once free of it, there are no suggestions we all travel better by having one foot in a stranger's fantasyland or Garden of Eden. A mind free of religious text is not tortured by pretending Divinity made Mormons so Christians would know how Jews feel, having pasted their books on to them both. Those looking for the sign of a resurrection, are a vile, "Wicked Generation" seeking signs, led by "wolves in sheep's clothing". "The only sign is that of Jonah"; a believer murdered by other believers. Chained to the slavery of faith, they write: "Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, cursed is everyone that hangeth on a tree:" Galatians 3:13 One must be insanely arrogant to suggest knowing something of a God. It is by boldness, Moses became the world's worst navigator, by having one foot in some fantasyland. There is a fine line between fishing & standing on the shore, looking like an idiot. Fail to get the Jews to buy it for 2000 years & they should know who their Messiah is. Jesus is a fake, to immortalize the war against the Jews. Jesus Christ is crucified for all time in literature & the subjects of Rome are illiterate. Freud wrote, "The antidote to Christianity is literacy" & the joke is in the scriptures. "Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, cursed is everyone that hangeth on a tree:" Galatians 3:13 An improvement on your God & faith; would outlaw indoctrination & abuse of the vocabulary of fiction on children. Reference CREATING CHRIST - Official Documentary / Rabbi Tovia Singer Destroys Christian Argument on Isaiah 53! Who is the Suffering Servant?

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Praise be Jesus Christ! Welcome home 💗

Hey, Patrick, I suggest you visit your local Catholic Church, or approach a Catholic you know and respect. You’ll want to join an RCIA program, which takes you through all the steps of joining the Church. God Bless you in your journey!

Head to the local parish or call it and ask about RCIA (I think they renamed it to OCIA or something like that). It is a series of classes where you can inquire about Catholicism, learn what we believe and why, ask questions, etc. Then when you are ready to commit to conversion you will officially join the Catholic Church as a catechumen. The important thing is to take your time. Don't rush it. Ask your questions and really get what you can out of the program. Some parishes do it better than others so don't be afraid to ask questions outside the rcia setting if you feel they aren't able to answer. I hear horror stories with some parish rcia teams but with my own experience I was blessed with a whole group of wonderful and knowledgeable people. I pray your experience will be even greater than my own! God Bless you in your ongoing discernment.

Yes Patrick make an appointment with a priest inthe rectory with a priest in you RC church and you will be guided to RCIA classes .. it’s beautiful and wonderful and exciting to be welcomed into the Catholic Church. It has saved me many times.

@@EasternChristian333 RCIA . Welcome home brother !

As others have said, RCIA :) Even if you're sure you're ready for Baptism/Confirmation and have already 'learned enough', RCIA is standard and required most of the time prior to officially receiving the sacraments. An exception might be if you are close to death (that creates time pressure), but if there's not that kind of extreme circumstance then the norm is RCIA. And a Catholic parish near you will be able to help with that. :)

May God continue to bless you. Thank you for sharing your journey, your strength and courage. I'll keep you in my prayers 🙏🏼✝️🕊️❤️

Thank you so much! You are in my prayers as well!

Stay strong brother, and in moments of weakness, pray to our lord to help you overcome the feeling of sin, love you!

@@gregl9175 Thank you! God bless!

Keep at it Jason. You need to rewire your brain. Porn addiction (especially through AI) takes patience and determination to overcome. Porn addiction causes the "cardboard butterfly effect". John Edwards and Matt Fradd are great Catholic resources. Keep at it. I suggest having a (blessed) Divine Mercy and the Blessed Virgin Mary pictures in your bedroom. Burning frankincense in your bedroom and sprinkling holy water on yourself and bed also helps. These things also keep the devil at bay. Demons do not like anything holy. For me, I had the experience during a "twilight" sleep, of my bedroom involved in a hurricane and a gush of energy leaving my bedroom. I was surprised my bedroom was still intact. Result - any thoughts of lust are permanently removed. All inclinations stopped. Good luck.

Amen! Go to Adoration. You will feel Jesus’ presence as never before 🙏🏻

Cheering with you ! May you stay in Grace!

What a beautiful testimony! Praise Jesus, you are home now to the Universal church! May God Continue to Bless You!!❤

Hey Bobby it didn’t work. Now the family is simply brainwashed and can’t carry on normal conversations. They didn’t talk before, now they can’t discuss at all.

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❤❤ Happy anniversary tomorrow!

Congratulations! ❤❤❤

Congratulations to you too.

Welcome home in advance❤️

You're lucky to be believing together.

God bless you both !

Welcome home brother and sister in Christ 🙏🏻. May the Holy Spirit guide and bless you on your journey as you grow closer to our Lord, Jesus Christ

Wouldn't he be an amazing Pope!!!

He would , but I’d rather have him home here… much needed here , Hi BEEBS

@@anneturner2759 This is true!

@@anneturner2759 I share the same (maybe selfish) sentiments, but there are places in the world where Catholicism is in far worse shape than it is in America! Fortunately Bishop Barron's ministry has a global reach, and can do a geat deal of good even without that higher office.

God works in mysterious ways...

Amen❤🎉😊💝✝🛐🙏🕊🔥💞

don't think so over 20,000 children die every month before the age of 5 according to UNICEF , so he does not

Never give up. God is with you.

Same. Daily rosary, and I must prune away.

Muchisimas gracias!

Oh he would be a great pope, but he’s not a cardinal, there are levels of hierarchy in the catholic church, but man !! He would be a great leader of the catholic church, god bless him!

@@gregl9175 you don’t have to be a Cardinal to be elected Pope. Of course, it’s exceptionally unlikely that anyone other than a Cardinal would be elected, but not impossible.

Yes, totally agree. Also, sometimes the other person is not receptive to having a discussion. ❤

I think you made an excellent point! 😊

62. Then they indicated to his father what he wanted him to be called. 63. Then he asked for a tablet and wrote, saying, “His name is John.” Everyone was amazed. 64. And immediately his mouth and tongue were opened, and he spoke, praising God. 65. Then fear fell upon all their neighbors. And he talked about all these things throughout all the mountains of Judea. 66. Then all who heard it deposited it in their hearts, saying, “What kind of child is this?” And the hand of the Lord was with him (Luke, 1) Peace be upon you. What did the boy John do that made those present marvel at him and talk about him in the mountains of Judea?

I think of the comedy skit from the 1970s...I believe Flip Wilson was the shady pastor of the Church of What's Happening Now. Today, this skit is a reality. Many churches have watered-down the Gospel. They preach the gospel of health, wealth and tolerance and inclusion. There's no mention of sin or repentance in these WOKE churches. Love is Love is their motto.

Welcome home 🙏🏻

May God bless and strengthen you in your daily struggles! Ask God to open your heart to all that He wants to teach you and show you through your daily suffering. Give it all to God in prayer, and allow Him to transform your suffering into Good. God bless you for seeing the beauty in your children and in your life, even though it's very difficult. Allow God to prune you through your suffering. May He bless you abundantly, and I thank you for being such a strong witness to the beauty of self-giving love. I'll keep you in my prayers ❤🙏🏼✝️🕊️