Catholic ReCon exists to help reverts, converts, and cradle Catholics boldly share their Christian testimonies, defend the teachings of the Church, and expose enemy tactics which keep others from answering the Lord's call.
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It’s coming to light right now why this “Catholic bad so don’t be Catholic” stuff we hear from the Prots seems so familiar in root content to me. For a long time (I’m old so “long time” means a LONG time) I heard “Don’t buy a Harley, they are bad because…” (insert here whatever thing could be made to be “bad” if you cackle on about it long enough) “…just make sure you buy (insert here YamaHonSuzuKaw of your choice) and then you will have a better one”. I heard this the whole time I have been an aficionado of motorcycling (longer than most people have been alive) until one day when me oldest Daughter, Mandy, asked me why I don’t ever even look at a Harley? I told her, “Naah, not interested in buying junk”, she told me I have never had one so how do I know? That was a fair question. All my info came from other people, it wasn’t my own experience I was referencing. The end of that story is I bought one. It was really REALLY good! I couldn’t believe I wasted all those years riding the metric bikes when these bikes are SOOOO GOOODDD!!?? There’s no comparing them that works. I love the ride and I love the wind and my Harleys have never left me stranded. The other ones all did and the Harleys last for decades and so does the satisfaction of ownership; the others all lasted a few years and then they either wore out or wore out on my satisfaction level. I still have the first Harley I bought with me Daughter and have had and have several others now. None have worn out and I still love them all. It makes me sad to sell one! I have to though because someone always comes along and wants to buy one just because they saw it in my driveway or somewhere. Catholic is the same thing. Prots bad mouth it and they can get away with it when we are dumb. Once we learn we know, once we look we see, once we seek we find, once we know we know. Jesus put it here. Really. He did. That is the Church He referred to as “My Church”. Hidden in plain sight! The only difference between that and the Harleys is that I only need one, one size fits all! It’s beautiful! 🙏🏼
I taught RCIA for many years, and apologetics is where my heart is. For me the answer to the question as to why we have Jesus on the cross, I tell them because I was saved by God hanging on the cross,. I wasn’t saved by an empty cross. And then the question always comes that the empty cross is a sign of hope. Oh no! Not even a rational argument! The empty cross is a sign of utter despair! Every single solitary person that has ever been crucified, left behind an empty Cross. The disciples were in despair on the night of Good Friday and all of holy Saturday. They had that empty cross and they despaired. So long as Christ was alive and on that cross, there was the hope that he might somehow step down. But once they pulled his body off the cross, and they had that empty cross that every person ever crucified left behind, they lost hope . The empty tomb is the sign of the resurrection. Without the empty tomb, all we have is an empty cross, and no resurrection, no hope.
I lol’ed when he said he wasn’t going to name drop any Protestant apologists who like to hide behind Greek to sound smart and then the next word he spoke was “Theopneustos”.🤔
I'm a revert since 2015. A year prior, my Dad was no longer able to bear the pain of sciatica + vascular neuropathy, and became homebound. I had promised to meet him at the church for Mass, but couldn't find him. When the priest asked if there was anyone taking Communion to the homebound or sick, I impulsively went up, startling the priest, the Deacon, and everyone else. But the Deacon went to get a pyx because I told him it was for my Dad, and who my Dad was. But that wasn't the beginning of my reversion conversion. One day I went to one of the other churches in the blended and re-formed new parish. I was there for Confession. Afterwards, on my way out after praying my penance, a binder in a table caught my eye. It contained prayer requests. I looked back through it, and found my Dad's beautiful handwriting naming me in his prayer request. So I wrote the date the prayer was answered. Much later, I tried to find the page again, but it was gone. And that's not the only part of my reversion. My daughter had given me a booklet of the popular prayers of the Divine Mercy around the same time Dad wrote his prayer request in the binder. I didn't understand the whole novena thing in the slightest, but the Divine Mercy image was on the back of the book, and I couldn't just tuck it away in a drawer, so I kept it displayed on my night table. There were other pieces that all came together in a single moment when the scales dropped from my eyes and I suddenly understood why the Catholic Church is the True Bride of Christ.
It's just my takeaway, but it doesn't sound like he operated out of a confident relationship with Jesus Christ and understood what it means to walk in the Spirit.
@jeromepopiel388 I would say from the horses mouth that I've been Madly in love with Jesus since my junior year in high school. I've flowed in the gifts of the Holy Spirit for years, and I was confident enough in my relationship with Christ to tell Him how angry I was with Him. I'm even more in love today and no longer angry or confused. I apologize if my testimony left you with the impression of shallow love for Christ.
@@michaeloakland4665 thank you for that. I have not been the servant of Christ that I wanted to be, but I know what He has done for me. He gave me a new life. He gave me love for Him and a confidence that will see me through this war. Jude 1:24 [24]Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, My hope is not in purgatory but in the promises of God. 2 Peter 1:4 [4]Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. Relying on God's promises is what it means to walk by faith. Romans 8:1 [1]There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. Now concerning worship, you spoke of worshiping in the flesh or physical but Jesus said we are to worship in spirit and in truth. What does it mean to worship in spirit? It means in the heart and not with the soul or mind. Out of a faith that is more than mental accent. A relationship in the spirit where we are one with Him Acts 7:48 Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet, Acts 17:24 God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; You spoke of ignorance. So like most Catholics, do you ignore these verses?
@@michaeloakland4665 Great testimony! I think Fr. Harris was there about that time. He married us in 1980 and administered the Sacrament of Anointing during one of my various cancer battles. He was last at the Proto-Cathedral in Vancouver, and had introduced Gregorian chant, used the communion rail and ad orientam until told not to!
One question I would have wanted to ask Michael about his study of Jn.6 would be what he believed about this verse. John 6:53 [53]Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Would Michael believe it's literal? Does he believe that he became a Christian when he received the communion? Did it totally change his life?
Rudolf Hoess was the largest mass murderer in history. He was the commandant of Auschwitz. The kindness of the Polish guards converted him after he was captured. He received the sacraments before he was hanged. Some might be angry that he may not have gone to Hell. I like to think that the angels rejoiced over the conversion of this barbarian. I love last minute saves.
Unfortunately, he is in hell if that is his testimony. No Gospel, no blood atonement, no sin penalty. Deadly dangerous. The Gospel read further for saving a soul. 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 KJV - Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
Wait. So this man believes that because his father recieved "communion", that he was "saved"? That it somehow is evidence of his father "knowing Jesus"? Please tell me there's more to the story. That his father was a Christian before this final communion right before he passed. Otherwise, this may mislead many, many ppl.
I know this is 3 years ago, but I just saw it. I'm a Catholic revert 5 years ago, after 45 years away. Best 5 years of my life. Especially confession (!) and the Eucharist.
