I am really thankful that you fell comfortable talking about catholicism, fertility, purity culture, etc. I’m an atheist, but I think this is really interesting how people preaching a certain religion view these things. I feel like your community here, on RU-vid, are genuinely curious to know more about those topics. You should definitely talk about it more! Thank you so much for opening to us♥️
Kath I want to THANK YOU for speaking about your catholic faith. The Cimorellis are the only "famous people" ive ever seen that share about being catholics, and, as a catholic myself, it has had SUCH a big impact in me because I feel like we are never represented in the media. (Only in horror movies about exorcisms and crazy nuns) no one shows a normal catholic life You made me feel less alone ,someone out there understood me!❤ Most of the people that surround me are either non practicing catholics or agnostic, and I feel like no one understands me if I care about stuff like going to mass, the sacraments, or waiting until marriage. I've noticed that you seem to want to apologize for sharing about those things, or doubt if you should ,but please don't! know there is nothing shameful or annoying about sharing your faith, it is actually really good. For both non catholics to get to know us and understand us (we ain't weirdos) and for us to not feel so invisible and unrepresented and awkward So thanks so much, have a blessed day🧡🧡
I enjoyed this video a lot! Especially the talk about purity, waiting and family planning. I find it really interesting as somebody who isn’t religious, you can tell you’ve thought a lot about your faith and have solidified why you believe what you believe and I feel like I don’t get to hear those thoughts enough! Would love more videos like this one if you’re comfortable and have the time
Amen girl! Especially us C section mommas. Nothing about having 7 layers cut open and severing nerves and muscle will go back to any semblance of normal. You CANT make that go back to normal when muscle and nerve was cut. It was rough at first but im used to and love my mommy body now. Plus... now I'm about 16w with baby number 2 and my daughter is 2 and a half. We need to be kinder to ourselves. Our bodies did such an amazing, hard thing.
I totally agree with what you said about finding the “diamond in the rough” with online dating! I met and talked to a lot of not so great guys before I met my boyfriend, but he’s the one and it’s all worth it.
KATHERINE, from a fellow Katherine who is a devout Catholic, I can relate so hard to your experiences! I also met my now boyfriend on a dating app and genuinely would have never met him otherwise. Praise God for that!
You are so open-minded and respectful of other people's opinions in your eloquent responses. I haven't had kids but I still haven't lost the weight I gained from personal struggles and the stress of tying up the loose ends in my life, so I totally understand your answer to not bouncing back right away. I'm planning on finally getting some of my priorities out of the way like my courses and securing a full-time job, and then I'm going to dive into being my peak physical fitness again.
When you said this video was getting long already I was like nooooo! I love hearing you talk and appreciate how deep and honest you are. I hope we can see more videos soon, but your boys have you very busy! God bless and thanks for sharing 💗
Hey Kath! I always get so excited when you post. You’re such a wonderful person! I personally would love long videos so never feel like you have to keep them short. I hope you have a great day!
It’s so inspiring to see you be unapologetically yourself; I really relate to you on always being the person to help others and not ask for help, so seeing you say you’re learning to ask for help is very inspiring :)
Hi Kath, we love and support you! I’d love to hear more about your faith and also how you deal with anxiety and negative thoughts. You are Truly Wonderful 😊🙏
Thank you for posting this video ❤️ You’re such an inspiration for me. I converted to Catholicism at the age of 19 inspired by the song “The One” by Christina (the lyrics made me read the Bible for the first time, and here we are now haha), so I’m very thankful for you opening up about your faith and sharing your testimony ✨ Hope you have a wonderful day 💫
I feel like we've both been down so many of the same roads as each other, the Faith, purity culture (not bad for myself, but a few aspects), NFP, and both using Marquette (total postpartum life saver lol). I'm so thankful you'll come on here and chat about these things! Praying for you mama, you're doing amazing!
Love this QandA as we get to know you more as individual person Hope both you and the rest of your family are well 💗 Also it's my birthday this Sunday and I have loved watching all your videos on both this channel as well as with the videos with the rest of your sisters as a band on all platforms they are all so informative entertaining and most of all inspiring to watch 💗
I love that even though you’d want your kids to continue being catholic into adulthood, you’d love them even if they choose something different. My dad grew up catholic. Although he’s in a completely different religion now. My mom grew up in a not so good cult like religion. So she’s always said, it’s our choice on whatever we want to or don’t want to believe. And I’ve gone to youth group throughout my teenage years and had some “wow” moments, in a good way. And everyone I’ve met throughout a couple of youth groups made me feel like I fit in somewhere at least for a while. but now as an adult and being bisexual, it’d take time to find that good place again. That excepts all of who I am.
Watching this and seeing you trying to give the short versions on everything is just really taking me back .. I’ve been watching you guys since the first video . And I’ve come to realize now that all of you have grown up and started your own channels and have different things going on , some people are joining literally because they found a certain personal video interesting and started following from that point on and pretty much no nothing about the music .. that’s just nuts .. much love and happiness on all your endeavors ❤️😁
Thank you for making this video and being open about your marriage. My family thought it was very honorable that I waited. I would love to hear about your experiences with the Holy Spirit. I think it will be inspiring.
Hi Kath! Thank you for this video! I really needed it 💖 It’s so comforting to watch someone you can relate to in so many ways. Thanks again for sharing your incredible experience with us! 😊 God bless you!
We are so much alike! We have the same personality type (ENFP) so i get you there!! I got married 2 months ago and Im Catholic and my husband and I are using NFP to try to achieve pregnancy right now! I can't wait to be a mama!! It's so great to hear what it's like down the road and prepare! Prayers to you and your family!
I'm so happy whenever I hear other women talk about NFP!! The Creighton Model helped me get diagnosed with PCOS and my NaPro doctor was the best 🥰 I wish more women would learn about it and give it a chance before birth control 🙏
Hey Kath For a future video could you and max (if he wanted to be involved) talk about date night recommendations? Both for before and after having children?
Regarding MBTI i highly suggest you read about cognitive functions and Jung's theory which is what myer-briggs is based off, is a lot more interesting and accurate than the 4 letters dichotomy:)
How do you get over the commitment phobia? I have the same thing, where I want to be in a relationship (and want the title of boyfriend and girlfriend) but then once I'm actually in one, sometimes it gets too real
I say controversial as controver*shul* (dunno if it'll bold). But it's one of those words that can be interchangable. Also, what are your thoughts (personally) about the LGBTQ+ community and the relationship to religion? Hopefully my question makes sense
you are a great inspireation to so many girls out there and you are an inspireation to me alot you helped me see the true me that i am meet to be you are beautiful to
Hey Kath, I am really interested in the natural "birth control" discussion and I would be really interested in a video about that or if you had any recommendations of resources you would recommend looking into?
Yes!! It’s called Natural Family Planning.. I took a class on it and learned the Sympto Thermal method and now I am using the Marquette method! Highly recommend checking it out!
Hey I hope you well, It’s my 21st birthday today and I just want to say thank you for everything, over the past years you have helped me become the better version of myself, Thank you for helping me see my worth and making me believe in myself I really wouldn’t be who I am today without you! Thank you for all the advice you have given me and thank you for being such an amazing role model and inspiration to me! I look up to you as a sister and I’m forever grateful for you! 💖🫶🏻
I want money and travel. Never in my life have I wanted to be a mother or said I wanted to be. However, I love Kath and I like hearing her side on things. It fascinates me so much since my perspective is so different or my views are.
Genuine question: how come catholics are against (medical) birth control, but not avoiding pregnancy through natural family planning? I thought the argument against birth control was that God commanded them to be fruitful and many? Or is it not derived from the Bible, but the Pope's interpretation? Resources are welcome, I am looking to learn :)
Hi Kristina! Thanks for this very thoughtful comment. First of all, I’m not a scholar or expert so I will just share what I know but please don’t take my answer as the end all be all. The Catholic faith is incredibly deep and rich and this is just a quick response.. anyway, as Catholics we believe God designed the marital act to be free (so of your own free will, no coercion), faithful (only you and your spouse, no cheating), total (the act is done to completion and you give of yourself totally) and fruitful (doesn’t mean it produces children- it means you are open to God’s gift of children in your marriage). However, the way God designed sex, it doesn’t produce a pregnancy every time (women are only able to get pregnant around the time they ovulate), YET it is still holy and good as long as it falls within those 4 pillars. Natural family planning means choosing to abstain from sex at certain times following a woman’s natural cycle and fertility to avoid pregnancy OR not to abstain to achieve pregnancy. This is very different than using a literal barrier to avoid pregnancy- we are not changing the inherent nature of the act, but instead choosing to abstain at certain times if it isn’t a wise time to have a child (or the opposite- many couples use NFP to achieve pregnancy as well). This doesn’t mean you are in the drivers seat- we are called to be incredibly prayerful and let God lead. But we are to ask God every month if it is a prudent time for our family physically, emotionally, spiritually, mentally and financially to have another child or not. It’s thoughtful and prayerful, and brings both spouses together as a team to discern God’s will for their family. Catholics don’t believe “be fruitful and multiply” means “have as many kids as you possibly can and never do anything to not have children” - that’s actually from a movement I believe called the Quiver Full movement that isn’t related to Catholicism.. I hope this is helpful and again, I’m not an expert! This is just my understanding of my Catholic beliefs on this.
A great resource is Christopher West’s work on Saint John Paul II’s Theology of the Body. Really incredible and beautifully healing stuff that uplifts the dignity of the human person :)
@Kristina Katherine explained very well the nature of the marital act, and how the nfp doesn't change it, but one of the diffences is also that using nfp to avoid pregnancy is only okay for a grave/serious reason (as explained in detail by popes saint Pius XII and saint Paul VI in respective encyclicals). So it's not like you can just use it as you please - that would be similar to birth control with some discipline on top. The status quo of the catholic marriage is accepting children as gifts according to your abilities. NFP is for special cases if that helps. (also for achieving pregnancy of course - but ultimately it is God who is the master of life) :)
@@KatherineCimorelli thank you for your response. I must admit it is still not quite clear to me why one method of avoiding pregnancy is prohibited but not the other. From what I read it seems like it may be because of the Pope’s guidance and not directly drawn from the Bible? (Correct me if im wrong). I know some faiths are against medical intervention because they believe everything is God’s will, but as far as I know that’s not the case for catholics as they still may take heart meds or allergy pills should they want to. Just curious that contraceptive pills are singled out, maybe it has some cultural or historical reasoning that Pope Paul VI deemed them as evil and not other meds that are of course also «unnatural».
@@nezakorenjak1865 do you know why birth control is prohibited and not other medications? Surely all medications could be said to prevent God’s will from being carried out, no?
Why do Catholics don't only rely on the bible but also on other scriptures? Because many of the things they believe aren't biblical.. It's a serious and honest question, not a question to make you feel uncomfortable🙈 You're a great mom, an amazing singer and good advice giver, I really like listening to you whether you're talking or singing❤️ Blessings from Germany
Hey Hope, thank you so much for asking and sharing this! Our views are actually entirely based in scripture. The entire Catechism of the Catholic Church is based in scripture.. it’s really cool when you look into it! I’m no expert but there are a lot of resources out there that explain how our faith is based in scripture.
I was raised in a catholic country where actually birth control was encouraged ( i guess as a way to avoid abortions?) so i never heard of it being against the catholic faith... Could you explain why a little bit? Thank you xxx
When a couple gets married in the Catholic church, the priest asks the couple "Are you prepared to accept children lovingly from God and to bring them up according to the law of Christ and his Church?" Meaning a couple should always be open to the possibility of new life. If there is any type of barrier, medication, or sterilization that is being used with the intention to prevent pregnancy then they are not being open to what God's plan may be for them. Here is a quote from an article that talks a little bit about natural law: "The natural-law purpose of sex is procreation. The pleasure that sexual intercourse provides is an additional blessing from God, intended to offer the possibility of new life while strengthening the bond of intimacy, respect, and love between husband and wife. The loving environment this bond creates is the perfect setting for nurturing children. But sexual pleasure within marriage becomes unnatural, and even harmful to the spouses, when it is used in a way that deliberately excludes the basic purpose of sex, which is procreation. God’s gift of the sex act, along with its pleasure and intimacy, must not be abused by deliberately frustrating its natural end-procreation." I'm sure there are other things that I'm missing and forgetting about too. But it's late here and I wanted to try to answer your question :)
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