How I Ended Up Catholic!

I've shared my story on other channels but I wanted to share it here as well. Apologies for the voice... i'm a bit sick in this video. Also, trying out a new video structure.
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Why I'm still Catholic: • Still Catholic? WHY?!

[@afreen_aamir_]

I am a ex Muslim and now I am a catholic 😊

[@mitchellosmer1293]

quote--- now I am a catholic ..unquote WHY???

[@MariaHernandez-rc2eq]

Great!!!

[@mikiniki-yz7zc]

God bless you❤

[@wisammckay6243]

Praise the Lord🙏🏻💕

[@fredS.622]

I'm muslim now catholic❤😊

[@Life.of.Annabelle]

There is this joy and inner peace being a Catholic. I am born a Catholic ,raised a Catholic and I will die a Catholic. I am proudly Catholic

[@antonl3512]

one times Catholic always Catholic !!!!

[@katrinasolien7553]

Me too.

[@jenmoragas7792]

amen

[@marikeyshappyhomedecor4876]

Amén 🙏🏽 Viva Cristo Rey.

[@beatricepaul4438]

Ma grand-mère avait l'habitude de dire la même chose que vous

[@soroushfetkovich5084]

Ex muslim convert to one holy Catholic and apostolic church woman from Iran here. Love your name, have a son your name who our loving God gave me in my dream when was still searching for the real church. God love you Daniel! Thank you for sharing your journey to truth. Fiat!

[@0311catholic]

God bless you woman! I wish we could pray together 😢

[@soroushfetkovich5084]

@@0311catholic we pray dear in Thy Divine Will! Read or listen to the book of heaven and with that we will be united in prayers together to love our God, His infinite goodness, His majestic creation, His love, mercy and virtues in His beloved Son Jesus Christ, His beloved Mary the most pure born without sin, in all His creatures!!! Yes, we can love , praise, adore, bless and glorify our creator, our redeemer and our Sanctifier united in His Divine Will one with Luisa! Amen! Fiat!!!!

[@shutupplease777]

Welcome sister! 💌

[@roxannearismendez1315]

Welcome home!!

[@gokuuniverse9357]

You went from the daughter to the mother. Mohammed's wife was catholic.

[@Fitzn]

I say it to my Catholic peers all the time. Talk to a convert. The love a lot of converts have for our God's Church is inspirational and humbling. We cradle Catholics can take notes and remind ourselves not to take the faith we have grown up in for granted.

[@hannahmaningo8884]

I'm currently studying our Catholic faith way deeper than before. With all honesty, most of the time I don't seem to be much convinced if I ask protestant questions to Catholics and so what I did was search about the great converts and found a lot of them and one of these people are Scott Hahn, Steve Ray and Keith Nester. They all had the same journey, going back to the deepest roots in history beyond the reformation. They researched history and even knew about the dark ages. Catholic converts' journey back home to catholicism strengthened my faith to study more. Shalom 🕊️🙏🏼

[@BensWorkshop]

@@hannahmaningo8884 Very true. There is also Cardinal Newman (Now sainted) who was also a convert who wrote a lot of Catholic apologetics.

[@1901elina]

@@hannahmaningo8884 John Bergsma (my favorite theologian) and Tim Staples are also great converts to look into : )

[@hannahmaningo8884]

@@1901elina wow!! thank you for this. Shalom 🕊🙏

[@boardmanfan]

I agree!!! My faith is falling away.

[@SuperIliad]

The more I learned how much the demons despise Mary, the more I learned to love her.

[@loreman7267]

I know, right? I used to think Marian devotion was all sentimentality and gooeyness. Fr Chad Ripperger says that Mary is everything the Devil wishes he is, which is why he hates her. Then it made sense.

[@brucebarber4104]

​@@loreman7267, I learned much about our Blessed Mother by listening to Fr. Ripperger.

[@cantwheelie_rob]

Same for me with the Catholic Church. It’s the most criticized, the most persecuted, the most attacked and the most tangled in scandal. Only the devil would seek to destroy Gods holy church but it still stands strong. 🙏🏽

[@testimoniodefe]

Yes sir!!!

[@fritula6200]

Beautifully said....Super.

[@Reazzurro90]

I had kind of a similar experience. I grew up Italian Pentecostal. I was raised with a visceral hatred of Catholicism but I always loved my Italian identity. I started exploring Church history one Christmas when a Lutheran friend of mine invited me to their Christmas service. I was so shocked by how "Catholic" it looked but nevertheless beautiful. So I began researching Church history and was stunned at what I discovered. But because I hated Catholicism I drifted towards Orthodoxy and attended an OCA/Ukranian Orthodox Church for about a year. I loved the people there but I still had nagging doubts and concerns regarding Mary, who was by far the biggest obstacle to overcome emotionally. But I wanted to stay as far away from Catholicism as possible because it felt a betrayal of my parents and because I didn't want anyone to believe I was interested because of my Italian heritage. A friend of mine invited me to her Traditional Latin Mass one day and I instantly fell in love. Ultimately I became convinced of the papacy (especially because of the Council of Chalcedon) and was moved to embrace Mary. Then I knew Catholicism was the one true religion. I've never looked back since my confirmation. And I feel completed as an Italian as well. Home where I belong.

[@TheJewishCatholic]

Powerful stuff. Glad you made it Home!

[@TheJewishCatholic]

Powerful stuff. Glad you made it Home!

[@TriciaPerry-ef7bi]

​@@TheJewishCatholichow ARE you a Jewish Catholic? Go back to Pentacostal. Catholism is a cult...

[@immaculateheart1267]

Did your parents convert too? How did they becone become Pentecostal to begin with? And, welcome home.

[@rexselvaraj6530]

So happy for you. My friend is also pentecostal and its evident she is anti Catholic and hates them. Playing for her to see the truth and turn back to the way the Lord meant everything to be!! Amen

[@michellegaleher5951]

Those that aren’t Catholic and dislike them are in for a rude awakening!

[@andreeattieh2963]

I used to attack the Catholic church until God lead me to the Catholic church

[@marshallcampbell125]

❤️❤️❤️ God Bless you for cooperating with God’s Grace ✝️

[@X0AleeX0]

What made you make that decision?

[@andreeattieh2963]

@X0AleeX0 I found out that the teachings of protestantism were false and God lead me to the catholic Church

[@writegillian]

Amazing ❤

[@X0AleeX0]

@@andreeattieh2963 Thanks for responding I’m currently figuring things out and finding my way back.

[@paulcarrero0506]

I’m an ex JW, I’m on my way to Catholicism and have been through a very similar journey. I even went as far as to study Biblical Hebrew.

[@angelawatkinson245]

God bless your soul.

[@paulcarrero0506]

@@angelawatkinson245 thank you. May the Lord bless you too.

[@marshallcampbell125]

Faith, hope, reason… all these things lead to Catholicism. A person who uses all these will eventually end up in the faith of our Fathers

[@TruLuan]

I'm an ex JW as well. Interviews on the Catholic Truth KZbin Channel with exJW members who became catholic helped me a lot.

[@paulcarrero0506]

@@TruLuan what made you leave Jw?

[@Catholic33AD]

The Puertorrican ex Protestant minister Fernando Casanova found Catholicism by registering to a Marian Course at the Mayaguez University to look at how he can debunk the Catholic Church. Little did he know that the closer you are to the Blessed Mother the closer you will be to Jesus Christ. He left his congregation told them the truth about converting to Catholicism and now is die hard for the Catholic faith.

[@katrinasolien7553]

Powerful indeed. Never test the Mother of our Lord. He is right there beside her.

[@mariagarza7612]

She is the way to Christ just as Christ is the way to the Father. Amen

[@mitchellosmer1293]

quote---Little did he know that the closer you are to the Blessed Mother the closer you will be to Jesus Christ... unquote THAT IS A WORTHLESS OPINION with NO facts--NO scriptures!!!!

[@mitchellosmer1293]

@@katrinasolien7553 quote---Never test the Mother of our Lord. He is right there beside her.. unquote QUOTE the Bible and PROVE IT!!!

[@mitchellosmer1293]

@@mariagarza7612 quote---She is the way to Christ just as Christ is the way to the Father... unquote Am so sorry you consider Jesus a liar!!! - Thomas, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but by me.” (John 14:6). ---

[@carakerr4081]

Just found you! I am a cradle Catholic but I left the catholic church after high school. Radically saved in 2013 at age 39 and now 10 years later I am returning to Rome at age 49!! God is good. God bless! I was raised in Westchester, NY.

[@RC-fi4ix]

❤❤❤

[@rathalos4783]

please study the faith well, the Catholic Church really is the true one, never go back again!

[@mitchellosmer1293]

@@rathalos4783 quote----please study the faith well, the Catholic Church really is the true one, ... unquote Then quote the EXACT verse IN the Bible that mentions it!!!!

[@Meraikie]

God bless you. Welcome back🕯🕯🕯

[@Thyalwaysseek]

You think Jesus is a Catholic? LOL....wow, what part would he most proud of? The burning alive of people? The torture chambers? The flaying them alive? Maybe the obscene amounts of wealth and power?

[@PhillTheGreat]

Being Catholic is deep and very difficult. It is rewarding, difficult but it makes a lot of sense once you see what it's like. I thank my parents for introducing me as a youngster.

[@Lab-Rat]

I agree it wasn’t easy for Jesus. Pick up your cross and follow me. Words from our lord himself

[@stonesymmetry]

But it makes no sense at all and isn’t what Jesus taught or had in mind at all

[@PhillTheGreat]

@stonesymmetry Fascinating. Calculus doesn't make sense at all when you first look at it. I studied calculus for a year before I finally understood it. I read books about it, (yes books with not a single math equation) talked to my college professors and their students aids. I talked to my peers, and we had late night study sessions, and I studied on my own. Then finally the light bulb turned on and I got. You too, my friend will get it one day. You just need to study the material that is out there, and it begins with the good book and all the other books. One good thought will lead to another, and you will get it. It's easy to say it doesn't make sense and that Jesus didn't teach that and just walk away... but you must read.

[@miklosfabian4722]

"difficulty" is a relative thing. If a person is strengthened by the sacrament of "confession" and prayer life - it is not difficult to be a Catholic

[@mitchellosmer1293]

@@Lab-Rat but you are NO following Jesus!!!!!! Where in the Bible does Jesus worship on Sunday? Where in the Bible does Jesus tell anyone to pray to Mary? Where in the Bible does Jesus tell us to use beads? Where in the Bible does Mary use beads? Where in the Bibler does Jesus tell us a mere man is Head of His church? Where in the Bible does Jesus say a church is the way, truth and the life?

[@joshuag.4873]

I grew up Seventh-day Adventist. Ha! Discovered Catholicism in 2008 and converted formally in 2010.

[@DadoMac]

Congrats! There's a troll here in youtube with the username 'tony', a SDA fanatic and catholic hater. I kept reminding him the prophetess and founder of SDA was exposed to a toxic substance (mercuric nitrate). Their family business was making hats using the substance. It causes lunacy, which explains her 'visions'. Google her bio.

[@louisacahan831]

I too am a Jewish Catholic, and I just discovered your channel. I plan to watch as many of your videos as I can!

[@fritula6200]

❤ welcome sweetheart... peace be with. Grow in Holiness, and you will be given delights from Jesus Christ and Our Lady...

[@gatogati2281]

Roy Schoeman (ave maria radio) told convrrsion stories of famous Jews : Alphonse Ratisbonne, Rabbi Israel Zolli, Lehmann brothers, Jean Lustiger, Edith Stein etc. Please find his channel on youtube.

[@suzannemcmaken4648]

No such thing as a Jewish Catholic. Both are rejected by God.

[@lcunningham1776]

Association of Hebrew Catholics, too

[@melanimoit632]

I am truly blessed to be born Catholic. Praise God. 🙏🙏🙏

[@mitchellosmer1293]

The Catholic Church themselves state: "Sunday is a catholic Institution...From the beginning to the end of Scriptures (from Genesis to Revelation) there is NOT a single passage which warrents the transferance of the weekly public worship from the last day (Saturday) to the first day (Sunday) of the week" (Catholic Press, Sunday August 25, 1970. "Sunday is a MARK of Our authority, the (catholic) Church is above the Bible and the transference of Sabbath (Saturday) to Sunday observance is proof of that fact" (Catholic Record Sept. 1, 1923) The Bible days "remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath day" The Catholic Church ssys "NO! By my divine Power I abolish the Sabbath day (Saturday), and command you to keep holy the first day of the week (Sunday "the venerable pagan worship day of the sun"). And Lo - the entire civilized world bows down in reverend obedience to the command of the holy Catholic Church" (Father Enright, "American Sentinel", June 1893)... and there are many more such blaspemious quotes by the catholic church themselves >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Catechism of the Council of Trent, p 402 second revised edition says, "The Church of God has thought it well to transfer the celebration and observance of the Sabbath to Sunday!" And “Had she not such power, she could not have done that in which all modern religionists agree with her-she could not have substituted the observance of Sunday, the first day of the week, for the observance of Saturday, the seventh day, a change for which there is NO SCRIPTURAL AUTHORITY” - Stephen Keenan A Doctrinal Catechism p 174

[@saintejeannedarc9460]

I like your humility in saying that you are blessed to be born Catholic. I most often see that Catholics say they are so proud to be Catholic. This is hard for other Christians to hear. I'm Christian, non Catholic, and I find my faith a blessing too, not a point of pride. Really it's more humbling than anything.

[@jesusnunez662]

Welcome home to the Catholic Church. I am Mexican descent and I’ve been a Catholic my entire life and it’s such a blessing to love of Christ and the church he established.❤❤❤❤

[@ThatBlackJewishCatholic]

I'm Jewish, but I didn't know at first either. I grew up Baptist, then went across different denominations and religions to figure out which one was teaching the truth, ended up studying with Black Hebrew Israelites for a year, but they made no sense Biblically, then I was in the modern Messianic Jewish movement for 8-9 years, before having a Marian apparition around 2022, and am now on my journey to Catholicism

[@gerryaraujo7852]

Can you say something more about the Marian apparition last year and how it led you to the Church? Thanks.

[@mylifeforthelord5535]

GOD bless you brother! Soon you will be home, LORD willing! Can you tell us when you will be incorporated into the Holy Church, so we can pray for you? - Greetings from Germany.

[@ThatBlackJewishCatholic]

​@@mylifeforthelord5535 If the L-rd's will, I will be Incorporated into the Church next year's vigil

[@studentaccount4354]

@@ThatBlackJewishCatholic can’t wait.

[@scented-leafpelargonium3366]

Yehonatan Ben Avraham : How do you know you descend from the Tribe of Dan if that is one of the lost Tribes of Israel? Have the Tribes suddenly been found, despite Scripture saying the opposite? 🤔

[@donaldturnbull]

My journey is similar to yours. When I started studying the history of Christianity and the Catholic Church, it was like all the missing pieces of a puzzle fell into place.

[@shirlymamolo7060]

It was prophecied that many will convert. To GOD be the glory. Amen

[@Devotionalpoet]

So glad I came across this video! I grew up Catholic and then converted to Judaism prior to getting married. My husband has quite the backstory, and I am praying every day for him to realize the truth in Yeshua. He actually grew up Christian as I did but his mother always told him he was Jewish ( he is, his background) so when he came to the US was into some bad lifestyle choices and then came to meet a group of orthodox Jews who found out he was truly Jewish. So he really acclimated to this lifestyle. That’s why it was so important to him to raise our family Jewish. After having my son, I went through some period of trying to find G-d and got caught up in some new age practices, which did help at first with meditation, but ultimately was leading me in the wrong direction. Because Jesus is such a no no in Judaism, I would not look into him too much until it seemed I kept being called to research him and when I brought up his name too much my husband would say “remember we’re Jewish.“ after he noticed, I was mentioning Jesus a lot. I tried to shut it down, but truly couldn’t and around last year this time I became very enthralled with looking into Jesus‘s life and what led to his crucifixion. Little by little, I really fell in love with my mind, and with my heart & soul, and knowing the truth in Him. In the spring and summer of last year, I was drawn to mostly Catholic content, but because I have evangelical protestant friends, I was influenced by what they said about Catholicism, and some other content I had seen about the idol worshiping , Mary, etc. in the Catholic Church. It’s been a long road the last year, but these last few months I have seen more and more clearly the truth in the Catholic Church . I started to realize in the other sects how much division there was, and how many problems from having everyone interpreting the scripture even the pastors, and saw how true Catholicism is for so many reasons, and especially the Eucharist, which I felt initially, and then being told it was just a symbol. I put it on the back burner, but re-discovering this truth is truly mind blowing. I cannot wait to receive this sacrament again. I go very easy with trying to evangelize with my husband. He does not know how I feel but I do say things here and there and at this point he is way more open to Jesus one year later I feel like I can talk about him without backlash, but I do tread lightly . Please pray for the conversion of my whole family. I do pray every day . I am so relieved to know the truth and trust the Lord will lead my family, and I so that we can all experience and live this truth.

[@mcsmama]

@Devotionalpoet - I have no doubt that The Holy Spirit is on a mission, actively drawing you back to the Catholic Faith! YAY for you!!! I recommend you check out several of the KZbin videos under the channel "Jews for Jesus", & also, read, & have your husband read Isaiah 53, which is known by quite a few Jews as "the forbidden chapter" of the Old Testament! Jesus IS foretold in the OT, but many Jews have not read this. I am very excited to hear about the journey you are on... our Blessed Lord is in pursuit of you, with unimaginable joy awaiting you. Hang on & take this ride... it is so worth it...HE is so worth it!!! ✝🔥😇 Also, I'm a little premature, but because I am unlikely to be aware when it actually happens for you, may I say, "Welcome home to The Holy Catholic Church"...YAY!!! [3.18.2024]

[@Devotionalpoet]

@@mcsmama thank you so much for this encouraging, thoughtful comment! I love to watch Jews for Jesus content. It’s so incredible to watch the testimonies of those discovering the truth about our Messiah in Jesus. So so beautiful 🥰 Thank you for reminding me of the Isaiah 53 prophecy . It’s funny that you mentioned it yesterday as yesterday was the first time I sent my husband one of the prophecies from the Old Testament. It wasn’t that one, but I will build up to sending him that one for sure. It’s so undeniable! I feel so happy on this journey. Every day it seems more is revealed that blows my mind 🤯& simultaneously warms by heart ❤️‍🔥I know it will be in G-d’s timing but I will be patient & trust in Him alone. Thanks again for the welcome home! It truly feels exactly like that, even if I’m not fullly back yet, my heart feels at home 🏠❤️✝️

[@mcsmama]

​@@Devotionalpoet Hi & thank you for sharing your thoughts with me... I love hearing what He is doing in your life. It's so cool to see what He does when we stop getting in His way! I had a couple additional thoughts/resources that you (& perhaps your husband, now OR later) might find helpful, & so just wanted to mention them here. Whether you decide to utilize them or not, at any time, of course is up to you, but I was moved to share them, so please, do with them what you will! 1) The book or movie, "The Case for Christ" - the movie can be found online to stream for free, so it's pretty accessible. It comes from the TRUE STORY of a man named Lee Strobel, an atheist at the time, who spent his working life as an investigative reporter. The nature of his work was always FINDING THE TRUTH, & digging anywhere he had to, to expose it & write about it. (I remember when I was very young, one of his investigations created a very big National (international?) scandal for a major auto manufacturer & ultimately, probably saved many lives ... think "Pinto"). His wife, also an atheist at the start, had an experience that lead her to Christianity, & Lee was livid about it. He decided to do his greatest job ever of investigating, so that he could absolutely prove to her that Christianity was a lie. What he learned caused him to have no choice but to acknowledge the truth he had uncovered & become a Christian... it's a great story! 2) Perhaps consider attending an RCIA (religious education) course at a local Catholic Church. It is a preparatory course for folks wishing to enter The Catholic Church, but it is also intended for people who simply want to learn what The Catholic Faith teaches. There is never any obligation or push to join the church... you can simply attend to learn. I sometimes attend these classes myself, because as a Catholic there is so much to know, & new insights can be often be gleaned just by hearing one thing someone else might say. 3) Even if you don't feel RCIA is for you, I think you would probably find Ascension Presents' online program, "The Catechism in a Year" with Fr. Mike Schmitz to be an absolutely invaluable resource. Every day, Fr. Mike reads a section of the Catechism & then discusses what he read. It's absolutely the bomb, for getting through the entire Catechism of The Catholic Church (which can be pretty daunting!), & getting guidance to understand it & understanding what Catholics believe. It can be found here on KZbin, & can also be found in the free portion of the "Hallow" app, just to mention two possibilities. It never matters what date you start to read it, as any day you choose can be day #1 for you... you never have to be on someone else's schedule with it. Hope you don't mind my additional shares. Best wishes & God bless!😇 [3.19.2024 - Feast Day of St. Joseph, "Terror of Demons"!]

[@Devotionalpoet]

⁠@@mcsmamathank you so much for this response & recommendations, I truly appreciate it! I absolutely love The Case for Christ movie, I am fascinated by this story. I watched last summer after a believer friend recommended, & absolutely loved it. I would love for my husband to watch it! I just recommended it to a friend recently, who has come back to the faith. I have heard of RCIA. Although I did go to CCD for many years and received communion and confirmation, I am glad to know about it and clearly I did not absorb a lot so I would love to go back and learn as well. I’ve been learning on my own for the past year, but an actual course would be awesome. My husband doesn’t get enthused for courses the way I do, but never say never, you just never know. When my friend said recently about telling my dad, I thought that wasn’t going to be possible because I wanted to keep it between him and I & didn’t know if he would go for that. I completely wrote it off as not possible at this time at all. Well wouldn’t you know that one day we were alone & I had a book about Thomas Aquinas out & told him how I’ve come back to believing wholeheartedly in Jesus & asked him to please pray for Etan, my husband. He said me telling him this is his prayer answered.🥹 So we just never now and I can truly never say never !

[@Devotionalpoet]

@@mcsmama also thank you for telling me about Catachian in a Year with Fr. Mike Schmitz. Love his you tube, I’ve watched for a while. I have the Hallow app and I see that it’s on there . I think I will check it out now! 👍

[@bethdulin5382]

I'm a cradle Catholic whose mother converted as she watched her husband, my father raise us Catholic and walk his faith. She was lutheran when they married. My father just lived the Catholic faith everyday and I followed, but my mother journeyed into it and I learned from her the reasons we believe what we do! I really am blessed to have had this mixture. I love my Catholic faith.

[@mitchellosmer1293]

The Catholic Church themselves state: "Sunday is a catholic Institution...From the beginning to the end of Scriptures (from Genesis to Revelation) there is NOT a single passage which warrents the transferance of the weekly public worship from the last day (Saturday) to the first day (Sunday) of the week" (Catholic Press, Sunday August 25, 1970. "Sunday is a MARK of Our authority, the (catholic) Church is above the Bible and the transference of Sabbath (Saturday) to Sunday observance is proof of that fact" (Catholic Record Sept. 1, 1923) The Bible days "remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath day" The Catholic Church ssys "NO! By my divine Power I abolish the Sabbath day (Saturday), and command you to keep holy the first day of the week (Sunday "the venerable pagan worship day of the sun"). And Lo - the entire civilized world bows down in reverend obedience to the command of the holy Catholic Church" (Father Enright, "American Sentinel", June 1893)... and there are many more such blaspemious quotes by the catholic church themselves >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Catechism of the Council of Trent, p 402 second revised edition says, "The Church of God has thought it well to transfer the celebration and observance of the Sabbath to Sunday!" And “Had she not such power, she could not have done that in which all modern religionists agree with her-she could not have substituted the observance of Sunday, the first day of the week, for the observance of Saturday, the seventh day, a change for which there is NO SCRIPTURAL AUTHORITY” - Stephen Keenan A Doctrinal Catechism p 174

[@greengardengreen6666]

As a Catholic, none practicing, I have to admit. However!! For me, I know the Blessed Mother is with me, always ❤️

[@dorcas4035]

You better start practising what you believe! Ask Mother Mary to teach you how🙏✝️❤️‍🔥

[@RC-fi4ix]

I was also hung up on our beautiful Mother Mary. Took a couple of years of study and prayer and questioning..every bit was Biblical. Including a live of our Mother, Mary. I was blessed w an apparition that helped clear all that up. 30 years convert this April. Its my home :)

[@KezzaTianzun]

That "apparition" was a demon, not Mary. That happens to those who end up worshipping false gods, the demons show up appearing as angels of light, to deceive you and make you think its really from God. But it isn't. And no, not one bit of it is Biblical. The "years of studying" you did helped you not one bit. The idolatrous worship of Mary is sinful and needs repenting from.

[@Meraikie]

@@KezzaTianzun Very ugly of you. You obviously know NOTHING about the one TRUE Church instituted by Jesus Christ with the apostles himself. Go study Catholicism! Then come back. You cannot try to give an opinion about something you have no clue about. This Church has been withstanding persecution for 2024 years and is still going strong because, you see, Jesus is not a liar, He promised that He will protect the Church! You are obsessed with demons??

[@davidmontoya1400]

@@KezzaTianzunthank you!!!

[@davidmontoya1400]

Really? Show me in the Bible where it says to worship Mary and pray to her! Where does it say to pray to dead saints? Where does it say to repeat the same prayers over and over as the pagans do?

[@Meraikie]

To ask the Mother of Jesus to intercede for us is not idolatry. In the Catholic Church - we believe like all Christians do - salvation through Jesus alone! But we also believe in the communion of saints (those righteous ones who are in the presence of God to give God the Father praise right now in heaven). Don't you believe in eternal life with Jesus through His grace? LIFE everlasting? Who is 'dead? Those who do not believe in Jesus Christ. You better study the Bible better as it says there are many more written that are not contained in the Bible.... would be good for you to read the books on the Saints and Google to see what the word SAINTS actually mean. Study first before you attack.

[@Fedko3037]

When I decided to be Christian I started looking at the Protestant churches and went through the same reasoning. I wanted to know what the first Christians did. It was Catholic. The Didiche got me. It’s the Mass. I heard all the awful things Protestants said about Catholics and I believed them. I didn’t want the truth to be Catholic, but it is, No one can deny it. I’ve learned so much about our faith and it’s so beautiful. I’m so glad I used simple logic to find the truth. I dont know why all Protestants aren’t curious about the first church.

[@marshallcampbell125]

Once a person digs into the history, the scriptures, the traditions of Christianity there is really no doubt of God’s plan and the Church established to lead all souls to heaven

[@Meraikie]

Even Google knows this😊🕯🕯🕯 Thank you for coming Home. God bless.

[@stonesymmetry]

The first Christian’s weren’t Catholic, that came later

[@antonl3512]

BLAME SATAN MY FRIEND ?

[@geoffjs]

The lies of Protestant Propaganda mislead them!

[@victorramirez4718]

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

[@glenb9643]

I enjoyed listening to your content....as a Catholic I will live, as a Catholic I will die.

[@noelsantos5466]

I am a man of 77 yrs old that at the death of my wife is when I realized I was a real truthful Catholic.n My wife and I were married for 46 yrs. and for more then a yr. I lived a terrifing, lonely and the most painful existance a human could live. Then at one point of this nightmare of an existance I wanted answers. I needed to know why my life took such a , to me, wrong turn. In my search I had to make new desitions and my first was to not let go everything my wife had tought me. My wife was a devoted and true Catholic and when I met her I didn't go to any one church even though I was born a Catholic. This was the beginning of the rest of my life. Now I follow the Catholic Church as my saintly wife showed me from preying to honoring all that the church has followed for centuries. Especially the Eucarist. God Bless al who love Jesus.

[@mitchellosmer1293]

The Catholic Church themselves state: "Sunday is a catholic Institution...From the beginning to the end of Scriptures (from Genesis to Revelation) there is NOT a single passage which warrents the transferance of the weekly public worship from the last day (Saturday) to the first day (Sunday) of the week" (Catholic Press, Sunday August 25, 1970. "Sunday is a MARK of Our authority, the (catholic) Church is above the Bible and the transference of Sabbath (Saturday) to Sunday observance is proof of that fact" (Catholic Record Sept. 1, 1923) The Bible days "remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath day" The Catholic Church ssys "NO! By my divine Power I abolish the Sabbath day (Saturday), and command you to keep holy the first day of the week (Sunday "the venerable pagan worship day of the sun"). And Lo - the entire civilized world bows down in reverend obedience to the command of the holy Catholic Church" (Father Enright, "American Sentinel", June 1893)... and there are many more such blaspemious quotes by the catholic church themselves >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Catechism of the Council of Trent, p 402 second revised edition says, "The Church of God has thought it well to transfer the celebration and observance of the Sabbath to Sunday!" And “Had she not such power, she could not have done that in which all modern religionists agree with her-she could not have substituted the observance of Sunday, the first day of the week, for the observance of Saturday, the seventh day, a change for which there is NO SCRIPTURAL AUTHORITY” - Stephen Keenan A Doctrinal Catechism p 174

[@babsfink5806]

Catholic Church is the only Church founded by Jesus! The first Pope was Saint Peter and his remains buried in Basilica in Rome. Proud Catholic here no matter what! GOD Bless You Bro.🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️❤️❤️

[@DSouzaVM]

Proud Catholic.. lots of peace in life even when there are ups and down. Thank you lord.

[@ScottFisherCFB]

This is great! Grew up cradle catholic and never embraced or knew the faith until two years ago! Being Catholic is the most wonderful thing in the world and I will never leave His church!

[@leeannk4790]

I was raised Catholic, I was lukewarm as a teen- young adult, than the death of my brother brought me and my family further away from the light. We would go to mass (the motions) but our hearts were shattered. We felt abandoned in many ways. Especially my father, he is really struggling with God at the time. Eventually, (about 10yrs later) I became hungry for God. I felt a deep need to read the Holy Bible. I consumed the word. I listened to an audio version while reading. I finished the Bible in a year and it was incredibly life changing. I experienced amazing things. I felt overwhelming gratitude for Jesus. I just wanted to be closer to God. Go deeper with my faith. I was lead to alot of Christian content on KZbin. I started to notice though there seemed to be some aggression towards Catholicism. It was difficult for me because I had just gotten back into my religion but I kept hearing that God wants a relationship with me not religious practices. I was confused for a time. Unsure if I was following a false religion. We didn't have a good history for me to defend but it never really sat right with me. I knew alot of loving Catholics and Religious leaders and God did warn us that there would be wolves among the flock. I truly love mass. I think we need the church. We need order. I dont judge other Christians for thier choice. I think about what Mark said "For he that is not against us, is for us" I am grateful to have been saved and I am learning every day by the grace of the Holy Spirit. God is good. ❤

[@joelkenney4503]

I love the Eucharist and I love Mary ❤️😃 both make me happy

[@Catholic33AD]

My ancestral dna came back with some Jewish dna but mostly Spanish and English. I’m cradle Catholic but I drifted into the western pop culture religion (satans religion) and then after that religion drifted into Protestantism and came back home in October 2020. God Bless you

[@pinkpaprika8410]

I’m impressed by your intellectual honesty and clarity. God bless you!

[@josezelaya2378]

Shabbat Shalom brother Daniel. Been myself a traditional Catholic, my prayers are with you, so our Lord continues to provide you with wisdom and shows you the path to reach the core of our beautiful faith "the traditional Catholic faith". May God Almighty bless you and keep you always. Continue your quest.

[@fredlack1948]

I appreciate you and how much these mysteries mean to you. Me too. I was born into a family that practiced Roman Catholism. I went to and graduated from a Catholic Grammar School I have lived my life with God's Ten Commandments, the Seven heavenly virtues, and the 10 deadly sins as guidance for my life, the way I wanted to present myself. I believe in the Holy Trinity, I believe in the story told me, How Christ came to be, His story, everything Roman Catholic. I thank the Jesuits and the Sisters of Charity for shaping my thinking, feeding God to Me like Manna daily. I love to confess and receive forgiveness from my sins. God Blesses you, my dear friend.

[@lourdesdell934]

I love being Catholic because of the union with Jesus whom we receive at each Mass in the Holy Eucharist! Blessed be God who will to stay always with us even to the End of Time!🙏💕☺️

[@macmillone8711]

Roman Catholic from 🇲🇾 Peace to all. Shalom

[@luisf.betancourth3111]

My dear brother in Christ, The Blessed Virgin be always with you, may She Bless and protect you of any danger. Keep your faith, be close friend of Jesus in the Tabernacle. Beautiful testimony !

[@mitchellosmer1293]

quote---, The Blessed Virgin be always with you, may She Bless and protect you of any danger. Keep your faith, be close friend of Jesus in the Tabernacle. Beautiful testimony !.. unquote According to whom?? Mere men? Or God?

[@fritula6200]

The Jewish Catholic.... ❤ WELCOME sweetheart.... I would like to welcome you into the Catholic Family; It's so inspirational for to see someone so young:... you quiet an example! I bless you with the Holy Spirit!

[@roseg1333]

I was a cradle Catholic and lost faith in my early twenties until my early thirties when I did my own research looking into everything and wow it blew my mind how much truth there was in the in the church I grew up in. My parents were not strong Catholics but my grandparents were very strong Catholics and even went to jail in South America in the 1930’s just for going to church and they even almost died there. Praise be to God for bring me back to my faith and welcome we are so glad you are here with us 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🥹❤️🕊️✝️ also Catholicism is the continuation of Judaism the completion of the Jewish covenant and the start of the new covenant. I also want to say there are sayings in the church that stated when the Jewish people convert in masses to Catholicism is going to be the end of the world because it will be the completion of the convent. What Jesus wanted from the Jewish people since he came to earth so interesting 😍🥰

[@Vexx_Line_]

Oh my goodness, I can't imagine what your grandparents had to endure😢! Jesus must've been close by & Blessed Mother praying for them to get them through the persecution. God bless them for their strength & faith, and you as well! +Deo Gratis + JMJ+❤

[@lexolons2534]

There is something so beautiful about hearing other’s testimonies. I loved yours!

[@donm-tv8cm]

Amen brother! LOL watch out trying to debunk the Church -- you might just end up Catholic! That was my journey, too. And just as with you, the key domino to fall for me was the real presence in the Eucharist -- that changes EVERYTHING! It's no longer about "church service", it's about experiencing Jesus very powerfully and very personally in the MASS. I can't believe I spent over 50 years hating the Catholic Church! So much of it based on lies and misrepresentations by people who have never even been inside a Catholic Church and who don't really know what's going on! I now have a love for Jesus Christ of an intensity that I never knew was even possible in all my Protestant years. And I LOVE Mother Church, which accepted even me, an enemy, and conveyed the faith faithfully to me so I could finally understand. Praise God for His unfathomable mercy!

[@brucebarber4104]

AMEN! God bless.

[@cherylyanosy9582]

This makes my heart sing. I know the feeling - I am in love with the One True Faith of the Church. If ppl only knew, they would drop everything and run to repentance.

[@wolfthequarrelsome504]

That's amazing. Why do people "hate" the Catholic Church? Ok, so they haven't had a look at it in depth, but why hate it? Haven't they got anything better to do?

[@StBeter-tc2te]

I’m 25 and Catholic raised but at 15 y quit the religion. I had an existential crisis a month ago and you’re very correct. I was an agnostic and after reading the Bible I went into tears. I regret a lot of what I’ve done and I do know Jesus is our savior and the son of our Lord. ✝️ You are very correct, I started to debunk and I’m Catholic again.

[@Lab-Rat]

Just to bring even more love from Mother Church when the apparitions of our Lady at Fatima a Protestant asked one of the children to ask our Lady if he too could receive Holy Communion with the great number of Catholics present her reply to the children was “Tell him He is my son too”. That chokes me up each time I remember it. How can one not love our beautiful Lady. What is hers is Jesus’s. There were many conversions that day.

[@guillermodeleon3547]

As a Maronite Catholic. God bless you and your family ✝️ In Christ, every man is a word in the mouth of God so that all humanity becomes a song of love ✝️ - St Charbel, pray for us. In Christ Name!

[@scottishgirl1100]

Love the Maronite rite❤️❤️ my sponsor is Maronite

[@guillermodeleon3547]

​@scottishgirl1100 God bless you, my sister in Christ ✝️

[@OPLuna]

May the good Lord through the Holy Spirit and with the intercession of our Blessed Mother bless you and continue to guide you as you deepen your understanding and knowledge of the catholic (universal) Church!

[@adrianaansaldi9248]

The Church comes before the Bible and don’t forget that the one who said that was a deranged and very soul troubled catholic priest and Augustine monk. The Bible was collected and put together by St Gerome who knew many languages and worked on it for more than 30 years, so we have the first 300 years of Christianity without a Bible book but the church kept together the knowledge of God and the accounts of the teachings of Jesus, second person of God, and kept it alive and truthful because the closesness to the events. First Christians also were known as the followers of the Way, the Bible that Protestants are so into it as “ Sola scritura” was only popularized since the invention of the print by Gutenberg and that was around the 15 century before that all the Bible was written by the Monks and it was painstaking the work they did but we find in some museums and monasteries the wonderful works of art that are those first Bibles and those monks really were living Heaven on Earth and fight the demons in daily basis as we do in our spiritual battles , thanks God we Catholics have so many powerful tools !!!

[@Simplemansnature]

Thank you brother for sharing your journey! In many ways, I had a very similar journey. I will be baptized this holy Easter Saturday in the Catholic Church.

[@mitchellosmer1293]

quote----will be baptized this holy Easter Saturday in the Catholic Church... unquote Easter is NOT on a Saturday!!!!!

[@amandadelassus2128]

@@mitchellosmer1293 Ugh…I’d try to explain this, but you aren’t interested in learning anything. Your mind is so closed, it’s ridiculous.

[@Vexx_Line_]

Deo Gratias+!!!❤

[@Meraikie]

@@mitchellosmer1293 Agh! Do you know what the Holy Week is? You protes.tants only concentrate on Friday and Sunday over Easter... we Catholics have 40 days we walk with Jesus, and 10 days Holy Week with fasting xnd prayers to His Resurrection....Easter thus means Holy Thursday to Sunday to Monday.....

[@mitchellosmer1293]

@@Meraikie quote--- Do you know what the Holy Week is?.. unquote Tell me your opinion!!! quote----You protes.tants only concentrate on Friday and Sunday over Easter....unquote That is a worthless opinion!! btw----are you implying I am a Protestant??? quote---we Catholics have 40 days we walk with Jesus, ..unquote Nope-- You do NOT talk to Jesus. --when you should be talking WITH Him!!! quote----10 days Holy Week with fasting xnd prayers to His Resurrection---unquote Who commanded that?? The Catholic church? Or God???? #1--Where in the Bible does God REST on the first day of the week to make that day special? #2--Where in the Bible does God BLESS the first day of the week to make that day special? #3--Where in the Bible does God SANCTIFY the first day of the week to make that day special? #4--Where in the Bible does God give a name the first day of the week to make that day special? #5--Where in the Bible does God DECLARE the first day of the week as HIS HOLY DAY to make that day special? ----Jessu rose on Sunday to fulfill prophesy!!!!! And to prove theer is life after death. Nothing more!!!! NO COMMANDMENT to make that day special/ holy in any way!!!! quote---Easter thus means Holy Thursday to Sunday to Monday....unquote A Catholic tradition!!! NOT a commandment!!!!... easter--a pagan holy day!!!

[@HellenCW]

I’m a cradle Catholic who is partially Ashkenazi Jewish. It brings joy to my heart to hear stories like this one.

[@godwinella]

Thank you for sharing this journey. I was born Catholic and raised in the faith. As a young adult, I hit some life-changing obstacles in life which shook me down to my core, and I underwent a crisis of faith. But I am now in a journey back to finding God and devoting my life to him through all the teachings and practices of the Catholic faith. So your video came at the right time and I am most thankful to God for it ❤. God Bless!

[@jovie674]

Welcome home. Great testimony! Praise God!

[@davemoore7808]

What really made it click for me was researching all the evidence for the Resurrection. This is what convinced me of our great responsibility and, ultimately, the reason I joined the Church. I pretty much live next to a Catholic chapel, so joining worship and eventually helping out with catechism was pretty much effortless (after well over a decade of interior spiritual war and painful intellectual research, that is).

[@immaculateheart1267]

Fr Ripperger and others have said that the sacraments are actually mirrored on Jewish faith practices but more of a continuation and perfecting of them.

[@gracielavphillips3825]

May God always be with you and open the eyes of our Israelite People, to the splendorous Truth of our Roman Catholic faith, for their hearts will be open to the Loving Divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ!!!!

[@mitchellosmer1293]

quote-----May God always be with you and open the eyes of our Israelite People, to the splendorous Truth of our Roman Catholic faith, for their hearts will be open to the Loving Divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ!!!!.. unquote So, you want Jews to follow an apostate church????? The Jews have been keeping the commandments of God for over 3000 years!!! And you want them to stop???? Worship on a unholy day???? Believe what the Catholics believe??? LOL--ROFL ---You want the Jews to worship a creation and not the creator??? Mary is worshipped: “…when she [Mary] is the subject of preaching and worship she prompts the faithful to come to her Son…” (Vatican Council II, p. 420) >>> 1 Corinthians 7:19. He says, “Neither circumcision counts for anything nor uncircumcision, but keeping the commandments of God.” >>>CHRISTIAN The Greek word Χριστιανός (Christianos), meaning "follower of Christ", comes from Χριστός (Christos), meaning "anointed one", >>>You want Jews to believe in purgatory??? believe Mary was "assummed into heaven"?????? >>>christiandefenders.wordpress.com/2009/12/20/ekklesia-kata-holos-catholic-church-can-this-be-considered-as-the-rightful-translation-2/ Is the Name Catholic Apostolic Roman Church Biblical? >>>>-Proverbs 28:9 ⁹ He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination. >>>>Rome Destroyed Bibles Way of Life Literature www.wayoflife.org › reports › rome_destroyed_b... - Booksellers were forbidden to sell any Bibles except to people who possessed a license from the Catholic church. Huge quantities of Scriptures ... >>>>#1--Where in the Bible does God REST on the first day of the week to make that day special? #2--Where in the Bible does God BLESS the first day of the week to make that day special? #3--Where in the Bible does God SANCTIFY the first day of the week to make that day special? #4--Where in the Bible does God give a name the first day of the week to make that day special? #5--Where in the Bible does God DECLARE the first day of the week as HIS HOLY DAY to make that day special?

[@cesarmananes4105]

I was born into the Catholic faith by virtue of my parents. But it is only in the recent years (well into my adult life) that God is still guiding my journey to go deeper into what I believe in. I was fortunate enough to have learned early on to make a daily prayer specifically to God the Holy Spirit. With Him I was always getting insights into why other faiths seemed to be not consistent with His truth.

[@milagroman75]

I was born Catholic too. Now I'm converting to Orthodoxy, but this feels like the first year or two I've actually been "Christian". Before I was just a kid and checked out. I believed in God, but I didn't understand even Trinitarian basics, nor did I think Christianity was anything but being "good" and avoiding Hell. It feels good to finally piece it all together, eh? We use a Greek word for what we are experiencing, which is having the proper "phronema", sort of means like a worldview that you live with "praxis". Despite the schism I pray the best for you and your parish. Thanks for leaving a nice comment.

[@Meraikie]

Thank you for sharing! You were really led by the Holy Spirit and I admire you for your determination to get to the Truth of Jesus Christ's only True Church. Welcome Home and blessings in abundance to you👐👐🕯🕯 I am a convert myself from the protestant church (one of the many!) some 35 years back and I love Jesus and His Church more and more each day.

[@aeamissouri8518]

I’m so happy for you. I have been on similar journey, and am more in love with Jesus then any time in my life!

[@Ritamichaels1]

Praise God you searched for the Truth, and found it. Most of my loved ones have left Holy Mother Church, and I pray for them constantly to return. God bless you, Daniel!

[@marshallcampbell125]

Yes we all have those family members who have left the one true church due to ignorance, confusion, weakened faith. Definitely a time when the enemies of the Churc of God are working overtime to win souls. We must pray and sacrifice more for those who are lost that they come back to the Good Shepherd. I should do more 🙏🏼❤️

[@dee2251]

Welcome home! 🥰Jesus has been waiting for you for over 2,000 yrs and he alone is the only one that can bring peace and all religions together.

[@AtrusOranis]

I converted about a year ago. My father is Catholic, but my mother is a Methodist. My brother and I were not "raised" Catholic, though we were baptised as catholics and had first communion. This was because Dad had a philosophy to not teach us what to believe, but rather insted learn how to analyze information on our own, and to develop critical thinking skills. He though it more important to be able to know what we believe and why, rather than just to believe what he does because he's an authority figure. After leaving the Episcopalian church due to incongruous teachings, I decided to look at the Catholic church. My biggest issues were the same: the necessary befliefs about Mary, but most of all the primacy of the Pope. What convinced me was a book titled Pope Peter, by Joe Heschmeyer, and it made some convinving arguments, but the part that most intrigued me was how the speaking "Ex Cathedra" was akin to the Jewish High Priest donning certain garments when asking God for insight. I was skeptical of this claim, but didn't trust Catholic sources (because, naturally, they would be biased in favor of Catholicism). So I looked it up on a /Jewish/ website, and lo and behold they enthusiastically talked about these historic garments, and the ritual involved. And so faced that this was a fundamental belief in the early Jewish tradition, i had to accept that the stuff about the Pope speaking ex cathedra as a similar holdover was similarly true. And if that is true, then that means that the Catholic belief was true.

[@hannapiasecka-shaw2521]

Absolutely amazing young man. God bless you.

[@BackoftheMoonFarm]

Yes, yes, I thought when I found the Torah observant groups that there would be unity. Instead I felt like they were even more divided than Protestants. The arguments over God’s name and over the moon and which calendar to follow. It was so disheartening! I truly believe it was the Catholic Unity that drew me to look at it again with different eyes. I had believed so many lies about the Church and I honestly cried when I realized that I would have to become Catholic. Now I am excited, but at first I wasn’t because I had been raised all my life to believe untruths about Catholicism. It’s so hard to overcome that, but by His grace and Love, I have.

[@MarilynBoussaid-yd1vk]

I am a Jewish convert to the Catholic Faith. I was converted by a dream. In one instant, I knew that Jesus is real, that He has all the power, and He loves me. I got on my knees and said, "I'm Yours, body and soul. Do whatever You want with me." My next request was for the Lord to find me my church before Easter. That was in 1990, and Easter was one month away. The Lord led me by roundabout ways to the Catholic Church, where I ended up on Good Friday 1990. I went through RCIA, and was received in 1991. I wanted to learn everything. I was, and still am, madly in love with Jesus. Sometimes in my studies, it was difficult to understand things, but whenever I had questions, I always went back to the Keys. Jesus gave Peter the Keys. Jesus also said, the Gates of Hell will not prevail against My Church. I am absolutely confident that I'm in the right place. Faith is a gift and I ask everyone to pray for all Jews and Muslims to receive the Grace of conversion and the gift of faith. The Lord is constantly working miracles. Just look at the "Comments"! So many converts!!! It's miraculous that God chose me, and I'll be forever grateful to Him. Thank You, Jesus!

[@katrinasolien7553]

@@MarilynBoussaid-yd1vk welcome home. What a powerful conviction. I feel so blessed reading about your experience. As a cradle Catholic who is intrigued by all these conversion stories of yours and others, I am truly humbled as most of us Cradle Catholics take our Faith for granted. In God, all things are possible.

[@katrinasolien7553]

@@MarilynBoussaid-yd1vk God is Great and He is all Powerful yet loving and Merciful. Thank you for sharing your beautiful story.🙏❤️

[@lboggs8234]

Being Catholic is the biggest blessing in my life!! ❤

[@maryaguirre9972]

So touched by your video and the comments down here about us being Catholic.

[@dianasalazarmalbasa9275]

Am glad to hear you as being young as you are ..have found the right road.....me being 59 wished I would had found that path long time ago...still...at my age...never felt so good with myself as nlw dwvoting myself to Mart..actually it was her to took my hand literally and showed me his son Jesus....this time for good.. now all I care is to follow his teachings and make myself honorable before him and GOD

[@KH-vp4ni]

I came into the church at the same time as you, glad we found the way bro

[@daughterofroisin2873]

Amazing. I was raised Catholic but walked away. I reverted to the Catholic faith a few years ago, eager to know and understand more about it. The more I learn, the more I realise how Jewish Catholicism actually is. The new testament is hidden in the old, and the old testament is fulfilled in the new. Welcome home

[@danieljurgens1170]

I’m truly blessed for being born a Catholic! Praise God for the many blessings!

[@tony1685]

it's not Christianity -- Bible proves this clearly.

[@robertkukuczka9469]

Welcome home dear brother.

[@francishaight2062]

God bless you, brother. Even some of us cradle Catholics have gone through a journey, and it continues. To find oneself in the barque of Saint Peter, and happy to be here, I am almost painfully aware that I need, and I want, to grow in holiness. I want to become a saint and, to that end, I need to avail myself of all the means of grace. The sacraments, what it means to pray unceasingly and to cooperate with God's grace so that I can know Him, love Him, and serve Him. To advance through the nine levels of prayer while also dying to myself and loving Him through my neighbor. And they will know we are His disciples by our love for one another. I look forward to your next video!

[@craigaxle1096]

Beautiful & sincere sentiments. Would you please list the 9 levels of prayer? I'm not familiar with them.

[@francishaight2062]

@@craigaxle1096 I’d be happy to. It’s not a broadly covered topic, but I can highly recommend this video of a talk given by eminent exorcist Fr. Chad Ripperger on it. It’s where I first became aware of it and, having full confidence in his expertise on the topic of Christian spirituality in general and spiritual warfare in particular, it’s a great place to start. Otherwise, I’m fairly new to the topic also, so we’re both beginners, as it were. For a while now I’ve just been trying to get a firm understanding of mental prayer, which he brings into the discussion here, because I want to make sure that, if I’m going to be spending a great deal of time engaging in it, I’m not wasting my time. But I also want to avoid analysis paralysis, right? Anyway, I hope you find this as interesting and informative as I did when I first listened to it. God bless. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZayfZikpbCnl5o

[@craigaxle1096]

@@francishaight2062 Thanks mil, brother. I'm eager to watch vid. & learn as much as possible. Shalom

[@scented-leafpelargonium3366]

Francis Haight : You're working very hard.

[@mulipolatuuumataafatiufeaa4964]

What a beautiful and inspiring testimony. Wow God is great and works miraculously in all people but it's each one of us to hear HIS CALLING and act accordingly. You speak for clear and eloquently brother. It is All for ghe glory of GOD.

[@epicbyyennysatriawan]

Thank you for sharing your story, Daniel. I was born and raised without a certain religion. My mom took the cathechism but wasn't baptized for some reason. She sent me to Protestant primary schools because I was a bit too young for school then. And I thought I was going to be a Protestant. Then, she sent me to a Catholic junior high, which I opposed at first, and told me to learn to be a Catholic, which I earnestly defied, because I'd heard about Catholic idolatry and worship of Mary from my Protestant friend. But two years later, surprisingly I felt I wanted to be a Catholic and was baptized the next year. Years later, my faith in the Catholic church was strengthened when I heard from a priest about the Second Vatican Council--the Catholic Church humbly admitted her past wrongdoings and repented, and admitted that there is salvation outside the Catholic Church (but not outside of Jesus). Long story short, now I am blessed to be married to a Catholic man and continuing my Catholic journey. God bless. 🙏🏼✨️

[@saarenasmariavefi]

You are so blessed❤❤❤

[@charmiemael460]

Dan you are an inspiration to a cradle catholic like me...

[@bornbranded29]

Love your iconography. Brings to mind our Brothers and Sisters - martyred hundreds of years ago in Japan.

[@gjshordja]

Yeah man the story of Catholics in Japan is tragic and unique.

[@hiltonchapman4844]

You are blessed! WE RomCaths are blessed! Glory to God in the highest! HC-JAIPUR (25/03/2024) .

[@Foxie770]

Same! I didn’t understand Catholicism at all. Once I started to study the theology to answer my questions, I fell in love. It feels like I came home after years of wandering!

[@bwnco]

I love my protestant converts more then anything. Cradel catholic here, an left for awhile, but listening to converts brought me back. Long story but thats the short version. Keith Nester s channel is also very good a protestant minister convert. God Bless

[@mitchellosmer1293]

1 Corinthians 7:19. He says, “Neither circumcision counts for anything nor uncircumcision, but keeping the commandments of God.”

[@DF-ei9kc]

@@mitchellosmer1293in what context are you placing this verse? Jewish law v what?

[@mitchellosmer1293]

@@DF-ei9kc So ,all the Ten Commandments are ONLY for the Jews??

[@Justiceforpets]

Your story is truly astonishing. A dignifying and humbling journey in faith show the steps you’ve taken have truely made you blessed. I’m certain your calling is to continue to share more. I was a member of a parish group, meeting every Tuesday evening to discuss and pray for discernment in the coming Sunday mass readings. We had our parish sacristan who led our group, an extraordinarily lady who truly knew scripture, historical association and so much more, one of our parish priests present also for guidance. The value in these discussions were so amazing, that I never wanted to leave at the end of the evening. Unfortunately I needed to move away and join another local parish, but visit my old parish in the city whenever I can. Kindest regards from New Zealand. Edit: am Catholic born and raised. Many thanks for sharing your story.

[@luisgerardoluevanosmedina433]

Catholic Faith Forever and Ever ! United States of North America, one nation under God !👍💪🙏⛪

[@seabeedeedaily]

Cradle Catholic here who was agnostic for years. I hated being "forced" into it. Years later in my early 20s, I studied the Church and it drew me in, along with a profound personal exoerience. I subd. Thanks for sharing brother

[@yenifferramos7274]

I fast on Wednesday and Friday for the conversation of those who don't believe. This story and comment keep me motive to do more

[@dorcas4035]

God bless you abundantly for your great Work of Mercy.. its truly rewarding… Many converts than never before, Jewish too which the Lord, Said Will be part of the ends times.. am sure that our Lord Can do in a Day if not hours to bring conversion to Jewish… lets remember the Israelites in the OT when they went away from God, it didnt took long for God to bring Them back! So this seems the ends time, Christians should stay ready.. & pray for the unbelievers

[@user-tv1tf3lw8t]

I love that you researched! The Holy Spirit guided you!!! Welcome to the Ark, that our Church represents. There is no other!!!

[@Poodle.5]

I am blessed to be a Catholic

[@mcsmama]

This was SO GOOD!!! I frequently try to illustrate these points in sharing my faith with others, but sometimes find it a bit difficult to keep from going off track & relate in the simplest ways, the core truths at the very center of our Catholic beliefs. I love the way you organized this presentation, & I love the way your apparently "normal", socially adept, genuine, well-adjusted, realistic, drama-less, well-balanced character comes through, in a practical, well-researched, calm, regular-guy-trying-to-live-life-on-God's-terms kind of way. No one could listen to this & realistically think, "this guy is so emotional he can't think straight", or "he's part of a cult", or "he's trying to manipulate me", or "he's holier than thou, talking the talk but thinks he can get around the walk". Cardinal Newman said, "To be deep in history, is to cease to be Protestant", & it is true. The Catholic Faith is not a whim... it IS the One, True Faith, gifted to us by Jesus Christ... it is the only way to be able to partake of His amazing blessed Gift of The Holy Eucharist... it is so deeply meaningful in every aspect, & is extremely well-documented in historical records. I am incredibly humbled every day that THIS is my Faith, & that He continues to be so willing to wake me up each morning & give me another chance to get it right. I am so grateful for His forgiveness, & His relentless pursuit of me, as I stumble through my human imperfection every moment, finally, Finally, FINALLY in pursuit of Him!❤‍🔥🌟✝🐑🔥😇 I am so grateful to have heard this presentation this afternoon... it's never an accident when something I needed to hear shows up. Clearly God placed this before me today to help me in MY journey, & to help me get better at helping others come to know Him & His Holy Catholic Church. May God bless you profusely.😇Thank you so much for this; I look forward to exploring more of your content! ["How I Ended Up Catholic! - The Jewish Catholic] [3.15.2024]

[@Mrs.Jones777]

God Bless you, brother! Welcome home… 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@johnfrancis4401]

Roy Schoeman is worth checking out. He has an amazing conversion story from Judaism to Catholicism. The story is to be found on KZbin.

[@rosafilosi3117]

I’m dazzled and happy at the same time for you. We are living the age of conversion towards the faith from outsiders. I am an inveterate Catholic but couldn’t stand up to the Pentecostal Christians back in the day who asked me were I saved. As a catholic it’s not that simplistic. That’s why Christ set of his sacraments along the road to eternity something they did not have yet screamed louder than us Catholics of their truer means of salvation. I now see that event as a grace to pray for Christian unity. Now I see hundreds, if not thousands, returning to the one true faith. Alleluia.

[@user-zr3lf8cr6w]

I just wanna share with you that after when i woke up this morning i saw your video in youtube feed and the Holy Spirit directed me to watch this for i have prayed something personal to God with regard to my calling.. at 17:10 in your video, i went into tears… And i was also listening to your other video regarding how the Holy Eucharist had been the reason why you knew this is where you were called to by God, i heard Mama Mary say “ God will bless you with so much more, my child” . Just like you i was growing up having all this questions. And now i understand why the Holy Spirit led me to you.. God is so happy and proud of you.. many years ago the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to me in my dream. This is why when i heard you mention her. I was really emotional..

[@marlyngaring5263]

I Thank God for guiding you throughout this journey. God has destined you to become a light to others to see the whole truth❤❤❤

[@usafan1115]

Wow! Incredible journey! Thanks for sharing your story.

[@charliego7375]

Mind blown brother!! You have such an honest testimony that really shows your concern with finding truth. May God continue to bless you on your faith life.

[@websterlee7708]

Quite a journey young fella. I’m glad I follow your videos.👍🙏

[@brianfarley926]

Yeah I can definitely relate. I went from Catholic till age 7 left the Church bc my father was Baptist and heavily anti Catholic and my mother no longer believed. To then a Lutheran church and some non denominational until teenage years. However my parents preached being Christian but never opened a Bible like ever. I don’t think they even owned one. As a teenager till about 32 I was Agnostic. Never quite went atheist but didn’t really have much of a belief besides thinking perhaps God exists but he doesn’t give 2 sh*ts about people. Doesn’t intervene doesn’t involve himself in the life of man. Didn’t step into a church for at least a decade. Then dated various girls with different backgrounds from Mormon, to Muslim to atheists so it never meant anything I had a lot of disdain for religion in general thought it was a waste of time. Then met my wife whose a Pentecostal Christian whose Mayan also go figure. Anyway they went to church and all that I didn’t go. We were getting married and all that stuff found out we were pregnant and my wife wanted to know how to raise the child! I was like what do you mean? Umm 🤔 it’s all bs teach the kid to be good that’s it. She wasn’t having it, said was going to take the kid to church to learn and she asked me to go. So I went and I didn’t like it. Good people but it felt off. Some bs of speaking in tongues which for me what I saw was gibberish and people seeking attention. However my mother in law and wife were believers in the real sense tried to live the faith by there actions in how they treated people. So after my daughter was born I told her I would look into it like the entire thing. I spent like a solid 2 years doing research from even really considering if God was really a possibility and I had a little background in philosophy so it helped when considering it. Then I came to the conclusion it had to be 1 God like you did. Can’t be anything else. I discarded Muslims because there was no proof other than Muhammad’s word that he had Revelation in the cave, not good evidence for me, not dissing Muslims just not good enough. Then okay perhaps it’s Christianity or Judaism. Judaism made sense immediately because of the history of your people just looking at the historical record that if God revealed himself it had to be to them. Also I needed to look into Christ. Read some books, history and theological books. Figured pretty decent chance he Resurrected but then that gave me another problem! All the different sects of Christians said they had it right and they from my research had huge issues theologically and I’m not a theologian either. So I decided to look at the historical record. If I was going to say aha that’s the one the Church had to stretch back from the Apostles and IF it still does teach what they were taught. That left me with Catholicism and Orthodoxy. So then it was about the Papacy. We spent over a year in RCIA my wife and I who was very heavily anti Catholic and her side of the family, not her mom but others. So I looked into it more because well they were so certain. Anyway it’s been 5 years and we’re still Catholic but man while its the Church the Latin Rite gave up so much of its tradition after Vatican II that it’s like a liturgical desert and for someone who enjoys history and the connection it provides to us to those who came before us I find it very worrisome. After we move going to check out an Eastern Catholic Church (not Orthodox) that’s in communion with Rome.

[@PAX1357]

Hi Brian! I also grew up in the RC Church, in the Eastern European region. According to my parents, I have Jewish, Sephardic roots. The place where I was born, before the Shoah, was dominated by the Hasidim. I lived the first period of the Catholic faith, before the total implementation of CVII in the RC Church. It is true, the liturgical celebration was more profound in those times. But for other reasons, I currently belong to and serve in a Greek Catholic Church, which, in the last century, gave many martyrs for the faith in Jesus Christ! What I can tell you is that the Oriental Rite has many connections with the Torah, Nevi'im, Ketuvim, in the sacramental celebrations, starting with the Holy Liturgy, the Sacramentals and other spiritual offices of the Eastern Church. Among the three liturgical appointments of the church year, the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, the Liturgy of St. Gregory, the Liturgy of St. Basil the Great, the latter, which is a dominant feature of Great Lent, is particularly rich in prayers that recall the Torah and its fulfillment in Yeshua. I say this from my pastoral experience, but each rite in BC has its own specificity and depth, and the believer who is part of the Catholic Unity Church in diversity is free to choose what he feels suits him better and through which he believes that can best approach the Lord. By the way, I wear the sign of my belonging to my Jewish roots every day, the kippa and not in few cases the tzitzit and why not, on the occasion of some events even the Jewish tallit. People, most of them, behave normally if you talk to them about their meaning, and some of them, who appreciate, understand the culture and tradition, even encourage you to do it.

[@georges9310]

Come to Lebanon, see the maronite Catholics and its wonderful priests and monks devoted to Mary, a great experience, it is literally the eastern Christianity u wanna look for

[@Dustin_Quick_Holy_Smokes]

Welcome home! I am also a former Muslim and Protestant!

[@PatrickSteil]

Great story! Revert here after looking for ANY Church that actually seemed to care about God’s Truth rather than “my truth” - I only found one! :)

[@mrjeffjob]

Brian- your concern about post VII is mine also but even more worrisome to me is the moral and doctrinal corruption in the hierarchy. I was raised catholic, drifted away, had a conversion at 30, read the Bible and became Evangelical. After a few years two things began to concern me. No way to arrive at settled Truth and the shallowness I began experiencing. I never felt like I was worshiping but only going to a Bible study with a collection. I also noticed we never got much more in depth than how to get “saved” the “Bible way” and how I knew of a 3 step, 4 step and 6 step plan of salvation. A friend introduced me to the earliest church fathers like Ignatius and after much struggle returned to the church. If it’s not Truth it can be ignored but if it IS Truth it can NOT be ignored. Judas can’t take us away from Jesus!

[@rosyguerra7891]

Wonderful testimony.

[@zatoichi1]

Nice to hear a solid journey home story. The journey takes time and you put it in with study, prayer and fasting. I went through the same with my reversion.

[@dingcalma54]

Welcome home Brother!

[@octavianomascotte6481]

Welcome home brother, Viva Cristo rey!

[@octavianomascotte6481]

La Iglesia de Cristo es UNA (Efesios 4:4 S Juan 17:21) SANTA (Efesios 5:25-27) CATÓLICA (1 Corintios 12:12) APÓSTOLICA (Efesios 2:20, Hechos de los Apóstoles 2:42) ROMANA (1 Ped 5:13)

[@mitchellosmer1293]

@@octavianomascotte6481 quote---La Iglesia de Cristo es UNA (Efesios 4:4 Ephesians 4:4 In-Context 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. ---Nope-- I read no name such church as "La Iglesia de Cristo es UNA". ->>>quote- 1 John :14 21 that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. ---quote--SANTA (Efesios 5:25-27) unquote Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. ----No mention of any church. >>>>quote--CATÓLICA (1 Corintios 12:12) 12 For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in the one Spirit we were all baptized into one body-Jews or Greeks, slaves or free-and we were all made to drink of one Spirit. --Catholic NOT mentioned!!! >>>>quote--APÓSTOLICA Efesios 2:20 -Ephesians 2:20 in Other Translations 20 Together, we are his house, built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets. And the cornerstone is Christ Jesus himself. 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone. >>nope!! >>>quote----Hechos de los Apóstoles 2:42 Acts 2:42 in Other Translations 42 And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. 42 All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord's Supper ), and to prayer. -***---If the apostles didn't teach it, then it is NOT of God!!! -----quote----ROMANA (1 Ped 5:13) 1 Peter 5:13 in Other Translations 13 The church that is at Babylon, elected together with you, saluteth you; and so doth Marcus my son. 13 She who is at Babylon, who is likewise chosen, sends you greetings, and so does Mark, my son. 13 Your sister church here in Babylon sends you greetings, and so does my son Mark. ----What is meaning of 1 Peter 5 13? Peter greets the Christian churches of Asia Minor on behalf of "she who is in Babylon." Some scholars speculate that Peter may have been referring to his wife. And yet, most agree this "she" is more likely another local church, probably the Christian church in Rome. Why Rome? >>>Peter is sending a letter to a Christian church in Rome!!! NOT a catholic church!!! Why Rome? For one thing, it is unlikely there was any church in the historical city of Babylon at this time. Also, Peter's Jewish readers would recognize "Babylon" as the traditional metaphor for those opposed to God's people. Rome, in that time, was the geographical and political source of that opposition. Peter may have been protecting the Christians in Rome by using Babylon as a stand-in. --Answer this question. When Jesus returns, where will New Jerusalem sit???? In Rome?? Or Jereusalem???? BIBLE PROPHECY ROME DESTROYED If the Catholic religion iS the one Jesus taught, then why is it called the "Apostate church"? And why is it called the "Whore of Babylon"? Revelation 17:5 Why will it be destroyed? www.soonrussiaattacks.com/Documents/Bible_Prophecy/Rome_Destroyed.htm

[@rianhuntley2576]

I am still on the search you were on. I know God is here and is all powerful and is very Jewish but my great grandma was very Catholic and it also makes a lot of sense 🤔 ✡️✝️

[@TheJewishCatholic]

Come Home.

[@marthacervantes3706]

Thank you for sharing your journey and for being open and humble enough to let God lead you to His Truth. God bless you.

[@paddyearly]

God has drawn you to the truth and you are a great communicator who will play a big role in drawing others into the one true Church🙏 Greetings from Ireland🙏🇨🇮

[@sso3933]

Welcome home brother !