WHY PEOPLE DON'T BECOME CATHOLIC!

[@zn4574]

I was raised Lutheran but became an atheist in college. Then I read was some G.K. Chesterton: The Everlasting Man and Orthodoxy. Combined with the fact that Protestantism was completely unable to protect me against nihilism and materialism, that very cursory overview of Church history and doctrine was all I needed to read before deciding to become Catholic.

[@RichardOliverWY]

One of the best two sentences I're read under the comments section on KZbin.

[@1lori_b]

That's great!!

[@aakk009]

That is so interesting. My Catholic in-laws are the most materialist and money hungry individuals I’ve ever met. My husband struggled with Catholicism because he was not allowed to ask questions (which I find strange). I also find it strange that my in-laws don’t read the Bible and they get testy whenever I ask questions about Catholicism. Perhaps they don’t know what they believe in, and are just standing behind the label. As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. 😊

[@Eddie_Vercetti]

Welcome home

[@dgsldlogosacct]

GK is currently warping my thinking similarly

[@lumi7752]

I'm getting confirmed this Saturday. :)

[@grod1194]

Lumi Alpha Cats can get confirmed?...sweet...lol

[@carlos-yj6rj]

Congratulations! God bless you. :)

[@pharlim8696]

I too am getting confirmed this Saturday! I can't wait!! :DD

[@arc6735]

Welcome HOME...God bless..

[@arc6735]

God bless on your journey....welcome home.

[@Mara-yh1lj]

Dude, my mom’s gonna give me so much crap when I share this on Facebook! 😆 Oh well, only a few more days, girl! I’ll be praying super hard for all my fellow converts this week! 💖

[@specialgradetre]

God bless you

[@polatbor]

The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments Translated out of the Original Tongues and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared & Revised Set forth in 1611 and commonly known as the King James Version The Old Testament The First Book of Moses, Called Genesis [Genesis] 1 The Creation In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. ¶ And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. ¶ And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day. ¶ And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good. And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were the third day. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 6 Genesis 1 ¶ And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were the fourth day. ¶ And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. And the evening and the morning were the fifth day. ¶ And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so. And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good. ¶ And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 7 Genesis 2 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so. And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. 2 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made. Man in the Garden of Eden ¶ These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens, and every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground. But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground. 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 Genesis 2 And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. ¶ And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads. The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; and the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone. And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia. And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates. ¶ And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. ¶ And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him. And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found a help meet for him. 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 9 Genesis 3 And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof. And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman [heb. Isha], because she was taken out of Man [heb. Ish]. Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed. 3 Man’s Disobedience Now the serpent was more subtile than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

[@2012loveyourself]

Praying with you

[@dioscoros]

dabomb1331 Would you mind copy/pasting the rest of the Bible on another comment?

[@kgpfraser]

Thomas Comerford its a meme: Protestant gigaComment (all the anti-Catholicisms in one paste)

[@sherin5201]

I am on the same way ... I was a hindu and moved to Protestant then now I feel God is bringing me to Catholicism

[@David-pf9xe]

I don’t think any Christian denomination or any other religion is more misunderstood than Roman Catholicism or the Orthodox Church. Very unfortunate.

[@alejandratorres344]

Preakness 47 lizzie thought the same but the difference now is that she knows the inside of the church & not only the prejudging that protestant have invented over the years. If you look for answers in catholic sites maybe you ll get surprised that it's not what it seems like.

[@David-pf9xe]

Alejandra Torres I know lol.. I’m Catholic.

[@magoklou1302]

Preakness 47, Just like the way Jesus Christ was misunderstood... Very interesting!

[@lizicadumitru9683]

saladdogger Do they?! That's not a smart move and causes confusion.

[@paulmiller8673]

No, Lizica, lol, the Catholic Church doesn't keep secrets from the outside world. There are over a billion Catholics (1.2 billion I think I read in Wikipedia). If the Church had a secret theology, that would be a tough secret to keep.

[@kendallpedersen7067]

I am a Protestant , but I totally agree with you on the sola scriptura thing. When I was at winter church camp , we talked a lot about traditions and the Catholic Church , and theology and whatnot. One thing that was brought up is the traditions of modern non-denominational churches. Such as we sing a certain number of songs at the beginning , we have the message in a particular place. I was even in a church that had donuts for everyone every Sunday , and one Sunday for some reason they didn’t have donuts and everybody flipped! And another thing that was brought up was the whole “this is my seat” thing. In most churches , you have a chair or a pew that you always sit in you know? And if somebody takes “your” chair people flip the heck out. And there is no “youth lock-ins MUST happen” verse in the Bible. And we went on to talk about how we say we “only follow the Bible” but a lot of these things aren’t in the Bible. I mean seriously , if there is a verse about donuts , I sure haven’t heard it! Lol. Yes , I believe that we should teach from the Bible of course , but without traditions, even modern Protestant churches wouldn’t function. Sorry for rambling , just thought I should share. God Bless!

[@kendallpedersen7067]

I actually don’t think that evolution came up at all! That wasn’t the theme of the camp. :)

[@kendallpedersen7067]

And what’s wrong with being Evangelical?!?!?

[@camila_costa12]

No offense but i laughted when you talked about the sit thing.

[@JohnDoe-bz3ci]

Well, the traditions you are talking about aren't like the Catholic traditions. The traditions you mention aren't spiritual traditions, they are just superficial things and no one is saying that they HAVE to be followed, or people aren't following God. The Catholics believe their traditions are more important than what the bible says.

[@versatilelord8893]

@Corn pop most Catholics and Christians are carnal by the way. Very few are actually spiritually alive

[@zoebrow8221]

HI Lizzie, I had a born-again experience at a protestant church and attended for the last 20 years. Funny thing is I baptized my two kids because as a single mom i felt they would have a better education if they attended Catholic schools. They have both had their first communion and the oldest is now confirmed last year! Now I'm researching the Catholic church. God works in mysterious ways!! haha!

[@joecastillo8798]

Zoe Brow Zoe, You are being led by angels. Your own. It is the will of God for you and your family. May God bless your journey.

[@arc6735]

Hopefully you'll be home completely coz we have a Mother and saints waiting for you. God bless on your journey.:D

[@LB_die_Kaapie]

Catholic Church** good luck on your pursuit of Truth

[@daughterofgod1086]

Being born again is not "an experience". Being born again is becoming a complete new person in Christ to the point that not even your own mother would recognise you. Only the fake christian churches that work with demonic power talk about "experience".

[@multicolores1]

Wow!!!.

[@JayJay-lu4et]

This is so true. There are so many prejudices against the Catholic faith that are driven into our minds as Protestants. I've wanted to be Catholic for 25 years, but it was...the only word I can think of is "forbidden". In my family, it was inconceivable to be Catholic. I'm 40 now and I'm finally doing it, but I know I can't tell my family til after it's done. And when they find out... I don't even want to think about it.

[@TheHyperstorm]

Jeremiah Jones, Welcome home brother. Hope your trip through convertion from protestantism to catholicism is not too hard for you. You are taking the right choice here joining the Church of Jesuschrist. God bless you and help your family to understand your convertion.

[@JayJay-lu4et]

Black Bolt : thank you! My only regret is not doing this sooner.

[@BenUkulele]

Amen. Welcome home. Let's pray for each other and the others.

[@Supablonde1]

True disciples of Jesus dont go to war and kill- the church condones war and kills other Catholics from other countries- would you like to know the truth about the bible? Thats why I dont become catholic.........

[@Supablonde1]

+Pat Protestant religions are part of false religion today too,they are not exempt- they are in fact very similar to the catholic faith- they both go to war and kill,they both celebrate pagan holidays and both teach false doctrine not found in the bible- would you like to learn what worship God approves of??????

[@thecatholicmouse]

As I convert to Catholicism, leaving the Lutheran Church of Australia, it is sometimes difficult to articulate the reasons why. This video has been a great help.

[@jenniferific]

I know an ex-Lutheran Minister who converted to Catholicism and had to quit his job, retrain in school for a new career, and bring his whole family to Catholicism. He's a Catholic professor now. Its a huge leap and you have to be brave - but I think that is what Christ wants us to do for Him and the truth.

[@johnb4632]

Journey Home on EWTN and on KZbin have many stories similar to yours.Fascinating stories.

[@fredmutua7684]

Catholic professor? funny! Masters degree,in catholic mythology(dreaming and interpreting dreams)!

[@maninoymultimedia379]

@@fredmutua7684 far fetch...smells bitterness around here

[@michaeldelaney3587]

Protestants and Catholics were forced to convert from Orthodox Christianity to Protestant Christian, because the King wanted more wives and the Pope said NO, so he made his own church and it is the rebellion against the Catholic church. Protestants are the bees of the Queen, they get what they want while Catholics get their land taken away by Royalty. The US is a monarchy run by the Queen, otherwise explain why all presidents but 2 have been Protestant. Kennedy was killed because he was Catholic, Bidden is being heavily mistreated because he is Catholic. The King hates Catholics because the Pope told him he could not re marry so he made his own church where he is God and he ordered the Arch Bishop to Annull his Marriage with Catherine, and as you know it continued from there as he beheaded each wife that did not produce a son

[@izabeera166]

@@michaeldelaney3587 Biden is a devil worshiper who allows the murder of the unborn...

[@ellaclark7185]

I grew up a protestant, but four years ago I came into the church! I am so happy you are joining, God Bless You!

[@ellaclark7185]

Anne Maree I am more free than I have ever been!

[@mmargaretcole1989]

Watching this video, I think I realized why you suddenly got so much attention when you converted to Catholicism. There have been "famous" converts before, but you have a unique perspective. You're very academic and intellectual, but you're not totally immersed in that to the point where your reasoning is inaccessible to the average listener - you're very accessible and good at articulating ideas simply. But you're also highly empathetic, so you understand and sympathize with people's feelings very easily, both Protestants and Catholics. Thus, Protestants listening can more easily connect to a Catholic perspective because they feel linked through you, and in the same way Catholics can connect with Protestant points of view, and we can understand each other a little better. Not trying to be creepy - psychology is a passion of mine and I sometimes get carried away but I try not to haha. Just sharing my thoughts. :)

[@kgpfraser]

Mary Cole if you want to learn more through this same analogical, inquisitive (vs. univocal, narrative-driven) approach I recommend listening to ewtn.com/radio

[@gwmadrigal]

I agree. Lizzies video help me understand a protestant mind because I could not understand how a protestant can easily switch from one protestant church to another but they never consider the Catholic Church in any of their switches. Yes we all believe in the same God, but we belive in Him in a very different way.

[@michaelferguson8438]

Agree love the intellectual rigor

[@MotherOf13]

I completely agree! I feel I'm learning to be empathetic towards the Protestant way of thinking. I also love that she acknowledges that there needs to be an intellectual level of reasoning. She does so well at simplifying hard to grasp concepts that your average person wouldn't grasp by reading Aquinas.

[@georgepenton6023]

Mary Cole Every generation has a superlative apologist and Lizzie might very well be the number one apologist of the millenial generation. Lizzie, please don't stop making these videos!

[@cathlicdude]

Well said dear heart. Praying for you and all converts during this Holy Week! I joined the church Easter vigil 2002! Our conversion continues daily!

[@leannasullender154]

Glad I found this I am in the process of converting from baptist to catholic my first class starts in April :)

[@figuenew]

Welcome Leanna, many blessings to you and your loved ones.

[@leannasullender154]

Than you :)

[@lisaminelli9915]

I remember hearing a story of a saint that had visions and shared these visions with a humble man. They saw thousands of demons over a house and the next house over saw only one demon. The humble man replied to the saint..."see that house with many demons over it must be evil and the one next to it, as it only has one demon, must be pious_" But the saint replied...."An evil abode takes very little for it to succumb to temptations and therefore only one small demon does not have to work too hard to turn them away from God. But the other house, with the thousands of demons outside its door, is a pious house and even thousands/millions of demons work hard to turn the pious tenants evil with no avail." The Church has been assailed with evil since Judas. The devil walks within the Vatican walls and delights when there are excuses to be made to turn away from the true Church. Lies spun by the evil one get mixed in with evil acts and therefore seem to be truth. You are an inspiration and I enjoy listening to you. God Bless and keep up the good and holy work! Happy Easter! He is risen...Halleluja!

[@joecastillo8798]

Sin existed in Apostolic times as well. The devil is constantly trying to destroy the Catholic Church because it is founded by Christ. What we have to remember, and always celebrate, is the constant presence of the Holy Spirit guiding the Church to the truth, as promised by our Lord until the end of times. As catholics, we should be praying more and asiduosly avail ourselves of the Sacraments in order to strengthen our souls and one another, for the good of humanity.

[@weeklyalexa257]

Amen! :)

[@TomLandry1]

Amen!!!

[@TomLandry1]

saladdogger - So help me understand - IS your argument that Satan conquered The Church - either in the 4th or 8th century, or at some other point in the early years after Christ's ascension ? Is that your contention?

[@TomLandry1]

saladdogger - Ok. So in your view, Jesus is a liar. Interesting proposition. I respectfully disagree, and hold to Matthew 16:18. But have people left The Church? No question! Again, this is something we saw even during Christ's earthly ministry. (John 6:66) Christ told us that most of humanity would NOT accept Him, and would not be saved. (Matthew 7:13) So none of this should be a surprise.

[@joecastillo8798]

saladdogger Have you forgotten Chapter 6 of John verses 60-68? (Short quote) V.60 After hearing it, many of his followers said, 'This is intolerable language. How could anyone accept it?' V.61 Jesus was aware that his followers were complaining about it and said, 'Does this disturb you? V.62 What if you should see the Son of man ascend to where he was before? V.63 'It is the spirit that gives life, the flesh has nothing to offer. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life. V.64 'But there are SOME of YOU WHO DO NOT BELIEVE.' For Jesus knew from the outset who did not believe and who was to betray him. V.65 He went on, 'This is why I told you that no one could come to me except by the gift of the Father.' V.66 After this, many of his disciples WENT AWAY and accompanied him no more. V.67 Then Jesus said to the Twelve, 'What about you, do you want to go away too?' V.68 Simon Peter answered, 'Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the message of eternal life, Many of his disciples left Jesus Himself. NO surprise that some will do the same nowadays. That, is NO argument against Church UNITY with Christ since, just like in our Savior ' s time, people will choose to follow wrong doctrines and division, perpetrated by "the divider",otherwise known as the devil. Remember, when speaking of His Church, Jesus called it a kingdom, the kingdom of heaven, the kingdom of God? (Matthew 13:24, 31, 33; Luke 13:18; John 18:36) And like that Kingdom, the Church must always be ONE as a community, in belief and in practice, guaranteed by Him, with the presence of The Holy Spirit until the end of times. HERE ARE A FEW REVEALING ARGUMENTS: 1.- A city the keys of which were entrusted to the Apostles (Matthew 5:14; 16:19), 2.- A sheepfold to which all His sheep must come and be united under one shepherd (John 10:7-17) 3.- A house built upon a rock against which not even the powers of hell should ever prevail (Matthew 16:18). 4.- Furthermore Jesus just before He suffered, prayed for His disciples, for those who were afterwards to believe in Him, FOR HIS CHURCH, that they might be and REMAIN ONE as He and the Father are ONE (John 17:20-23) 5.- He had already warned them that "every kingdom divided against itself shall be made desolate: and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand" (Matthew 12:25). ST. PAUL, A ONE TIME PURSUER, SPEAKS ON UNITY OF THE CHURCH: 1.- He declares that those guilty of "dissensions" and "sects" shall not obtain the kingdom of God (Galatians 5:20-21). 2.- Hearing of the schisms among the Corinthians, he asked impatiently: "Is Christ divided? Was Paul then crucified for you? or were you baptized in the name of Paul?" (1 Corinthians 1:13). 3.- In the same Epistle he describes the Church as one body with many members distinct among themselves, but one with Christ their head: "For in one Spirit we are all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Gentiles, whether bond or free" (1 Corinthians 12:13). 4.- He asks: "The chalice of benediction, which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? And the bread, which we break, is it not the partaking of the body of the Lord? For we, being many, are ONE BREAD, ONE BODY, all that partake of ONE BREAD" (1 Corinthians 10:16-17). 5.- Again in his Epistle to the Ephesians he teaches the same doctrine, and exhorts them to be "CAREFUL TO KEEP THE UNITY of the Spirit in the bond of peace", and he reminds them that there is but "ONE BODY AND ONE SPIRIT ONE LORD, ONE FAITH, ONE BAPTISM, ONE GOD and FATHER OF ALL" (Ephesians 4:3-6). 6.- In one of his very first Epistles, he had warned the faithful of Galatia that if anybody, even an angel from heaven, should preach unto them any other Gospel than that which he had preached, "let him be anathema" (Galatians 1:8). Such declarations coming from this great Apostle are clear evidence of the essential UNITY which must be characteristic of the TRUE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. The other Apostles also proclaimed essential and necessary THE UNITY OF CHRIST'S CHURCH (cf. 1 John 4:1-7; Apocalypse 2:6, 14-15, 20-29; 2 Peter 2:1-19; Jude 5:19). Like Christ said to His Apostles, I will ask the same: Will YOU leave HIM too? May God bless your discernment.

[@baoduong2203]

I’ve always wondered what it would be like for me if I grew up in a Protestant family. As someone who grew up in a Catholic family I thought it was normal to pray to Mary. (To pray means to ask) I thought everybody did that! The catechesis was so poor I became atheist and then a Protestant. I hated the Catholic Church so much. Not because of the usual Protestant objections though. I hated it for turning me into an atheist. I was so focused on the legal aspect of mortal sin that I didn’t have a relationship with God. I didn’t know why Jesus died or if we would just have a normal conversation with God. Which is why I almost converted into Orthodoxy. I researched my way into orthodoxy and Catholicism. I remember saying. I wish I was a Protestant growing up. That way it would be easier for me to convert to orthodoxy. Since switching Churches who both have apostolic succession is very difficult! Now after researching I found myself back into the place I hated... which is Catholicism. Hah

[@mmargaretcole1989]

Welcome back home! I hope you hate it less now haha :)

[@baoduong2203]

Mary Cole Thank you. I’ve grown to really love and appreciate our Catholic faith now. It’s been almost a year since I reverted back. I love our rich traditions going back to the church fathers. The Eucharist has truly transformed my life (didn’t know it was the real presence at all). The power of confession was the one thing that kept me from leaving the Catholic Church. Even as a Protestant I went into confession. I felt so free after leaving confession. Like Lizzie, I was very uncomfortable with truth. I tried to intelligently not revert back at all. I was totally convince I was gonna join the Orthodox Church.

[@drjdvm]

I am a cradle Catholic and I have to agree fully with you, Bao, and with Lizzie when you both criticize Catholic education. It was awful for me growing up and it is still very rudimentary. I taught one year of religious education at our church and it seemed to me that the program aimed for 2-3 grade levels below the actual age of the students. We ask very little and this is what we get. I think this is a carry over from when I was young that there is this fear that if you give young people all the information, they will stray from the church. Well, what happens instead is that they grow up without understanding and being able to defend Catholicism. They then fall away completely or convert to a Protestant church. There is a huge vacuum that they are looking to fill and in the process lose the rich tradition of Catholicism, the sacraments and the truth which has been in place for over 2,000 years.

[@weeklyalexa257]

Welcome back! :)

[@gwmadrigal]

I was so against rosaries because I considered them boring prayers, but when I changed to just pray 5 hail maries, stay silent for a few minutes, speak to the Holy Spirit, then resume with another 5 hail maries, everything made sense. I really felt connecting to God through my prayers. I believe the problem with Catholic praying is that not everybody connects with God when doing these prayers.

[@jamesaberle2047]

Lizzie, this is so helpful. I live and work with a number of Protestants and I never understood their approach to church; things like church shopping for instance. I grew up Catholic and thought everyone worshiped like me (boy, was I wrong). I would try to explain things like the veneration of Mary and how important it is. Then I would get the "your worshiping of Mary" stuff, sigh. I was really surprised that Protestant religion departments focus on the historical critical method of interpreting the Bible and not looking to what the Church Fathers said. Your videos and Scott Hahn's books (Hail, Holy Queen) continue to excite me about my faith. We Catholics need the passion of the newly converted to remind us of how wonderful our faith is. I remember Scott Hahn saying, Protestants focus on the menu and Catholics enjoy the meal.

[@YawnyCatBird]

I have a large number of Protestant friends who investigate deeply the Early Church and the Church Fathers, which I as a Protestant am now investigating. May God guide all of us to the truth.

[@cliffscott4297]

You are quite wise. It took me 25 years in Baptist Ministry to finally see some holes which prompted me to study Hahn, Ray, and the Early Church Fathers. Converted last August.

[@tonygarcia4827]

In my opinion (and probably other people believe the same) but I think the Church founded by Jesus Christ is the Catholic Church. And when the Protestants say it is a man made religion I think Jesus is disappointed because they don't know the true church.

[@BMoney8600]

Toni Garcia that's what I love about the Catholic Church because it was founded by Jesus himself

[@fredmutua7684]

Catholic was founded by Constantine. That guy messed up the lives and destinies of so many people. Luckily Jesus is saving so many souls ensnared in catholic faith.

[@thelightoftheworld8852]

Fred Mutua - LOL, what is it with you guys and Constantine. You do realize the Church was quite evident prior to his existence right?? 272 - 337 Ad St. Justin Martyr 151 AD And this food is called among us Eucharistia [the Eucharist], of which no one is allowed to partake but the man who believes that the things which we teach are true, and who has been washed with the washing that is for the remission of sins, and unto regeneration, and who is so living as Christ has enjoined. For not as common bread and common drink do we receive these; but in like manner as Jesus Christ our Saviour, having been made flesh by the Word of God, had both flesh and blood for our salvation, so likewise have we been taught that the food which is blessed by the prayer of His word, and from which our blood and flesh by transmutation are nourished, is the flesh and blood of that Jesus who was made flesh." - (First Apology, 66) Clement of Alexandria 115 AD - 211AD "There is," he wrote, "one true Church, the really ancient Church into which are enrolled those who are righteous according to God's ordinance . . . In essence, in idea, in origin, in preeminence we say that the ancient Catholic Church is the only Church. The Church brings together [the faithful] by the will of the one God through the one Lord, into the unity of the one faith" (Stromateis 7:16:107). And there are many more writings by the Church fathers, you give Constantine alot of credit. In the End he made it possible to worship as a Christian without fear of persecution. A simple but very necessary step in the history of Christianity, something he did to keep peace and order in his city, not because of any Christian values on his part, at least at this point in his life. God Bless.

[@fredmutua7684]

@@Kitiwake people of hail Mary,how does it feel to greet a dead person? Can a dead person or let's say a living soul. Can any soul hear you from heaven? Catholic faith is a joke. All doctrines of catholic faith are against the word of God,that's where I get scared. Catholicism was not started by the Jesus I know. Its the outcome,of Lucifer,that tricky LIAR. he has mastered some lies that are very near truth,but are satanic deceptions,his treasured minions. Doctrines not supported by Gods word,the,bible,are from the flesh,which the bible says that its Gods enemy. When catholic existed in my place,before becoming EXTINCT,all witches,wizards, and witchdoctors met in catholic. It took me,many years wondering why these satanic people would operate inside a church and God did not oppose them When I grew up,I came to know that there's no God in Catholicism . If Holy spirit was in Catholicism,there would be great revolution spiritually.but now,only God knows! I wonder.which Jesus started catholic church,because their.teachings are DIRECTLY OPPOSITE of what he taught. Good people having a bad faith!

[@salvadorviernes5245]

@@fredmutua7684 You are a theft then, stealing what is not yours because there is only one Church that Jesus founded. If you say there are more than one church then you are not Jesus' follower.

[@RomanusVII]

When you learn what Catholics believe, it all makes total sense. I mean, it just became completely obvious when I read scripture. When I was Protestant, I didn’t even read scripture. They said it was important, but they didn’t explain why. When I became Catholic, I was like, “Hey, this is HOLY! Why haven’t I touched this before?!”

[@fredmutua7684]

I have come to learn what catholics believe in. They believe in myths.!

[@bluedrop85]

@@fredmutua7684 You should read "Introduction to Christianity" by Joseph Ratzinger to understand the huge difference between the Christian faith and myths. Jesus is the LOGOS, the TRUTH. Myths never pretended to be truth.

[@johnnycatholic9329]

35 years in Calvary Chapel. The hate against my daughter's food allergy pushed me out of there. The church fathers lead me to the Catholic Church. Seven years Catholic this Easter. Point being, if one has the true desire to love Jesus above all things, he will leave all things for Him.

[@jameehood9254]

Can you make a video on the Pope's role in Catholicism? As a new Christian, not even Catholic, that's confusing to me and I'd love to learn more!

[@2012loveyourself]

He is the successor of ST Peter on whom Jesus founded his church In Matthiew 16 through apostolic succession. The pope is the Vicar of Christ on earth until He returns.

[@grod1194]

Meme lol...good summary

[@amrc833]

Jamee Hood he is the Steward of the Church. The second in command, tho that term is inadequate. He just makes sure the Church runs smoothly until Christ returns and is given some level of power to make sure that the Kingdom doesn't burn down. This is why the Pope can make decisions on matters of faith. Jesus knew times would change and sometime the Church needs to change with them and sometimes the Church needs to remain steadfast. Jesus thought giving the system Catholics have was the best course of action. Has it always worked? Nope, but as we see a rise in protestant churches supporting abortion and gay marriage I believe that Jesus made the right call. We often question God, it's human nature, but in the end God knows best.

[@arc6735]

Go to catholic answers website or Ewtn. God bless you brother...

[@arc6735]

Just a short answer bro. It's prophesied in the OT Isaiah 22.21 and I will clothe him with your robe, and will bind your girdle on him, and will commit your authority to his hand; and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah. 22 And I will place on his shoulder the key of the house of David; he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open. And in the NT Mat.16.18 And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the powers of death shall not prevail against it. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven." Rev.3.7 "And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: 'The words of the holy one, the true one, who has the key of David, who opens and no one shall shut, who shuts and no one opens.

[@marksfamilyadventures8]

You open my eyes wider and wider every time you release a video....i see what you’re talking about. 👀

[@sophiagomez5619]

EYES

[@fredmutua7684]

Wide eyes good for adventure! Don't forget night vision goggles!

[@MystoRobot]

Nice, she found the Fulton Sheen quote. :) I wish all protestants would look into it as she did, and finally understand their mistakes. _PS: Lizzie, check what the Church says about homosexuality. Tolerance and promotion are two different things._ _We actually condemn the act; not the people (as they need help)_

[@billsd13]

You are going to receive Jesus in the Eucharist for the first time this Saturday night. How exciting! God bless you, Lizzie!

[@JohnDoe-bz3ci]

Eating a piece of bread is not receiving Jesus.

[@teamjesus1219]

@@JohnDoe-bz3ci thats why JESUS use His priests, its no bread anymore afterwards. GOD bless

[@MaryClementHudginsOCSO]

Much love and many prayers to you, Lizzie! I, too, am on the journey to conversion. Pray for me!

[@BlueStateSurvivalist]

You are such a valuable voice!! I am thankful God allowed me to stray to Protestant Churches for a decent chunk of time... I feel like I can understand how they see Catholicism and it helps in a lot of discussions :) I think it’s so great you understand Christianity as a whole and can correct misconceptions - yes, I’ve seen Catholics have ones about Protestants as well! Praying for you for Easter Vigil 🙏🏻

[@bradleesargent]

When are you going to do a video on your conversion?

[@bobstone5325]

God has always sent people into the world to light the way home for all mankind i can see that god is speaking through you and lizzie god bless you both

[@Supablonde1]

Have you ever researched eater and its origins???? it comes from pagan beginnings that have no place with God- The word “Easter” that appears once in the King James Bible at Acts 12:4 is a wrong translation for the word “passover.”* “Easter” appears nowhere in the Catholic Douay Bible. Christendom’s chief holiday, Easter, therefore finds no support at all in the Bible. It is of pagan origin, and therefore displeasing to God. The word “Easter” that appears once in the King James Bible at Acts 12:4 is a wrong translation for the word “passover.”* “Easter” appears nowhere in the Catholic Douay Bible. Christendom’s chief holiday, Easter, therefore finds no support at all in the Bible. It is of pagan origin, and therefore displeasing to God.

[@PVCGunita]

CandaceWhite If you entirely research everything about Easter, you'll see that yes indeed the term is used later on in history (and also the word from a pagan origin) but the idea of the event, which is the resurrection of Jesus, the Paschal Lamb, is indeed historical, traditional, and biblical. God Bless, and please be more open-minded. That's like saying if Christianity first got introduced in Japan, later on we will develop words that are from Japanese Origin to symbolize something biblical. :/

[@PVCGunita]

Here is from Catholic Answers: Is Easter pagan? Challenge: Easter is a pagan holiday. Its timing is based on the full moon and the spring equinox, and it’s named after the goddess Ishtar. Defense: Easter’s origins are Jewish. It is the Christian equivalent of Passover. The word Easter is of English origin. Ishtar was worshipped in Mesopotamia (modern Iraq), not England, which is thousands of miles away. Despite sounding similar, the two words are unrelated. The eighth-century British historian Bede claimed that the word Easter came from the name of the month in which it occurred (basically, April). He said this month used to be called Eostur, though this was no longer true in his day. He also thought the month was named after a Germanic goddess who was no longer worshipped. Bede is the only source who mentions this goddess, so he may be incorrect. Regardless, this applies only to the origin of the English word, not the origin of the feast. Its origin is revealed by its name in other languages. In Italian, it’s Pasqua; in Spanish, Pascha; in Portugese, Páscoa; in French, Pâques; in Danish, Paaske; in Dutch, Pasen; in Swedish, Påsk; and so on. All of these derive from the Latin Pascha or Greek Paskha, both of which are words for the Jewish feast of Passover (Hebrew, Pesakh). The event Easter celebrates is the resurrection of Jesus, and it is celebrated in conjunction with Passover because Jesus was crucified at Passover and rose the following Sunday (John 19:14-18, 20:1-20). The reason Easter’s timing is based on the full moon after the spring equinox is because that was the timing of Passover on the Jewish calendar. The Law of Moses requires Passover to be celebrated on the fourteenth of the month of Nisan (Lev. 23:5). This is a spring month that contains the equinox, and because the Jewish months begin on the new moon, the fourteenth fell on the full moon. The timing of the feast thus is Jewish, not pagan. What is ultimately important is what Easter signifies today-the resurrection of Jesus-not where it came from. Tip: The mistake of judging something based on where it came from rather than what it is has been called “the genetic fallacy.”

[@user-dd3tt1ov4i]

Great video! I am from Catholic country and Protestantism is very strange to me so your videos are teaching me many interesting and useful things about Protestants . This video topics are very clear and inteligent done ....great job girl! Have a nice day and God bless you!

[@SamTipton]

Read your bible without consideration of catholic doctrine and try to come up with a similar theology as to what you have been taught! I dare you. The vatican is not the church of Christ.

[@user-dd3tt1ov4i]

Sam Tipton Catholic Church is the Church of Christ,and Protestants can't even call themself a Church,that's how far they are from truly faith. For Catholics,Protestants are only a secte and haevily can be called Christians ,as you are calling yourself. The Bible is very clear book,and any average person can see the truth that it preaches ,without a problem.In fact,I can't see what do you Protestants stop to see the truth that is in Bible?God is giving his Holy Spirit without a measure,so where is your problem to claime so many false facts?

[@SamTipton]

"The Bible is very clear book, and any average person can see the truth that it preaches ,without a problem" I agree with you!!!! But this is an interesting claim coming from a catholic because this contradicts what the catholic church taught for hundreds of years, teaching only in latin and not allowing common folks to interpret the bible for themselves. You are assuming your premise which doesn't make for an effective argument. Catholicism wasn't anything until the Edict of Milan in 313 AD by a Roman Emperor. Rome persecuted the real church of Christ for 250 years before that... How did the ancients Christians worship? What did they believe? Its in the bible. What you find in the bible is not what you find in the Catholic church. Something is wrong here. Elders (I guess this is priests and "bishops" in catholic-land?) are supposed have children (how can one take care of the church if they can't rule over their own household? 1 Timothy 3:5) Paul warned about departing from their doctrine - Galatians 1 and elsewhere. Why did the Catholic church add new doctrines? The church of Jesus Christ are those who are saved and worship God in spirit and truth. John 4:24, Acts 2:41 The catholic church has many teachings that are contrary to scripture. How can you worship God in truth if you cannot show authority for the things you do in the bible? Priests cannot forgive sins. Jesus alone is our mediator. (1 Timothy 2:5, 1 John 1:9) There should be no hierarchy or preeminence in the church. Especially in the leadership (Matthew23:9, read the whole chapter) Should not abstain from marriage or meats (1 Timothy 4:1-3) Mary is blessed among women, yes, but mary is now dead and does not intercede for you. Transubstantiation is false. The catholic church sold salvation during the crusades. The pope claims to be Christ on earth having his authority

[@alexkrakowski8597]

Sam Tipton you deny Christ and do not realize it.

[@andreeattieh2963]

@@SamTipton I have read the bible many times and found no contradiction to the rcc you hate christ if you hate his church

[@peacegardenmama]

Lizzie I've thought of some of these obstacles before and understand them. They also make me sad. Pretty much every last one. 😞. I wish that all could see the beauty I do and that you've discovered. We are an imperfect, sinful family but the spiritual riches in this family are to die for. 😊 I commend you for being brave, digging deep, working through the hard stuff, and following God no matter where He led you. 💕

[@themousepolice]

In Italian (I have Italian parents) we say Ave Maria, same as the Latin. It’s the first prayer I learnt as a tiny child so I still tend to say that one in Italian when I say my usual prayers but say it in English when I pray the Rosary❣️😊 I also taught it to my children in Italian when they were little. 🙏 I love your videos so much! Incidentally, which Church history books were instrumental in your conversion? Keep up the great work❣️😘

[@elsienotelise]

Let us pray together as Catholic brothers and sisters all over the world for God to show light to those who have strayed from the light of God present in the church. God bless you all 🙏🏽

[@BabyFaceNelson23]

Lizzie you're an inspiration to the young people such as myself trying to connect themselves to God i love watching your videos keep the positivity coming and growing i pray for you and for many other people's conversion Catholicism is beautiful

[@leary4]

There is a great line in a movie about Elizabeth Ann Seton. When she told a priest she wanted to become Catholic he simply looked at her quizzically and said "why" (as in why would anyone want to count themselves among the poorest of the poor)

[@noomi8888]

You have taught me so much! Thank you for doing the research that I wouldn't have done myself. you make things easier to understand. I have grown up pentechostal and i'm still in that community, I have lots of friends there and my parents go there. It's only recently that iv'e wanted to take a step back to view things from an outer perspective. It's amazing that you became catholic just after I decided to think about what i actually believe. It all just sits right to me!! I didn't know much about catholicism, I just had a feeling that people in my church was a bit against it. I too believed you worshiped Mary and so on. I don't really know where to go next. I live in Sweden and there are not many catholics here at all, I believe. And I don't know anyone that is catholic. It's nice to have you Lizzie!! I'm really thankful to you for putting in so much time and effort to make people understand more about this.

[@hjbellar]

I'm brazilian and catholic. I'm so glad for your convertion into the Catholic Church. I first met you from a Catholic page from Brazil which was talking about your convertion. And I'm watching your videos and remembering once more the reasons why I'm catholic (is always a pleasure to "fall in love" with my church and my faith again). And here's a bonus: I'm studying english since last year and I have the chance to practice my listening with catholic subjects.

[@theturtlepwn]

I think it's also important to consider that a huge number of the first settlers in North America were Protestants escaping religious persecution (another reason why Protestantism is a huge part of American identity)

[@LizziesAnswers]

theturtlepwn YESSS exactly!!

[@briankFF247]

Sadly, many of them persecuted Catholics here in the colonies (where it was illegal to be Catholic) and then eventually the USA.

[@nickj5451]

"We are a Protestant country, . . . we are a product of the reformation, in a way that no other country on earth is. . . . We have a sort of ghostly Calvinist hiding in the back our heads, and the Puritan work-ethic is a good example of this." Charles Coulombe kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3WreYlpobKHmKs

[@briankFF247]

Yes, indeed. I take it you have read Puritan's Empire, by Charles? Very good history of Catholicism in America.

[@nickj5451]

I haven't actually, but I love listening to him, and I would like to read it and better understand what it is I've inherited as an American. He has such well-rounded insight into Church history, and history in general.

[@catholicseymour292]

Glad you studied it all out and sought truth. I had rather be a layman in the Catholic Church than a bishop in any other denomination. It all boils down to love and obedience to Christ in the end. I have been Catholic for 11 years now and it is the greatest gift I have ever received. The hardest part for myself was to realize that I had been living a lie as a protestant. Unintentional of course but it is one of the things that one must come to terms with. With all that is going on in the world today I want to encourage you because the torch will soon be passed to your generation. You are the light and hope of the world. There is no place like the Roman Catholic Church on the face of the earth. The one thing that I can say is that I live a holier life now than I ever have before. I am not a saint yet but the beauty of holiness is the goal of our faith. An imputed righteousness does me no good at all. According to Calvin and so many reformers I an still nothing more than a gift wrapped worm that Jesus presents to the Father. Our Catholic Jesus actually changes our hearts to long for and desire holiness and amendment of life. Ours is a supernatural faith of the Sacraments. The protestant faith falls short in it's understanding of grace and reduces it to mere belief. Thanks for sharing your journey with us my dear sister.

[@themousepolice]

My thoughts will be with you and the others here who will be entering the Church officially at Easter…welcome. May God bless you❣️👼💕

[@jonathanlewis3972]

Also, Martin Luther violated Sola Scriptural more than anyone. He decided that some books of the Bible should be ignored completely.

[@owenjosephking7396]

Lizzie I was born and raised Catholic and one thing is true, Ask and you WILL receive, God WILL provide !

[@randomart1087]

I’m praying for you Girl through my daily Life and prayers

[@peacegardenmama]

I just have to add one more comment. It's true some people think/read their way into the Church. But I believe God calls us. And He will use a variety of means. We come to the Church through being attracted to its truth, beauty or goodness primarily - sometimes some of each. You seem driven by truth. I am too. But others may meet someone Catholic who exudes goodness. Or it might be beauty that pulls them. It's not just the intellect that hooks us. 😊. Those without an education or tons of time to read can find their way in, thanks be to God. 🙏🏻

[@Peteraddavideo]

I just finished reading "Church History" by Bruce L Shelley. I understand exactly what you're talking about. I'm fully converted back to Catholicism from Protestantism and very thankful God answered my prayer of a deeper and more meaningful knowledge of him.

[@variniasnedeker8722]

Hi Lizzie! I am a newbie to your channel. I love your videos so much and I have learned a bunch about the Catholic Church and the early church fathers. I am a cradled Catholic and have had the privilege to go to a Catholic school, but I have never thought about Catholicism the way that you have shared it and I just want to thank you for feeding my knowledge!

[@otherstar1]

I think you touched on a key point: most Protestants don't study Patristics because they are afraid of the Catholic Church. Many, many converts have read their way into the Roman Catholic Church just be reading the Fathers.

[@laXrockera691]

Actually, there are married Catholic priests who became priests with the permission of the pope. There was even an article (from Aleteia I think) from said priest who advices against becoming a married priest because of the added struggles.

[@johnb4632]

To Catholics around the world.The Lenten Season ends after sundown today. Holy Thursday Mass is very spiritual.Make the effort to go to mass tonight. The Last Supper awaits.The Preparation begins for the New Passover. What a gift.Don't let anyone steal your crown of life. We celebrate tonight the holy catholic priesthood chosen by the Virgin Mary. They provide us with food for the soul through the eucharist. Meaning 1 priest can do what 1,000 men cannot do and that's changing bread and wine to the body and blood of Christ John 6.

[@lysersalvador6116]

Lol... troll

[@andreatapner7016]

I disagree about people not having time. We ALL have time. It’s about how we choose to spend it. How we spend our time reflects our priorities. When you want God more than anything & everything else, when He becomes your greatest priority, then how you spend your time will reflect that. So I guess a better reason for Protestants not converting would be apathy. I’ll be coming into the Church next year from a non-denominational background (which is funny to me now, because non-denominational is a denomination in & of itself).

[@johnb4632]

Great point; use your time wisely; don't play russian roulette with your salvation.

[@kimfleury]

One of the things I like about Catholicism is that in general, with very few individual exceptions, when we ask converts why they converted, it's asked from a "looking forward" perspective -- "What did you see that you were attracted to?" or "What drew you?" The next question is some form of asking, "How did your past make you ready for this?" or "How was the Holy Spirit working in your life, drawing you?" There's an old cliche from the 1970s-80s about "running" -- if someone made any kind of change in life, some people were suspicious of it, and would ask, "What are you running from?" It led to another cliche that was printed on posters (before we had memes we had posters for everything): "I'm not running from, I'm running to." I can remember planning a move to another state, and people asking me what I was running from, and I'd say, "Uh...um, I got a job there." And they'd say, "Oh. Ok. As long as you're running to and not from." Anyway, the point is, that suspicion just doesn't crop up much in Catholicism. We don't see converts as refugees escaping [a cult]. The assumption is that converts have developed spiritually and are cooperating with grace bestowed by the Holy Spirit. It's just foreign to think of converts as running away from their previous spiritual development, even when conversion requires some drastic breaks. I think that's because of a recognition that the Holy Spirit works in positive ways, not through fear. So there had to be good elements in the convert's upbringing or early life, allowing the Holy Spirit to build on grace. And that's recognized even while we understand that some people convert for other reasons -- but they can grow within the Church! And if they don't, it just fulfills Jesus' prophecy of the wheat and tares, so it still gives Him glory. But by and large, we have hope for one another.

[@JindyMarie05]

Great way of explaining, Lizzie. I hope those of other faiths will see your video or explore/research in their own ways about Catholicism. They don't even have to convert, but just to slowly understand. I know many protestant people who know Catholicism passed down from their parents who understood it wrong... as if we are anti Christ. I just find it sad that instead of condemning one another, Christians should just all unite despite minor differences on how we praise our Lord. I think God purposely chose you as a vessel to make others (and even Catholics) understand our faith more. Blessings to you always, Lizzie.

[@georgepenton6023]

As a convert I rejoice at anyone's conversion. You're great, Lizzie! Don't give up your video making. You're helping so many people. Bear whatever crosses you have to, but keep making these videos!

[@markduett1532]

Fear of the Unknown. Even after studying and becoming convinced that Catholicism was the right path, I was a bit intimidated. When I finally got up the nerve to go to Mass it was the most wonderful experience. I had never been baptized and I wanted to be Catholic. So, I went through RCIA, got baptized, confirmed and received my first Holy Communion. It was awesome. I could feel the Spirit of God within me.

[@stevemthompson]

This covers a lot of the things I'm going through as I seek the truth about whether to convert to Cathololicism. Thank you Lizzie for giving me some things to consider.

[@jackbuchanan9557]

Thanks for another great production! You have a disarming way of explaining hard divisive concepts. I said a prayer for you at mass yesterday.

[@carolinrodriguez5248]

I was baptized in the Catholic church when I was a baby and I'm still a Believer Catholic , spiritual speaking from the heart mind body and soul. Thanks

[@perlat.1465]

Thank you for your wonderful videos!!🙏🏼💕We love you, Lizzie!!

[@nicoolioo]

Question: So my mom brought up a conversation she had with a fallen-away catholic (it wasn't very constructive). He said that since Catholics believe that the Eucharist is the Body of Christ then we are all cannibals. suffice to say my mom was dumbfounded. Have you ever encountered / had a similar opinion and how could one adequately and lovingly respond to it? I love the position that you come from because I've never even considered some of these concerns and honestly my defense of church teaching can get a little aggressive and preachy which doesn't help anyone. Your vids are all so well thought out and humble!! I appreciate the amount of work you have put into your understanding of the faith!!

[@TheHyperstorm]

nicoolioo, you have to understand better the definition of transubstantiation. To make it short during the transubstantiation the bread and the wine become the body, blood, soul and divinity of Jesus IN ESSENCE while they maintain the external form of bread and wine. So as you see the catholics are not cannibals because we only eat the bread and drink the wine which essence have been changed into body, blood, soul and divinity of Jesus but they keep the external qualities of common bread and wine.

[@bluedrop85]

When Jesus taught his disciples: "he who does not eat my flesh and drink my blood, cannot be saved", they were also unable to understand those cruel words. To me it is very helpful to understand the Pauline eclesiology about the mystical body of Christ. In the holy communion we receive the body and the blood of Christ, because by the merits of His Passion, we actually become part of his Mystical Body, in communion with the Church, which is led by the Saint Spirit. How could we be "sons of God" if Jesus is the only son of the Fahter? By the faith in His Passion and ressurection that happen in each eucharist, we can become part of His single body, both in the flesh and in the Spirit, so that we can join His resurection. How to understand the communion of Saints, if they are not part of the same body? Heaven cannot be divided, there is only one God.

[@hopejordanguerrero7554]

The word "Hail!" is the etymological root of "Hello!" or "Hi!" so "Hail, Mary..." is a formal way of saying "Hello Mary..."

[@2012loveyourself]

In French also we say" Je vous salut Marie, pleine de Grace" which literally means " Greeting Mary, full of Grace". I love people who stand for the truth.

[@supreme87878]

CE User In latin, which all translation version coming from is; Ave Maria! It is a salutation just how Gabriel break the news to Mary. Hail Mary, full of grace, the lord is with thee, blessed are thee amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus. Ave Maria, gratia plena, dominus tecum, benedictatu in mulieribus et benedictus fructus ventrix tui iesus. Source the true meaning from the original text which then came the translations.

[@hopejordanguerrero7554]

Exactly, +CE User. "Hail" is a greeting reserved for royalty and dignitaries, while "hello" for normal people, with "hi" being informal.

[@DroidFuel]

Ave Caesar (latin) = Hail Caesar (English)

[@sucreygalgo8071]

Its not just a normal greeting Coz if it is why would mary be trouble. Hail is only addressed to royalties. In greek its kairi

[@juancarrillo2383]

Lizzie the initial quote by Fulton Sheen is spiritually significant as it relates to the word “hate” which demonstrates the intensity of this intoxication and depth of the problem and how it dives into not love but hate. The polarizing trends in millions now, are again born of a spiritually fallen state of being from a generational perspective that has thrived though the centuries. This is not just from Martin Luther but goes right down to when Christ indicated the departure of some of his disciples and division after hearing the words of eternal life in John 6: 60-68. It was then loosed upon the world as the spirit of anti christ and now thrives in millions and more. Also where our first Pope Peter said “Lord to whom shall we go you have the words of eternal life”.

[@immortalfool7627]

Juan Carrillo James was the leader in Jerusalem. All the Apostles who Jesus chose and gave the miraculous power of the Holy Spirit to also could forgive sins.

[@juancarrillo2383]

Immortal Fool - thanks for sharing (oddly immortal fool?) but anyway you mentioned James which I’m thinking your referring to St James who was sent by Christ to evangelize west to Europe Spain or Santiago De Compestella, here it has been legendary that yes this great shrine is even more noble and divine euro-Christian center back in the early years and even to the ranks of a second Papacy during the Holy Roman Empire.

[@KaraokeRose2]

For the naysayers - St. Michael, protect us! St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly hosts, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan, and all the evil spirits, who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen..

[@fredmutua7684]

Don't try that at home. Its against the rules!😂

[@jellojenna6]

Thank you for this very well-explained video. I experienced a lot of the same things, and when I became Catholic, people in my former church had so many of the same misconceptions that you mention!

[@michaelburgess6556]

God bless you, Lizzie, as you approach your entry into full Communion with the Catholic Church. You are in my prayer. 🇮🇪

[@BeASaint]

Love this! Love that quote by Blessed Fulton Sheen at the start. Keep letting your light shine!

[@VikingLander]

Jj and all other converts - Welcome to the Catholic church family! Sadly, often members of our own biological families don't understand our spiritual families. Stand firm and strong, especially during this intense time of trials and crises in which Satan is working hard to bring down the Faith. We need to be the Faithful remnant and preserve the Truth given to us by Our Lord Jesus, despite all those in the Church who have been led astray. Blessings to you and all converts who have the courage and fortitude to convert during this time of tribulation! Your reward will be great indeed!

[@desertrose0601]

You’re so right about Protestants not knowing church history. I grew up in an evangelical Baptist tradition and honestly that was a big reason why I’ve been steering away from that as an adult was because I don’t understand why we’ve so divorced ourselves from church history, the church calendar, etc. I really should research early church history because I still really know nothing about it, despite going to a Christian high school and a Bible college. In recent years I’ve been exploring some of the more higher-church versions of Protestantism (namely Presbyterian and Anglican) and it’s been very fascinating to me to start learning about the rhythms of the church calendar and a little more about church history and trying to understand more liturgical services. I don’t really know why most Protestants steer away from that historical connection but it definitely is something I’ve noticed and found odd.

[@seanwhitaker484]

Sola scriptura is literally self refuting, because nowhere in Scripture do you find a definition of what scripture is. Even if it did or had a list of books deemed as scripture you engage in a cyclical argument. It's the same cyclical argument that also persists in the argument for what "good breathed" means as well.

[@2012loveyourself]

ALSO THE ONLY TIME FAITH AND ALONE ARE IN THE SAME SENTENCE IN THE BIBLE IS TO SAY THAT WE ARE NOT SAVED BY FAITH ALONE. SEE WHAT THE DEVIL HAS DONE TO GOD'S TRUTHS??? THIS IS A NIGHTMARE. PLEASE JESUS COME SOON.

[@DarrylCross]

Ironic how Martin Luther created his theology out of "Sola Scriptura" but also decided to use his own authority to strike 7 books from the Old Testament cannon and tried (unsuccessfully) to strike some from the New (such as James). It's almost like he didn't even believe his own words.

[@LogosTheos]

Sean Whitaker From my observation Catholics seem to be against sola scriptura because Protestants use it to point out many doctrines that Catholics have that aren't found in scripture but in tradition. I always wanted to be Catholic. I really want to be Catholic because it looks like the ancient Church and many of my favorite philosophers are Catholic, but out of conscience I cannot accept many of their strange beliefs such as praying to saints, purgatory, and a host of other beliefs that have no scriptural basis. Catholic's greatest enemies are reformed Calvinist theologians and those Calvinists tear them apart when it comes to exegesis of the Bible since having a view like sola scriptura motivates them to study the Biblical text heavily.

[@seanwhitaker484]

LogosTheos I have take theology classes for 3.5 years now. Both myself and my Protestant professor admit that there's no Catholic teaching that isn't based on scripture. You just have to know where to look. Praying to saints has backing and support in the book of Revelation. Faith and works salvation has backing in the book of James. Matthew, Revelation, 1st Corinthians, 2nd Mac, and 2nd Thessalonians all give backing for purgatory when examined deeply. Calvinis theology is at best a convienent surface level understanding that facilitates preconcieved, and erroneous interpretations. Nice try though.

[@seanwhitaker484]

LogosTheos also you realize that we didn't have the basic foundation of the Bible until 325 years after Christmas death right? And we didn't get the Bible as we know it today until over 1.5 millennia after the death of Christ.

[@ryeis1]

I appreciate your presentation, Lizzie. It's amazing how you maintain such an air of charity while explaining how easily protestant beliefs are debunked by the very bible they use to attack the Church that gave it to them in the first place. I'm commenting to point out that these misconceptions and lies about the Catholic Church permeate the mainstream media outlets for one reason; Culpable ignorance. I realize you imply this in the video, and I concur that most people (religious or otherwise) just don't wanna know nuthin.' And that's all well and good... unless you're a protestant. Unfortunately, what these (perhaps) well meaning fundamentalist and evangelical brethren don't seem to grasp, is that culpable ignorance is not an option if you're a Christian. If they truly love the Bible as much as they say they do, they wouldn't shrug off that part where we are commanded to be prepared with an answer. And if in fact they believe Catholics are in error and in danger of eternal condemnation, they are morally obligated to educate themselves about the Catholic faith so they can find the common ground and more effectively evangelize us. Any protestant that can't be bothered to visit catholic.com, or even to google the Catholic answer to their objections has no business spreading their ridiculous propaganda (let alone initiating a dialogue). My two cents are spent. Welcome to the family and pray for me that I too may be as charitable as you when discussing these things.

[@patrickmcshane7658]

we believe in the communion of saints. Mary, among others, being Jesus' mom, she's saint number one, were asking her to have a chat with her son.

[@DavidGuadalupedelaTrinidad]

You know what Lizzie this make me admire you more, how brave you are to break all these difficult things to become Catholic, you are really special...

[@ashybear1215]

I find this so interesting. Whatever y'all believe I hope you continue to research it and test it, for these beliefs should be strong and to your core!

[@efandmk3382]

I have Protestants in my family and I've been to church with them from time to time. Weddings, funerals, Christmas, Easter, that sort of thing. I always feel like an adult in the kiddie pool.

[@eduardoosorio8739]

I can't wait for your first communion's video. Prepare for feel heaven in earth. Wellcome home, Lizzie. Orando por ti desde Chile, al sur del mundo.

[@Yoshgunn]

I love that Fulton Sheen quote, good job using it at the start. Was going to suggest it if you hadn't seen it before. It's so true!

[@CARADESIREE]

Praying for you this week Lizzie! Great job explaining

[@tonirosepinero5464]

Lizzie, I started following you on KZbin and Instagram a few months ago because I loved your anecdotes on living with Bipolar. I wanted to understand what hypermania and depression feels like and you expressed it well to your viewers. I find it really interesting that I first started watching your videos because I was researching and making myself aware about living with Bipolar and now I find your videos again because I am researching on Catholic Church. I recall that in one of your videos you said that you were Christian and that helped your through your episodes. I was amazed that your faith was that strong that you were able to overcome your challenges. Months ago I stopped watching your life updates because I got busied with other things in my life these past months. I was born and raised Roman Catholic but was only lukewarm and did things out of “tradition” and never really took the time to study what it means to be Catholic. I even discovered I have started having mixed beliefs and even resonated with some atheistic arguments. Ironically enough, the “thing” that made me busy the past months was because I found myself being part of a Roman Catholic Charismatic community. I believe it was God’s grace that lead me to that path and now I have been doing my own research on Church history. I found it amusing that your videos have actually moved from your anecdotes of your episodes to your experiences on Catholicism (which was a great timing on my respective concerns too!) I normally don’t comment on anything public in the Internet because I like to keep my digital footprint intact. But I have the inkling to share with you my own experience in finding your KZbin channel and I hope that my comment will help encourage you to keep doing what you are doing. Whether it is on mental awareness or preaching Christianity, you are doing it so so well. I hope we can continue to keep in touch and compare notes on things that we continue to discover in this renewed faith journey of ours. May God bless us and I pray the Holy Spirit continues to guide us in our search for the truth. Congratulations on your Confirmation!

[@grod1194]

Thank you so much for making this video. You put what took me years to figure out in a 20 minute video

[@Emper0rH0rde]

I grew up Protestant, but by God's grace, I have been led home to Orthodoxy. I've been going to a Western Rite Orthodox parish in my town since August 25, and it is by far the most wonderful thing that has ever happened to me. Now one of my most fervent wishes is to see my mother and father walk through that door, some day, to join me and my brothers in the fellowship of our Lord.

[@MiguelTorres-rr2yf]

Absolutely love your videos. Keep up the good work, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. God Bless

[@UnlikelyLDS]

Hey Lizzie when you were talking about Sola scriptura and how a person interprets the Bible when they read it from their denominations perspective, it makes me think of when I was still a Protestant how when I would read the Bible I would put on my "Assemblies of God glasses". It wasn't until that I took off my glasses and read the text as is, that's when I realized "oh my gosh I was wrong the whole time." 😂😂

[@mikeearp3537]

Malik Ore That"s what happens when your not born again!!

[@UnlikelyLDS]

Mike Earp Dominus Vobiscum

[@jameskearney4100]

America is a Republic not a Democracy. God Bless.!!!

[@juanmanuelsanchezrodriguez6325]

You are one of the most intelligent persons I have notice of. I had like that feeling of "oh, now that she has come to the Catholic faith I hope that she persevere and keep in it" and I thought it would be hard of you didn't know about the scandals or the fact that many current Catholics are just... secularized.

[@SharonCullenArt]

I just wanted to send you a message welcoming you into the church tomorrow. Soak up the Easter vigil. It is truly a beautiful celebration of the mass and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. God bless you and welcome home.

[@markalger2219]

Great video! Thank you for your witness. My wife is a convert and your point about time and the amount of study is very pertinent. I think my wife killed about 10 trees in all of the print-outs of Catholic Beliefs. Keep up the great work.

[@cantenucci04]

I agree with all of your points except the one about the sex abuse scandal. I think people use that as an excuse for why they don't want to join the Church. It's understandable to be turned off by it, but as Trent Horn said "we shouldn't judge a religion by how its worst members act, we should judge it by whether or not it's true". Also, the media focused on it much more than they have on the abuse in other areas of society because many people in the media hate the Church, so we're an easy target. I'm not downplaying the scandal at all, and it's horrible that it was covered up in certain dioceses, but I think the scandal reflects the moral sickness and decay in our entire society. This is just how it manifested itself in the Church. The Church is made up of people, so it's not immune from the problems of the society it's surrounded by. I should also note that in the 60s and 70s, progressives infiltrated the Church and became priests, bishops, etc. They're the older ones now, but back then, they were in charge of the seminaries, RCIA programs, etc. That reflected our country's rejection of traditional values and our turn towards moral relativism. These seminary directors let gay men and perverts into the seminaries because they wanted to be seen as progressive and inclusive, instead of only letting in the men who were orthodox and dedicated to following every teaching of the Church in word and deed. That obviously backfired. So it's important to understand the context of the sex abuse scandal. In the age of the internet, there's no excuse for people not to research it and learn these facts. The scandal certainly turned people away from the Church, but God often allows the Church to have a period of decline in order to renew it, and I think that's what's happening now, as we see how many of the younger priests are very orthodox. I recommend this book for anyone who wants to do more research on this www.amazon.com/Goodbye-Good-Men-Liberals-Corruption/dp/1570584664

[@joeme3552]

you are correct, even Peter disowned Jesus 3 times

[@joeme3552]

The Pope and priest are all humans and subject to failure, The Pope goes to confession every two weeks, and the Catholic Priests are tempted by the Devil himself everyday. (Priest are a prized trophy for the Devil). We should respect and honor our priest for the sacrifices they endure to bring Christ to the world

[@joeme3552]

of course not, they should face the law, as they shame the church, it is not an excuse, what I'm saying is that they are just ordinary people that can do wrong and fail morally. The Pope is no different from anyone, hence he goes to confession as any other one. The Catholic Church is made up of people that are corruptible and subject to failure as any other organization in a society

[@marchajj9941]

TheLovelyLuna yes dear, ofc but humans are humans. Sometimes I think it’s pretty fair that the church wants to hide it, out of pressure for not being attacked literally on everything by the mainstream ideology. It goes out on the defensive. Yet if you know canonical law, you’d know that the church do not have prisons, yet they have the idea of exiling (some people might consider it as hiding up). Other times, you can’t punish someone if you don’t have proof just like every civil jurisdiction. They try to keep quiet, just not to make a stir about it since we know these scandals are pretty much the scoop of many mass medias

[@erningpaguirigan5831]

Chris, to put it in short, the short comings of a person like church elders, priest, lay persons etc. are their personal shortcomings as mortals, but not the shortcoming of the church where they belong. As said in the bible everyone have sinned, hence, if we use such shortcomings as a gauge in determining which is the true church, then there will is no true church that exists at all simply because everyone have sinned..

[@zdogg8]

You are one of my heroes, for your "pureness of heart" and willingness to confront truth barriers, first your own, and then to the world. Your rate of personal growth is impressive, like a super nova. The world needs such voices.

[@lizzylizzy93]

haven't even gotten into the video yet but I love the opening quote. In fact, our 3 month old son is named Fulton after ven. archbishop sheen :)

[@LizziesAnswers]

lizzylizzy93 That’s AMAZING you named him that!! I love that!!!

[@bobbydc33]

Im 42 i havent been to the church in 15 years and warching your videos has sparked my flame and i think ill go

[@2012loveyourself]

I think this is where people must pick up their crosses and follow Christ. They must leave family and friends who are going to love them only because they go to the same church but God loves them unconditionally. Either you are with Jesus or against him. Unless you leave everything to follow him you are not worthy of him. I left Islam and may not have a family anymore but I don't care, it's Jesus and Jesus in the fullness of its truths or nothing in my book. I will have to answer to Christ not my family or friends. So i am happy alone with my bible reading about how much God loves me. That puts a large smile on my face.

[@mariasoniamoreno3433]

May God keep you in His hands and keep you from harm.

[@nicolesemtner2156]

I’m new to your videos and I just love this. I’m sure rly being cyber bullied cause I’m Catholic by Protestants saying I’m in a cult. I understand that people don’t understand the church but they don’t want to understand either and I’ve been catholic for only 5 years. Great channel, loved this video and I’m sure you heard this at the vigil but welcome home!

[@teresafilipofonoti219]

God bless you gal. You are truely a brilliant beautiful soul and understand us Catholics. I'm a devoted Catholic. But not always until I study the Catholic teaching bible reading. Then I definitely believed in Catholic faith. Well done.

[@thecenturioncrusader3613]

This is my interpretation of when I hear the words Hail Mary (or etc): hail2 hāl/Submit verb verb: hail; 3rd person present: hails; past tense: hailed; past participle: hailed; gerund or present participle: hailing 1. call out to (someone) to attract attention. "the crew hailed a fishing boat" synonyms: call out to, shout to, address; More signal (an approaching taxicab) to stop. "she raised her hand to hail a cab" synonyms: flag down, wave down, signal to "he hailed a cab" You are calling upon them to hear your prayer. Just my two cents XD Love your videos.

[@jazerlights8870]

God bless everyone!

[@wftjet]

I am an Episcopalian but I am the music teacher in a Catholic school. A major part of my job is leading the music for School Mass. I direct the school choir and select most of the music based upon the lectionary and church calendar. I agree with you that conversion is something that would take a very long time, and that is why I am not doing so. I don't need to convert for any professional reason. I feel spiritually blessed to serve the Catholic church as a music teacher far above and beyond what I know is the pay differential between Catholic and public school teaching, which I am certified to do. As Psalm 84 says, "I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of ungodliness."

[@figuenew]

Wow first time I hear that some mistakenly thing that calling "Hail" is a type of worship. lol, we never worship Mary (faithful Catholics), but i can understand their misunderstanding. By the Mercy of God, we all receive graces from Him, prevenient graces, but it's up to us to cooperate with subsequent graces, so we can merit a reward. Sacred Scripture actually comes from Sacred Tradition, for Jesus didn't write anything and commanded His Apostles to *preach* to the whole world, and the first Christians were subject to the teachings of the *Apostles* (Acts 2:42), not anyone else that may come around. It was then that the Apostles decided to put Jesus teachings into writing and then the Church, the Pillar and foundation of Truth (1 Tim 3:15), decided which book were infallible. The Bible itself teaches that not everything is in the Bible (John 16:12-13) (John 21:25) ((2 John 1:12) (3 John 1:13) and that the Apostles also teach by Tradition given by God (2 Thes 2:15) (2 Thes 3:6) (1 Cor 11:2). There have been bad people in the Church who were not faithful to Her teachings, yes, and sadly so, but that doesn't take the fact that Jesus commended His Church to Simon by changing this Apostle's name to Rock (Peter) by giving him the Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven and also gave authority to the Apostles, and their respective successors. Even in the early Church there were bad Christians (Acts 5:1-11) (1 Cor 5:1-2). Thanks for sharing your experience and testimony Lizzie!

[@AV-tm5zf]

Welcome home, Lizzy! Im Catholic i was born into it but i learn the most through converts. I love the logic you give about God and Catholics. You remind me of Scott Hahn a bit. Your gift is beautiful keep on keeping on as my mom would say! Peace in Christ sister!!

[@cesarinsoto1370]

Sacred Heart of JESUS I TRUST IN YOU. GOD BLESS YOU MIS LIZZIE.

[@sophiespedden8069]

I'm going to the Easter Vigil tomorrow and I'll definitely be praying for you, Lizzie (and all who are converting)!! God bless!!

[@sophiespedden8069]

Anne Maree In the days of the early Church, it is true that Easter coincided with a pagan holiday, but that doesn't mean that the Easter celebration is derived from it. If the meaning of the holiday is a celebration of Christ's Resurrection and the salvation he won for us, how could the holiday be pagan? God bless!

[@tessa7413]

"Easter is a pagan festival in honour of the fertility god." Really? Ann Maree, I think you know full well that Christians do not celebrate a festival in honor of a pagan fertility god. I'm sure you know that Christians are commemorating and celebrating the Resurrection of Christ on the day commonly referred to (in the West) as Easter - it's entirely Christ centered and we only worship the one and only True God. The pagan fertility godess has absolutely no part in the Christian celebration of Easter. "Pascha" is a more accurate name of the holiday in which we Christians observe and celebrate the Resurrection

[@marksfamilyadventures8]

How many catholic converts are in here? What made you convert??

[@baoduong2203]

To be deep into history is to be ceased to be Protestant.

[@goreesha]

This reason right here is why we are converting. Early church history.

[@rootberg]

I will be confirmed next easter if all goes well. I grew up in a Pentecostal church and have been attending the (Protestant) Church of Sweden for many years (as well as worked as an Usher there for several years while studying, I still do in fact). I studied philosophy with a Jesuit for a few years (this was maybe 7 years ago), took courses on Gnostic literature at a Swedish university. Understood the importance of tradition, grew more critical of central protestant ideas and theology, researched what the Catholic church teaches. To simplify, I found catholicism deeper, truer, more in line with the bible, more beautiful and the better environment for me to grow in my relationship with the triune God. Also, all the things that Protestants have forgotten, like the veneration of Mary and the other saints (the Christian family transcends space and time), the Eucharist etc. The anti-intellectualism of the "free" Protestant churches and the liberalism and relativism of the modern church of Sweden. Also, in Pentecostal churches, I've come to see an idolatrous view of the earthly family, which makes some unable to understand the practice of celibacy amongst priests in the Catholic church (and also unable to understand Jesus' hyperbole "hate your family" etc.). I would have become Catholic many years ago if it weren't for the fact that culturally/socially it is kind of contrarian to do so in Sweden (very few Catholics, and practicing Christians in general).

[@BrelynnHeart]

MARK ADVENTURES the Eucharist. Once I understood the Eucharist it was obvious to me that it was the truth. Then I started to think... What are protestants even doing on sunday? Its nothing more than a motivational speech...

[@leannasullender154]

I was raised in a somewhat religious home the irony is because mom believed while dad didn't but neither really emphasized reading the bible on a regular basis but it protected me from being brainwashed and while i read it regularly now I am less narrow minded because my grandparents would have pushed their narrow beliefs on me. But I am deciding to be Catholic

[@TheHyperstorm]

Leanna Sullender, that means you don t have a church to follow?? Make some research comparing different churches and try to join one that make you feel closer to God. God bless you.

[@leannasullender154]

I said i have since chosen to follow the Catholic church thank you nice day but even in saying that even Jesus said no one religion is error free and many religions do push their belief as the ONLY right way and i did do research which prompted me to want to study Catholicism I was a member the baptist church 6 years but then something felt incomplete

[@TheHyperstorm]

Leanna Sullender, It's great to hear that you chose to follow the Catholic Church. Welcome home sister in Christ. God bless you.