When you said you were “tired” of trying to interpret scripture, that really resonated with me. I converted 15 years ago to the Catholic faith and while I am able to articulate many reasons why I converted it never occurred to me to explain it so simply! In my case I was “tired” of being my own pope! I was sick of trying to find “the one church” that “made sense”; once I realized I was never going to find that church in the Protestant world I was so thankful God brought me home to The Church. I am loving listening to your zeal and your newfound love for the Church. Please be cautious and understand that no matter how much you love the Church, you need to live a fully sacramental Catholic life for some time before you are qualified to truly be a catechist. I have been a practicing Catholic for 15 years and I learn something new about our faith nearly everyday. St. Paul says something about milk and meat - you are still drinking milk and not ready for meat yet! It’s wonderful that you want to share and evangelize, so don’t be discouraged by what I am saying. I’m just saying the best is yet to come - the Eucharist and the rest of the sacraments. Learning about it and living it are two different things. You can intellectually understand how to operate a race car, but until you get behind the wheel you don’t have a clue how it will really be to drive that fast. May God bless you! Turn to St. Joseph, he is a wonderful saint to teach you about Jesus and Mary. I will be praying for you.
Thank you for your comment and support! It’s a privilege to be able to share my journey and be blessing to others! I appreciate the advice, I don’t plan on getting into any kind of formal ministry for a while. Only prepare myself for potential ministry in ways that will be beneficial to me regardless of whether or not I do any kind of ministry in the future. I am very stoked about all I’m learning!
Nate, I am hoping and praying that Becoming Catholic will grown into a successful ministry for you and your family. I appreciate what you’re doing and sharing with us. Even though I am a cradle Catholic I still have a lot of questions. I am slowly reverting back to the church. Thank you again. 😊
@@BecomingCatholic Why is it so hard to be accepted into the Catholic Church? I went through baptism, my first confession, my first communion and confirmation as a child. In the Gospels, people were excepted as followers of Jesus and baptized without It being so formal. Catholics believe in original sin, baby’s are born with the original sin. I thought we were born without sin now that Jesus died on the cross for us to take away our sins? Maybe I need to read the catechism lol
@dawntrudeau I have to preface my answer by saying that I am not a confirmed Catholic, nor am I catechist, so my answer to your question is going to be incomplete or flimsy. With that said, my understanding is that if you’ve already been baptized, confirmed, and received communion, then all that is required of you to enter a state of grace and be in union with the Church is to go to confession. As for comparing the New Testament with the Church, you’ll find that through out Paul’s letters and Acts that confirmation is a normal aspect of Christian tradition. It’s typically referred to as the “laying on of hands.” Baptism was CLEARLY instituted by Christ through as is evidenced throughout the Gospels, and John and Corinthians are absolutely laced with explicit explanations and instructions for the Eucharist. The reason it may look different to you is because you’ve been spending a lot of time in Charismatic/Pentecostal churches and the picture they typically paint when describing the Gospels and Acts is a very grass roots, bare bones, simplistic, hippie-esque picture. In actuality, the houses they met in were owned by the wealthier congregants and the main living quarters was emptied and converted into a standing only sanctuary. (We very early sketches of what these looked like). We also see councils taking place in Acts. Something to remember is that the Church teaches that while Revelation was given to us by God through Jesus Christ, our understanding of it grows as we study and pray and live. So as the Church has grown and the Magisterium has had time to develop doctrines and practices, Baptism, Confirmation, and Communion have evolved in appearance, but their nature has always been the same. In order to become a Christian according the Church, all that’s necessary is to be baptized and believe in Jesus (on oversimplifying but that’s the essence of it). In order to become Catholic, confirmation is necessary because the Church wants to disciple you and make sure you know what they believe before they officially make you one of their own. And they have the authority to do this because the Church is the Body of Christ, and so carries all of Christ’s authority. I hope this helps! Any Catholics or catechists please feel free to correct me where I may have erred!
@@BecomingCatholic yes!! This helps so much. You are very right I am looking from a Charismatic Protestant view because that’s where I’ve been lately. Before that I wasn’t catechized properly. I am going to study my Bible more diligently through the Catholic lens as you explained. I can’t get over how much you know already. Thank you so much for taking time to answer my questions I realize you are very busy. 😊
Nate, I’m so scared to take the leap. So many crazy good things coming my way and because I’ve been committed to it for 4+ years now in ministry and career. It’s majorly upsetting to think that it might all change with this one decision. The friendships, mentorships, mentees of mine, and even work relationships could all change drastically the moment I decide to make the jump. The craziest part is that in the church I attend (a non-denominational Charismatic church), I’ve noticed an emphasis placed on the upkeep of holiness (common to holiness traditions but not to modern non-denominationals). It is fascinating as I see this shift as a rather traditionally Catholic understanding - though the language is slightly different. I do wonder if that’s why I’m so open to Catholicism: because of the belief in miraculous works of God and a looser theology surrounding “Faith Alone.” I can’t unsee it, and I admit that in the past I couldn’t understand exactly what “faith alone” meant outside of nominal faith. What difference did it make if one only had “fire insurance” as opposed to genuine belief? I didn’t know and still don’t. Only God can decide. But I did surmise that anyone who truly “believes” will desire to do what Jesus commanded ultimately. That’s where I’ve staked my claim in the past few years. The more I learn, the less I know, and the more I’m curious about! 😮❤ Much love to you on your journey. The class sounds fun! Do you have a link to it? Edit: just realized you linked it in the description. Thanks!😅
Hey! First of all, this is awesome. I’m so excited for you and what God is doing in your life. I would definitely suggest taking that Catechist course, you’ll learn so much, and will sort of pre-catechized yourself before entering the Catholic Church. Take it slow, and pay attention to every detail. I’ve found that the more time I spend at church, the more bitter I become, because all I can see is the theological mistakes and spiritual lack compared to Catholicism. I’m that, I’m also finding myself naturally inclined to believe things I never have before simply because the Church makes a distinction. My devotional life has also become completely Catholic in appearance. So if you find yourself in this type of space, it may be worth making some small steps in the direction of Catholicism. When it’s starts to feel disobedient to God to not convert, you’ll know it’s time.
Nate, I had the same feeling in my catechism course and reading the catechism! It was a spiritual experience, little bit same feeling when reading the Bible. Not the same but similar ❤
There's no reason to rush. Some people take longer than others especially if one is from another religion; give time for the Holy Spirit to do his work on HIS time. Only God knows when he will be ready to take the next step. 🙏✝️
based on some people who have “third eye,” when animals pass away, their soul stays in nature, orbs that have animal icons. But, I think it’s still in a process of knowing from Catholic Theology: some Catholic believe that there are animals that go to heaven when raised in love. I also don’t know.
When you said you were “tired” of trying to interpret scripture, that really resonated with me. I converted 15 years ago to the Catholic faith and while I am able to articulate many reasons why I converted it never occurred to me to explain it so simply! In my case I was “tired” of being my own pope! I was sick of trying to find “the one church” that “made sense”; once I realized I was never going to find that church in the Protestant world I was so thankful God brought me home to The Church.
I am loving listening to your zeal and your newfound love for the Church. Please be cautious and understand that no matter how much you love the Church, you need to live a fully sacramental Catholic life for some time before you are qualified to truly be a catechist. I have been a practicing Catholic for 15 years and I learn something new about our faith nearly everyday. St. Paul says something about milk and meat - you are still drinking milk and not ready for meat yet! It’s wonderful that you want to share and evangelize, so don’t be discouraged by what I am saying. I’m just saying the best is yet to come - the Eucharist and the rest of the sacraments. Learning about it and living it are two different things. You can intellectually understand how to operate a race car, but until you get behind the wheel you don’t have a clue how it will really be to drive that fast.
May God bless you! Turn to St. Joseph, he is a wonderful saint to teach you about Jesus and Mary. I will be praying for you.
Thank you for your comment and support! It’s a privilege to be able to share my journey and be blessing to others! I appreciate the advice, I don’t plan on getting into any kind of formal ministry for a while. Only prepare myself for potential ministry in ways that will be beneficial to me regardless of whether or not I do any kind of ministry in the future. I am very stoked about all I’m learning!
Nate, I am hoping and praying that Becoming Catholic will grown into a successful ministry for you and your family. I appreciate what you’re doing and sharing with us. Even though I am a cradle Catholic I still have a lot of questions. I am slowly reverting back to the church. Thank you again. 😊
Thank you! Feel free to throw any questions my way, they might make it into a video!
@@BecomingCatholic
Why is it so hard to be accepted into the Catholic Church? I went through baptism, my first confession, my first communion and confirmation as a child. In the Gospels, people were excepted as followers of Jesus and baptized without It being so formal.
Catholics believe in original sin, baby’s are born with the original sin. I thought we were born without sin now that Jesus died on the cross for us to take away our sins?
Maybe I need to read the catechism lol
@dawntrudeau
I have to preface my answer by saying that I am not a confirmed Catholic, nor am I catechist, so my answer to your question is going to be incomplete or flimsy.
With that said, my understanding is that if you’ve already been baptized, confirmed, and received communion, then all that is required of you to enter a state of grace and be in union with the Church is to go to confession.
As for comparing the New Testament with the Church, you’ll find that through out Paul’s letters and Acts that confirmation is a normal aspect of Christian tradition. It’s typically referred to as the “laying on of hands.” Baptism was CLEARLY instituted by Christ through as is evidenced throughout the Gospels, and John and Corinthians are absolutely laced with explicit explanations and instructions for the Eucharist.
The reason it may look different to you is because you’ve been spending a lot of time in Charismatic/Pentecostal churches and the picture they typically paint when describing the Gospels and Acts is a very grass roots, bare bones, simplistic, hippie-esque picture. In actuality, the houses they met in were owned by the wealthier congregants and the main living quarters was emptied and converted into a standing only sanctuary. (We very early sketches of what these looked like). We also see councils taking place in Acts.
Something to remember is that the Church teaches that while Revelation was given to us by God through Jesus Christ, our understanding of it grows as we study and pray and live. So as the Church has grown and the Magisterium has had time to develop doctrines and practices, Baptism, Confirmation, and Communion have evolved in appearance, but their nature has always been the same.
In order to become a Christian according the Church, all that’s necessary is to be baptized and believe in Jesus (on oversimplifying but that’s the essence of it). In order to become Catholic, confirmation is necessary because the Church wants to disciple you and make sure you know what they believe before they officially make you one of their own. And they have the authority to do this because the Church is the Body of Christ, and so carries all of Christ’s authority.
I hope this helps! Any Catholics or catechists please feel free to correct me where I may have erred!
@@BecomingCatholic yes!! This helps so much. You are very right I am looking from a Charismatic Protestant view because that’s where I’ve been lately. Before that I wasn’t catechized properly. I am going to study my Bible more diligently through the Catholic lens as you explained. I can’t get over how much you know already. Thank you so much for taking time to answer my questions I realize you are very busy. 😊
Hi Nate. Just wondering if you’re coming back? Either way.
Nate, God works in mysterious ways.
Amen!
Nate, I’m so scared to take the leap. So many crazy good things coming my way and because I’ve been committed to it for 4+ years now in ministry and career. It’s majorly upsetting to think that it might all change with this one decision. The friendships, mentorships, mentees of mine, and even work relationships could all change drastically the moment I decide to make the jump.
The craziest part is that in the church I attend (a non-denominational Charismatic church), I’ve noticed an emphasis placed on the upkeep of holiness (common to holiness traditions but not to modern non-denominationals). It is fascinating as I see this shift as a rather traditionally Catholic understanding - though the language is slightly different.
I do wonder if that’s why I’m so open to Catholicism: because of the belief in miraculous works of God and a looser theology surrounding “Faith Alone.” I can’t unsee it, and I admit that in the past I couldn’t understand exactly what “faith alone” meant outside of nominal faith. What difference did it make if one only had “fire insurance” as opposed to genuine belief? I didn’t know and still don’t. Only God can decide. But I did surmise that anyone who truly “believes” will desire to do what Jesus commanded ultimately. That’s where I’ve staked my claim in the past few years.
The more I learn, the less I know, and the more I’m curious about! 😮❤
Much love to you on your journey. The class sounds fun! Do you have a link to it?
Edit: just realized you linked it in the description. Thanks!😅
By the way: I love the idea of “participating with grace.”
Hey! First of all, this is awesome. I’m so excited for you and what God is doing in your life. I would definitely suggest taking that Catechist course, you’ll learn so much, and will sort of pre-catechized yourself before entering the Catholic Church. Take it slow, and pay attention to every detail.
I’ve found that the more time I spend at church, the more bitter I become, because all I can see is the theological mistakes and spiritual lack compared to Catholicism. I’m that, I’m also finding myself naturally inclined to believe things I never have before simply because the Church makes a distinction. My devotional life has also become completely Catholic in appearance. So if you find yourself in this type of space, it may be worth making some small steps in the direction of Catholicism. When it’s starts to feel disobedient to God to not convert, you’ll know it’s time.
Nate, I had the same feeling in my catechism course and reading the catechism! It was a spiritual experience, little bit same feeling when reading the Bible. Not the same but similar ❤
Isn’t that something? It’s pretty incredible how God can do sensational things in intellectual settings.
Welcome Home 🙏🏽
Hi Nate, how is it going for you? Are you taking classes?
I haven't taken anymore classes but I'll be posting a lot more soon and will eventually get back to those classes!
Have you already responded to the question? Have you already officially completed the course? When is part 2?
There's no reason to rush.
Some people take longer than others especially if one is from another religion; give time for the Holy Spirit to do his work on HIS time. Only God knows when he will be ready to take the next step. 🙏✝️
based on some people who have “third eye,” when animals pass away, their soul stays in nature, orbs that have animal icons. But, I think it’s still in a process of knowing from Catholic Theology: some Catholic believe that there are animals that go to heaven when raised in love. I also don’t know.
Is your family converting too?
Where are you now?
I’m back! Check out my latest videos. Life update coming soon!