The man born blind's name according to Maria Valtorta in the ‘Poem of the Man God' is Sidonius and according to tradition he went with Mary Magdalene, Lazarus and Martha to Provence in the South of France where he is known as Siduain. I guess the English form of his name would be Sydny
Such an Amazing testimony. And for you to do this while a bit unwell is truly beautiful. I would not have seen it if you didn't mention it. Thank you both. I know it takes a lot. May God Bless you. Viva Christo Rey and His Holy Church 🙏.
well, saint Irenaeus, writing around 180, explained that all the Churches must be in agreement with the faith teaching of the Church of Rome... (see, Adversus haereses, book III, 3) and there are numerous witnesses from the 3rd and 4th centuries that the churches of Egypt, Greece, Syria, etc, presented thr church of Rome their doctrinal questions, and that they accepted those answers as authoritative...
You mean Roman Catholic or the Roman Church. By virtue of being Christian, you are already Catholic. All of the redeemed (Including those in the Roman Church) are part of the Holy Catholic Church.
Yes and No. Catholic Church teaches One Baptism, provided it is administered in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. But not all Christian churches acknowledge that the sacrament of Baptism does what the Bible and the Catholic Church do. Some Christian churches do not even recognize this baptism and require re-Baptism (Baptist). All Baptized persons are Christian, but only those who profess as belonging to the Catholic Church are Catholic because they believe in the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church as stated in the Nicene Creed and all it professes. Christianity was Catholic from the first century when Jesus declared Peter (Cephas) as the rock (leader, vicar, prime minister) of his Church and he sent his apostles to bring the Gospel to the world and teach all that he taught them. St. Peter went to Rome as did St. Paul and both were killed in Rome by Nero in 64 AD. Rome has been the center of Catholicism ever since. St. Clement of Rome (Third Pope) in his First Epistle to the Corinthians written before 70 AD was in response to the request made to him to address the problems the Corinthians were encountering and spoke to them in the voice of the vicar. Note, they did not go to the local bishop to solve the problem, but to the pope in Rome. St. Ignatius of Antioch, in one of his seven letters on his way to be martyred in Rome in 107 AD, was the first person to refer to it as the Catholic Church. Some non-Catholics appear to refer to the Catholic Church as the "Roman Catholic Church" in a derogative manner, but they are ignorant of the Catholic Church as it existed in the first several centuries. If a first or second-century Christian was transported to the twenty-first century and brought to Sunday services of various Christian churches, he would recognize the Catholic Mass as it is the same fundamentally as it was at the beginning. Structurally, it is the same! Refer to the Didache of the first century and the First Apology of Justin Martyr in 155 AD to confirm the practices and beliefs of the Christian/Catholic Church of that era.
@@hotconcrete Respectfully my dear brother. You are making the incorrect assumption that the only valid, visible expression of Christ’s Holy Catholic Church is within the institutional boundaries of the Roman Church. I am not referencing an invisible church here although in a sense it is invisible in that only God knows with certainty who the redeemed are. Christ’s Holy Catholic church has distinct marks by which we can discern a true visible local expression of His Church when we see one. There is only ONE church. Denominations are not churches. They are traditions. Christ’s Holy Catholic Church has nothing to do with denominational labels since his church is not circumscribed within any one particular denomination structure (contrary to what Rome claims). The marks of a true church of Christ are right proclamation of the Gospel, right administration of the sacraments and the right administration of church discipline. When you see these marks, you see a local visible expression of the Holy Catholic Church. Now granted no local church is perfect and some exhibit these marks more brilliantly than others. Some fall into gross error at which time they cease being a true church of Christ. However, Christ has always had a Church and will always have a Church. The local congregation where I attend possesses these marks and hence is a visible expression of the Holy Catholic Church. Therefore I am Catholic. My Roman friends do not own the term Catholic nor do they get to dictate where we can see a true church of Christ. BTW, the Reformers never denied that there were true churches of Christ within the Roman system and for sure they never denied that there were true believers within that system as well. You folks are much more exclusionary and sectarian than the Protestant tradition ever thought of being.
@@paulsmallwood1484 Why are you bothered by us using name catholic but you aren't by the other churches claiming names like Church of Christ, Assembly of God, Orthodox etc. ? The same argument you made for not using name catholic could be used against names I mentioned earlier. Aren't we all who believe in Christ Assembly of God or Church of Christ ? Why one bothers you but not the other ?
The Communion of Saints is such a comfort.
Always nice to hear from people who were not born Catholics give their reasons for converting.. thanks for this video..
Thanks for watching!
I am crying just listening to your journey with your husband and God.
Glad it was so impactful!
The man born blind's name according to Maria Valtorta in the ‘Poem of the Man God' is Sidonius and according to tradition he went with Mary Magdalene, Lazarus and Martha to Provence in the South of France where he is known as Siduain. I guess the English form of his name would be Sydny
That cold combo just ripped through our house as well!!
It wasn't fun!
“It can’t be about my personal preferences” … touché Karen!
Powerful testimony!
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
Such an Amazing testimony. And for you to do this while a bit unwell is truly beautiful. I would not have seen it if you didn't mention it. Thank you both. I know it takes a lot. May God Bless you.
Viva Christo Rey and His Holy Church 🙏.
I Never Thought We'd Ever Become Catholic - that's what they all say. 😄
What I was saying 6 months ago. Start RCIA in August
@@ryant5652 God bless!
You are so right!! I never thought we would either but Glory to God we are home!!!
Are there any early documents that verify that the early distant congregations submitted to Rome? ( England, India, Africa, etc)
well, saint Irenaeus, writing around 180, explained that all the Churches must be in agreement with the faith teaching of the Church of Rome... (see, Adversus haereses, book III, 3) and there are numerous witnesses from the 3rd and 4th centuries that the churches of Egypt, Greece, Syria, etc, presented thr church of Rome their doctrinal questions, and that they accepted those answers as authoritative...
Nice ❤😊
If this guy calls ONE MORE THING “an absolute blessing” I swear I’ll start karate chopping my penny loafers
Start chopping, Stu! 😂
@@TheCordialCatholic alright… to be honest with ya… these loafers have been asking for it
The appeal of ritual doesn't escape me.
With good reason!
Jesus Christ superstar was horrible I was tortured by this by our grade school. Not this musical again.
Lol
You mean Roman Catholic or the Roman Church. By virtue of being Christian, you are already Catholic. All of the redeemed (Including those in the Roman Church) are part of the Holy Catholic Church.
Yes and No. Catholic Church teaches One Baptism, provided it is administered in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. But not all Christian churches acknowledge that the sacrament of Baptism does what the Bible and the Catholic Church do. Some Christian churches do not even recognize this baptism and require re-Baptism (Baptist). All Baptized persons are Christian, but only those who profess as belonging to the Catholic Church are Catholic because they believe in the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church as stated in the Nicene Creed and all it professes.
Christianity was Catholic from the first century when Jesus declared Peter (Cephas) as the rock (leader, vicar, prime minister) of his Church and he sent his apostles to bring the Gospel to the world and teach all that he taught them. St. Peter went to Rome as did St. Paul and both were killed in Rome by Nero in 64 AD. Rome has been the center of Catholicism ever since. St. Clement of Rome (Third Pope) in his First Epistle to the Corinthians written before 70 AD was in response to the request made to him to address the problems the Corinthians were encountering and spoke to them in the voice of the vicar. Note, they did not go to the local bishop to solve the problem, but to the pope in Rome. St. Ignatius of Antioch, in one of his seven letters on his way to be martyred in Rome in 107 AD, was the first person to refer to it as the Catholic Church.
Some non-Catholics appear to refer to the Catholic Church as the "Roman Catholic Church" in a derogative manner, but they are ignorant of the Catholic Church as it existed in the first several centuries. If a first or second-century Christian was transported to the twenty-first century and brought to Sunday services of various Christian churches, he would recognize the Catholic Mass as it is the same fundamentally as it was at the beginning. Structurally, it is the same! Refer to the Didache of the first century and the First Apology of Justin Martyr in 155 AD to confirm the practices and beliefs of the Christian/Catholic Church of that era.
@@hotconcrete Respectfully my dear brother. You are making the incorrect assumption that the only valid, visible expression of Christ’s Holy Catholic Church is within the institutional boundaries of the Roman Church. I am not referencing an invisible church here although in a sense it is invisible in that only God knows with certainty who the redeemed are. Christ’s Holy Catholic church has distinct marks by which we can discern a true visible local expression of His Church when we see one. There is only ONE church. Denominations are not churches. They are traditions. Christ’s Holy Catholic Church has nothing to do with denominational labels since his church is not circumscribed within any one particular denomination structure (contrary to what Rome claims). The marks of a true church of Christ are right proclamation of the Gospel, right administration of the sacraments and the right administration of church discipline. When you see these marks, you see a local visible expression of the Holy Catholic Church. Now granted no local church is perfect and some exhibit these marks more brilliantly than others. Some fall into gross error at which time they cease being a true church of Christ. However, Christ has always had a Church and will always have a Church. The local congregation where I attend possesses these marks and hence is a visible expression of the Holy Catholic Church. Therefore I am Catholic. My Roman friends do not own the term Catholic nor do they get to dictate where we can see a true church of Christ. BTW, the Reformers never denied that there were true churches of Christ within the Roman system and for sure they never denied that there were true believers within that system as well. You folks are much more exclusionary and sectarian than the Protestant tradition ever thought of being.
I hope you are under videos of Church of Christ, Assembly of God etc. saying simmilar stuff otherwise it's just a double standard 😂
@@Mila-kz8tt If only your comment made sense. There must a point you are trying to make but sadly I have no idea what it is.
@@paulsmallwood1484 Why are you bothered by us using name catholic but you aren't by the other churches claiming names like Church of Christ, Assembly of God, Orthodox etc. ? The same argument you made for not using name catholic could be used against names I mentioned earlier. Aren't we all who believe in Christ Assembly of God or Church of Christ ? Why one bothers you but not the other ?