I can't forget watching Kenny Burchard's conversion video. He got me weeping when he prayed the Apostle's Creed at the end of that video. I'm a cradle Catholic by the way.
Hi Matt, Ken, & Kenny, I was moved to tears listening to each of your journeys to the Catholic Church. So touched by your deep feelings and appreciation of the Catholic faith. Watched this episode twice and cried both times. Beautiful testimonies. Will share this episode with my families and friends. As a cradle Catholic, didn't know and appreciate the Catholic faith in my younger years. These "On the Journey with Matt, Ken & Kenny", episodes are inspiring and well done. So helpful to all. Wonderful. God bless your ministry, all of you and your families. 😊❤💒💕💕
I have a real long list of things I would’ve missed if I hadn’t become a Catholic (47 years a Protestant, after church hopping for years I hadn’t gone to church for years). First and foremost, The Eucharist - Our Lord Jesus in the most Holy Sacrament; St Mary Magdalene, my confirmation Saint, and all the Saints; the mystical Body of Christ,what an enormous blessing to be part of it; I could go on and on…thank you so much for your ministry, you all have have been an enormous fountain of teaching and wisdom to me, God bless ❤🙏
I am also a convert. I think about this a lot. There are so many things that come through our faith...Yes, for me, the Saints and the Sacraments. A treasure mountain full of gemstones. I am part of a big, huge, timeless family...people...oh Lord! How beautiful.
But Jesus Christ is the head of our Catholic Church which He build only one church with the authority of His heavenly Father through His apostles Simon Peter, He knows better than you, and He teaches us to pray always Luke 5:35 - "I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance" Luke 6:22-23 - "blessed are you when men hate you and when they exclude you and revile you and cast out your name as evil, on account of the Son of man". Luke 21:36 - "but watch at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that will take place and to stand before the SON OF MAN". Mathew 5:12 - "rejoiced and be glad for your reward is great in heaven, for so men persecuted the prophets who were before you" Mathew 5:45 - "but I say to you love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you". Mathew 7:1 - Jesus teaches us "judge not, that you be not judged". 3] "why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?".
Ken's point on the reception of Jesus in the Eucharist is so very important, as this is a NT fulfillment of an OT type and one of main reasons why Catholicism is the fullness of the Christian faith.. Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam!
I’m so grateful to you all for being so open in sharing. The Holy Spirit knows our longing for truth and leads us when we feel lost. Three years ago I found a Christian community in the Catholic church beyond what I hoped for. Now I know that the ‘great cloud of witnesses’ will surround me and lead me home.
I love how you explained and elaborated on each of these blessings of being Catholic. Matt's description of the path from Christianity to agnosticism/atheism is absolutely spot on. One member of my family, when I asked him why he didn't go to church, said it's only full of hypocrites. When I was agnostic and totally disinterested in learning about God - much less Catholicism - my view of religion was summed up in the attitude, "I'm just as good a person as any of those Christians." His intervention in my life came only when I asked a question from simple curiosity, "Are you real?" His response came unexpectedly, a Tractor Beam of Love, undeniable and unexpected. "YES" :)
It is important to avoid hypocrisy and point it out when we see it. But it can be so easy, if you're not careful, to reduce your whole theology to "I hate hypocrites."
I’m never lonely. I have Jesus, Mary Joseph angels saints and a Church who provides my daily devotions and keeps me sane, no matter what. Thank you. You are obviously part of it for me
My mother in-law was not Catholic. But when she lay dying , I said the three prayers for the dying over her . Three days after her death we had her funeral. I had a vision , where she kissed me on the forehead. Jesus loves his children 🙏🩸🐑
I am a cradle Catholic and listening to you all speak is so absolutely wonderful !! It helps me fully appreciate what I have had all along Thank you and may God Bless you all ☘️🌟
Thank you so much for sharing.. For me that I'm returning to THE CHURCH, in some way I can feel related to many of your insights, it felt heart touching and seeing some things in other ways.. By the way I have recently feel so close to Saint Joseph.. Don't know why.. I even feel like crying, maybe he wants to tell me something..
Thank you very much for your videos. Individual and collective. As a 70-year-old cradle Catholic, attending Parish grade school, Franciscan high School and Benedictine college with a Seminary, I get obtain a different and fresh insight into many of the things I have taken for granted. I do believe converts come in with a fresh-eyed perspective. My Father converted to marry my Mother. He was one of the better Catholics that I have known. Perhaps part of the difference is learning the catechism as an adult instead of a child in grade school. I am now rereading the Catechism and the Bible, and watching videos such as this. The obvious reason is for my own salvation. The other reason is to defend against ankle biting comments from non-Catholics, especially those who don't consider Catholics to be Christian - it is a real thing.
I too would probably no longer be a Christian, or at least a practicing Christian if I had remained Protestant. I too was Church of the Nazarene, and our particular church had fundamentalist beliefs about the Bible. I remember my pastors wife asking me one time what I'd learned in school that week, and I said I'd found out that people are mammals. And she burst into tears. And that was my first hint that there was a belief that science and the Bible are incompatible and that I would at times be expected to reject science. I stopped attending church when I was 16 after my parents divorce, and I never returned to Protestant churches again. But attending Mass with my wife for the first time opened me up to the signs and symbolism of the Church, the way words of the Bible were used in new and fascinating ("Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of the world" stayed with me a long time), and guess what? They weren't anti-science. It took me 10 more years to convert, but I never looked back to Protestantism.
I think there are a lot of us with experiences like that-- whether we were dialed-in Christians who had growing questions about Sola Scriptura, or just active youth group kids who got stuck on the science/faith thing or some question about morality and left in high school-- it's deeply reassuring to know that there is no question I could ask about the faith that is gonna be crazier than what Thomas Aquinas has asked...
I had a reversion a long time ago on April 3 Easter, and I sobbed and sobbed and sobbed. People know in their guts and hearts, they were snatched from the Gates of hell. It is Good and True to be emotional about that.
Actually was good that Kenny shared his testimony of receiving the sacrament of penance, saying that it was the most beautiful experience of his life. This shows me that he was never born again. As nice as it may feel to share your sins with someone, nothing can compare with the initial work of the Holy Spirit lifting the burden and wiping the slate clean and pouring out the love of Christ and making you a new creation with a fresh start, washed in the precious blood. Makes sense now that he thought he needed something more, because he never did receive the more. If you really know Christ you won't find yourself looking around for a human authority.
Yes, but do you really understand the richness of the Church under the Holy Spirit? I received the gift of tongues before becoming Catholic. Oh, the emotions are wonderful. God is so good. But He has gifts that you cannot receive outside the Church tht God gave us, is giving us, and will give us -- new -- each day to the end of time.
@susand3668 The whole richness of the church (the body of Christ) is "Christ in you, the hope of glory" . Christ himself is fulness. John 1:16 [16]And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. Although I believe in impartation, the church is not a spiritual drive thru. This is what God has given to the church. Ephesians 4:10-13,15 [10]He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.) [11]And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; [12]For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: [13]Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: [15]But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: The more we let go of other things, the more fulness we gain in Christ. Ephesians 4:7,10-13,15 [7]But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. Paul said, "Thy grace is sufficient for me" He said this out of a deep relationship with Christ. Nothing wrong with feelings, but we were meant for relationship in which we trust in Christ and are able to pour ourselves out to Him and give Him our burden. Have a blessed day.
@@jeromepopiel388 Yes, and God is deepening our relationship with Him every day. I am very glad that you have the understanding that you have. I pray that your understanding will grow so that you will not continue to judge, and objectify, other Christians. This is what you did when you concluded that *because* the gift of the Sacrament of Penance was "the most beautiful experience of his life. This shows me that he was never born again." Yes, we have Christ abiding in our hearts. Yes, to everything the Bible teaches. But your *reading* of the Bible is too limited. Your understanding of God is too small. Jesus is present in each of the Sacraments. The profundity of the reception of the Sacraments, which may be experienced emotionally but sometimes does not, is not *limited* to emotions. Your emotional response to the coming of the Holy Spirit in the "Born Again" experience *is not* the only thing that happened, is it? You were profoundly changed by the experience. That experience is comparable to the reception of the Sacraments, but the comparison also shows differences in the two. Please think about what I am saying. Your experience was and is good. Having had both your experience and Kenny's, I can tell you, both are good. But Kenny's is better. But you won't know that for yourself, until you experience it yourself.
@susand3668 I was a Catholic for 30 years and I never had a real experience of God. Never saw the Holy Spirit move. Never knew a Catholic who moved in the gifts. Everything changed when I was born again. No reason to ever go back to religion when you know Jesus for yourself . All the ceremony is useless. Galatians 4:9-11 [9]But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage? [10]Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years. [11]I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.
A Protestant response. The one true church of Christ is not confined solely to one particular Christian tradition. Christ’s church is made visibly present in the world through local congregations, organized according to the mind of Christ and consisting of baptized, professing believers. Each of these congregations is a full and complete visible expression of the holy Catholic (or universal) church. None of these congregations derives its authority from the Church of Rome. Christ called these congregations into existence and he is the head of each congregation. Their authority comes directly from Christ not the pope. Of course true believers and true local churches can be found in all the major Christian traditions. Rome included but Rome does not own Christ’s church and Christ’s church does not subsist solely within her boundaries. Protestants are considered by Rome to be separated brethren. Their ordinations are considered invalid. Their Eucharist is considered invalid. You act like you never heard of the Council of Trent which anathemitizes the Protestant tradition as accursed. Those anathemas have never been rescinded. No right thinking or informed Protestant would ever agree to being placed outside of Christ’s church. No Protestant would ever accept their Eucharist as invalid. Christ is present at a Protestant Eucharist. Christ is the Lord of the Eucharist not the pope. ALL the redeemed are fully united to Christ AND His church. To say otherwise is crass sectarianism. It is utter nonsense to suggest that the power of the keys resides solely with the pope and that Protestants can’t be assured of forgiveness.
Paul. I hear you. Your comment is well said. The list you put forth is true. But also false. You have Truth this is evident. We say as Catholic that we have the fullness of the Truth. Pick one of your contentions and let's talk. Peace
Jesus said l am the vine you are the branches. The church is Jewish. Your Roman Catholic church are not the natural branches,you are grafted into the olive tree.
@ Catholics are steeped in the Jewish Faith, so much so that we celebrate the Jewish Passover at every Mass only our Paschal Sacrifice is Jesus Christ once & for all time. Try reading Scott Hahn’s the Lamb’s Supper: The Mass as Heaven on Earth. Peace
I was infant baptized in the Catholic Church; had first communion in the Catholic Church, and was confirmed in the Catholic Church. I was baptized with the Holy Spirit and fire outside the Catholic Church.
The Holy Spirit comes upon us in many ways and forms. Would you have known Him had you not been in His company when you were small and so very vulnerable? I began to speak in tongues alone in my room, not knowing what was happening. I learned what it was through the Catholic Charismatic Renewal. Come back to the fullness of the Church that Jesus founded! (Including all us sinners on the Journey!)
@@susand3668 I found out that there are churches which are on the wrong foundation, and many do not know it. A church that has one foot on Jesus and the other foot on world politics, world culture, and its social aspects is on the wrong foundation. The early church, prior to Roman Catholicism, had no hint of pagan influences and earthly governance (state church); and if it had crept in, the Apostles would have admonished the church and dealt with it. They would have remembered the words that Jesus spoke before Pontius Pilate, "My kingdom is not of this world." I am Catholic, in the literal sense of the word (universal), but not Roman Catholic.
@@iggyantioch The kingdom of God is an everlasting kingdom; the church (the ecclesia; the called-out ones) are earthly; yet, have been translated out of the dominion of Satan into the kingdom of God.
@@dannisivoccia2712 may I give a small correction, and confirmation, to your statement? I would point out: The Church is composed of 3 "parts" (for lack of a better word, which my tired mind refuses to come up with) -- The visible Church, the suffering Church, and the Church in Glory. Members of the Church are in each of these states. This may be an easier way for our human minds to understand that The Church is now, but not yet, the everlasting Kingdom of God. No?
I can't forget watching Kenny Burchard's conversion video. He got me weeping when he prayed the Apostle's Creed at the end of that video. I'm a cradle Catholic by the way.
It was the same for me.
Does anyone remember what episode that was?
Hi Matt, Ken, & Kenny,
I was moved to tears listening to each of your journeys to the Catholic Church. So touched by your deep feelings and appreciation of the Catholic faith. Watched this episode twice and cried both times. Beautiful testimonies. Will share this episode with my families and friends.
As a cradle Catholic, didn't know and appreciate the Catholic faith in my younger years. These "On the Journey with Matt, Ken & Kenny", episodes are inspiring and well done. So helpful to all. Wonderful.
God bless your ministry, all of you and your families.
😊❤💒💕💕
So very humbled by your kindness-- thank you for your encouragement, and may God bless you on your own journey!
I have a real long list of things I would’ve missed if I hadn’t become a Catholic (47 years a Protestant, after church hopping for years I hadn’t gone to church for years). First and foremost, The Eucharist - Our Lord Jesus in the most Holy Sacrament; St Mary Magdalene, my confirmation Saint, and all the Saints; the mystical Body of Christ,what an enormous blessing to be part of it; I could go on and on…thank you so much for your ministry, you all have have been an enormous fountain of teaching and wisdom to me, God bless ❤🙏
The list is so long! We had to limit ourselves to just a couple apiece so it wasn't a ten hour episode...
I am also a convert. I think about this a lot. There are so many things that come through our faith...Yes, for me, the Saints and the Sacraments. A treasure mountain full of gemstones. I am part of a big, huge, timeless family...people...oh Lord! How beautiful.
I found how emotional you guys were when giving your testimonies very moving. I appreciate how vulnerable all of you were willing to be here.
Great show Guys Loved hearing all your stories May God Bless you all
Beautiful, intimate conversation, thank you!
7:50 - I'm really sorry about that experience on the radio. Some Catholics aren't quite as well catechized as they imagine. :(
But Jesus Christ is the head of our Catholic Church which He build only one church with the authority of His heavenly Father through His apostles Simon Peter, He knows better than you, and He teaches us to pray always
Luke 5:35 - "I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance"
Luke 6:22-23 - "blessed are you when men hate you and when they exclude you and revile you and cast out your name as evil, on account of the Son of man".
Luke 21:36 - "but watch at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that will take place and to stand before the SON OF MAN".
Mathew 5:12 - "rejoiced and be glad for your reward is great in heaven, for so men persecuted the prophets who were before you"
Mathew 5:45 - "but I say to you love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you".
Mathew 7:1 - Jesus teaches us "judge not, that you be not judged". 3] "why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?".
I suspect that is most....
Ken's point on the reception of Jesus in the Eucharist is so very important, as this is a NT fulfillment of an OT type and one of main reasons why Catholicism is the fullness of the Christian faith.. Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam!
And indeed the fullness and fulfilment of the Jewish faith.
I’m so grateful to you all for being so open in sharing. The Holy Spirit knows our longing for truth and leads us when we feel lost. Three years ago I found a Christian community in the Catholic church beyond what I hoped for. Now I know that the ‘great cloud of witnesses’ will surround me and lead me home.
Matt’s story touched me. The Catholic Church was my saviour when I went into my faith crises as well.
I am never sorry I take the time to listen to CHN videos and this one was no exception. Thank you for all you do and may God bless you in your work.
I love how you explained and elaborated on each of these blessings of being Catholic. Matt's description of the path from Christianity to agnosticism/atheism is absolutely spot on. One member of my family, when I asked him why he didn't go to church, said it's only full of hypocrites. When I was agnostic and totally disinterested in learning about God - much less Catholicism - my view of religion was summed up in the attitude, "I'm just as good a person as any of those Christians." His intervention in my life came only when I asked a question from simple curiosity, "Are you real?" His response came unexpectedly, a Tractor Beam of Love, undeniable and unexpected. "YES" :)
It is important to avoid hypocrisy and point it out when we see it. But it can be so easy, if you're not careful, to reduce your whole theology to "I hate hypocrites."
Thank you for sharing your insights, gentlemen!
Thankyou gentlemen for your transparency . I shall continue on my journey.✝️
I’m never lonely. I have Jesus, Mary Joseph angels saints and a Church who provides my daily devotions and keeps me sane, no matter what. Thank you. You are obviously part of it for me
Beautiful video! 🙌🏽🕊️💜
I missed you all 🙏♥️♥️♥️
You are too kind!
My mother in-law was not Catholic. But when she lay dying , I said the three prayers for the dying over her . Three days after her death we had her funeral. I had a vision , where she kissed me on the forehead. Jesus loves his children 🙏🩸🐑
I am a cradle Catholic and listening to you all speak is so absolutely wonderful !!
It helps me fully appreciate what I have had all along
Thank you and may God Bless you all ☘️🌟
Thank you so much for sharing.. For me that I'm returning to THE CHURCH, in some way I can feel related to many of your insights, it felt heart touching and seeing some things in other ways.. By the way I have recently feel so close to Saint Joseph.. Don't know why.. I even feel like crying, maybe he wants to tell me something..
Thank you very much for your videos. Individual and collective.
As a 70-year-old cradle Catholic, attending Parish grade school, Franciscan high School and Benedictine college with a Seminary, I get obtain a different and fresh insight into many of the things I have taken for granted. I do believe converts come in with a fresh-eyed perspective. My Father converted to marry my Mother. He was one of the better Catholics that I have known. Perhaps part of the difference is learning the catechism as an adult instead of a child in grade school. I am now rereading the Catechism and the Bible, and watching videos such as this. The obvious reason is for my own salvation. The other reason is to defend against ankle biting comments from non-Catholics, especially those who don't consider Catholics to be Christian - it is a real thing.
no one can define you. I am a long time Jewish convert to Catholicism, a Christian in the deepest sense.
I like this video. Thank you so much.
I too would probably no longer be a Christian, or at least a practicing Christian if I had remained Protestant. I too was Church of the Nazarene, and our particular church had fundamentalist beliefs about the Bible. I remember my pastors wife asking me one time what I'd learned in school that week, and I said I'd found out that people are mammals. And she burst into tears. And that was my first hint that there was a belief that science and the Bible are incompatible and that I would at times be expected to reject science. I stopped attending church when I was 16 after my parents divorce, and I never returned to Protestant churches again. But attending Mass with my wife for the first time opened me up to the signs and symbolism of the Church, the way words of the Bible were used in new and fascinating ("Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of the world" stayed with me a long time), and guess what? They weren't anti-science. It took me 10 more years to convert, but I never looked back to Protestantism.
I think there are a lot of us with experiences like that-- whether we were dialed-in Christians who had growing questions about Sola Scriptura, or just active youth group kids who got stuck on the science/faith thing or some question about morality and left in high school-- it's deeply reassuring to know that there is no question I could ask about the faith that is gonna be crazier than what Thomas Aquinas has asked...
👍👍👍 You all well deserved God's mercy and grace that was given to you. My deep bow and respect.
Loved this guys! Keep up the great work!
Excellent team, Excellent content.
Praying for the “punk rock friends” 🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼
Very grateful :)
I needed this one today. Thank you
If God had not lead me back to Catholic Church about 8 yrs ago after 35+ yrs Evangelical, I’d be divorced. 100%
Great episode!
I had a reversion a long time ago on April 3 Easter, and I sobbed and sobbed and sobbed.
People know in their guts and hearts, they were snatched from the Gates of hell. It is Good and True to be emotional about that.
Amen brothers! 🙏
Love the beard!!
This channel does not tell you to see the beard, but to hear their testimony.
@@marymargarette4289 Both/And :)
Actually was good that Kenny shared his testimony of receiving the sacrament of penance, saying that it was the most beautiful experience of his life. This shows me that he was never born again. As nice as it may feel to share your sins with someone, nothing can compare with the initial work of the Holy Spirit lifting the burden and wiping the slate clean and pouring out the love of Christ and making you a new creation with a fresh start, washed in the precious blood. Makes sense now that he thought he needed something more, because he never did receive the more. If you really know Christ you won't find yourself looking around for a human authority.
Yes, but do you really understand the richness of the Church under the Holy Spirit?
I received the gift of tongues before becoming Catholic. Oh, the emotions are wonderful. God is so good.
But He has gifts that you cannot receive outside the Church tht God gave us, is giving us, and will give us -- new -- each day to the end of time.
@susand3668 The whole richness of the church (the body of Christ) is "Christ in you, the hope of glory" .
Christ himself is fulness.
John 1:16
[16]And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.
Although I believe in impartation, the church is not a spiritual drive thru.
This is what God has given to the church.
Ephesians 4:10-13,15
[10]He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)
[11]And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
[12]For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
[13]Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
[15]But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
The more we let go of other things, the more fulness we gain in Christ.
Ephesians 4:7,10-13,15
[7]But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
Paul said, "Thy grace is sufficient for me"
He said this out of a deep relationship with Christ.
Nothing wrong with feelings, but we were meant for relationship in which we trust in Christ and are able to pour ourselves out to Him and give Him our burden.
Have a blessed day.
@@jeromepopiel388 Yes, and God is deepening our relationship with Him every day.
I am very glad that you have the understanding that you have.
I pray that your understanding will grow so that you will not continue to judge, and objectify, other Christians. This is what you did when you concluded that *because* the gift of the Sacrament of Penance was "the most beautiful experience of his life. This shows me that he was never born again."
Yes, we have Christ abiding in our hearts. Yes, to everything the Bible teaches.
But your *reading* of the Bible is too limited. Your understanding of God is too small.
Jesus is present in each of the Sacraments. The profundity of the reception of the Sacraments, which may be experienced emotionally but sometimes does not, is not *limited* to emotions.
Your emotional response to the coming of the Holy Spirit in the "Born Again" experience *is not* the only thing that happened, is it? You were profoundly changed by the experience.
That experience is comparable to the reception of the Sacraments, but the comparison also shows differences in the two.
Please think about what I am saying. Your experience was and is good.
Having had both your experience and Kenny's, I can tell you, both are good. But Kenny's is better. But you won't know that for yourself, until you experience it yourself.
@susand3668 I was a Catholic for 30 years and I never had a real experience of God. Never saw the Holy Spirit move. Never knew a Catholic who moved in the gifts. Everything changed when I was born again. No reason to ever go back to religion when you know Jesus for yourself . All the ceremony is useless.
Galatians 4:9-11
[9]But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?
[10]Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.
[11]I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.
@@jeromepopiel388did u ever believe in the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist?
A Protestant response. The one true church of Christ is not confined solely to one particular Christian tradition. Christ’s church is made visibly present in the world through local congregations, organized according to the mind of Christ and consisting of baptized, professing believers. Each of these congregations is a full and complete visible expression of the holy Catholic (or universal) church. None of these congregations derives its authority from the Church of Rome. Christ called these congregations into existence and he is the head of each congregation. Their authority comes directly from Christ not the pope. Of course true believers and true local churches can be found in all the major Christian traditions. Rome included but Rome does not own Christ’s church and Christ’s church does not subsist solely within her boundaries. Protestants are considered by Rome to be separated brethren. Their ordinations are considered invalid. Their Eucharist is considered invalid. You act like you never heard of the Council of Trent which anathemitizes the Protestant tradition as accursed. Those anathemas have never been rescinded. No right thinking or informed Protestant would ever agree to being placed outside of Christ’s church. No Protestant would ever accept their Eucharist as invalid. Christ is present at a Protestant Eucharist. Christ is the Lord of the Eucharist not the pope. ALL the redeemed are fully united to Christ AND His church. To say otherwise is crass sectarianism. It is utter nonsense to suggest that the power of the keys resides solely with the pope and that Protestants can’t be assured of forgiveness.
Paul.
I hear you.
Your comment is well said.
The list you put forth is true. But also false. You have Truth this is evident.
We say as Catholic that we have the fullness of the Truth.
Pick one of your contentions and let's talk.
Peace
Jesus said l am the vine you are the branches. The church is Jewish. Your Roman Catholic church are not the natural branches,you are grafted into the olive tree.
Joel Heshmeyer just a book you should read. The early church was the Catholic Church. Peace.
@adamk4861 obviously you not replied logically about jesus as the true vine and the branches are the Jewish disciples
@@frederickanderson1860 read the earliest Christians my friend & see what they believed. They were taught by the Apostles. Peace
@adamk4861 read apostle Paul letter to the Romans chapter 11, and maybe your perception of the Roman Catholic church narrative will change.
@ Catholics are steeped in the Jewish Faith, so much so that we celebrate the Jewish Passover at every Mass only our Paschal Sacrifice is Jesus Christ once & for all time. Try reading Scott Hahn’s the Lamb’s Supper: The Mass as Heaven on Earth. Peace
I was infant baptized in the Catholic Church; had first communion in the Catholic Church, and was confirmed in the Catholic Church.
I was baptized with the Holy Spirit and fire outside the Catholic Church.
The Holy Spirit comes upon us in many ways and forms.
Would you have known Him had you not been in His company when you were small and so very vulnerable?
I began to speak in tongues alone in my room, not knowing what was happening. I learned what it was through the Catholic Charismatic Renewal.
Come back to the fullness of the Church that Jesus founded! (Including all us sinners on the Journey!)
@@susand3668
I found out that there are churches which are on the wrong foundation, and many do not know it. A church that has one foot on Jesus and the other foot on world politics, world culture, and its social aspects is on the wrong foundation. The early church, prior to Roman Catholicism, had no hint of pagan influences and earthly governance (state church); and if it had crept in, the Apostles would have admonished the church and dealt with it. They would have remembered the words that Jesus spoke before Pontius Pilate, "My kingdom is not of this world."
I am Catholic, in the literal sense of the word (universal), but not Roman Catholic.
Yes Christ established his Kingdom (Church)?
@@iggyantioch
The kingdom of God is an everlasting kingdom; the church (the ecclesia; the called-out ones) are earthly; yet, have been translated out of the dominion of Satan into the kingdom of God.
@@dannisivoccia2712 may I give a small correction, and confirmation, to your statement?
I would point out: The Church is composed of 3 "parts" (for lack of a better word, which my tired mind refuses to come up with) -- The visible Church, the suffering Church, and the Church in Glory. Members of the Church are in each of these states.
This may be an easier way for our human minds to understand that The Church is now, but not yet, the everlasting Kingdom of God. No?