Can a Catholic Marry a Non-Catholic?
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- Father Mike answers one of the most common questions he receives, pointing out that Catholics marrying non-Catholics is not an issue of sin but an issue of wisdom. Since marriage is naturally so difficult, he argues, the wise decision would be to marry someone who is on the same page with you when it comes to your faith. The reasons for this are endless, and Father Mike is passionate about all of them. The most important thing to remember, though, is that loving Jesus and the Catholic Church is not an imposition, so don't be afraid to make your faith the cornerstone of your marriage.
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I'm non Catholic. I got married to Catholic. After a year and half of marriage. I decided to become Catholic. I will be baptised in April next year. My first Sunday Mass was tears with happiness.
Suseela S. did you get baptized or did the virus prevent you?
@@sunnyandbuilder189 my baptised got postponed this year. Should be this april. Just have faith in your way.
Congratulations Suseela !!!!
Suseela. S So how does it feel after becoming a Catholic...sadly circumstances aren't favourable for you with no physical Mass but even then are you able to maintain that loving relationship with the Lord
Congratulations on your baptism through the Catholic Church here felt the love in your heart for what it represents and also you've made a wise choice if you are a woman married to a Catholic man I believe women should follow their husbands and honor them in all things I am promising but I congratulate you
When I met my husband he was Lutheran, I told him from the beginning I would never leave my faith for him. He was fallen away from the Lutheran faith and attended mass with my family with an open heart. I remember the day he turned to me at mass and said I feel something here. :) he recieved his 1st communion and confirmed in the Catholic church at the Easter vigil in 2007 before our wedding in the Catholic church in Sept. I thank the Lord for the blessing of my husband everyday.
Lutheran seems to help /strengthen Catholic faith.
Beautiful. Pls pray for people with similar situation.
Me as a catholic living in Turkey I can say it's really difficult.
Difficult, but not impossible! Hold onto faith! God is with you, or maybe you’ll share a similar journey as some of the people in the comments!
I’m moving to Turkey, my chances of a wife that i can treat good go up there.
Prayers for you brother
i am an indonesian, i am a catholic,already married and 2 children; i may kind of undrstand yours a bit. still, Believe Jesus Ways.
My prayers are with you, what an enormous cross to carry! But know that God gives you strength you must trust in Him and maybe draw inspiration from our founding fathers who were persecuted because of their conversation and faith.
It gets depressing when you realize you're the only Christian in the family. Take his advice
I cant do it. Being with a non Catholic is like a big albatross on my neck. Never works. I'm still single.
@Ian Hernandez how old are you?
You should pray for your family.
Not for me.
Ian Hernandez I’m assuming cuz you said @not around my age” so they’re curious why you said that lol
spot on, on every point. I married a baptist girl 22 years ago & there were lots of struggles and disagreements. we ended up agreeing to attend both churches together every sunday. When the kids arrived everything got exponentially harder. fortunately after many years of prayer, my wife came into the church the same year our oldest made their first commomen. but i've often had the same thought, I wish I had married someone that was catholic, that way the first 10 years of marriage would not have been so contestable. God bless you Fr. Mike, keep up the great work.
Hey Fr. Mike!! I have a couple of questions that maybe you can discuss in future videos:
1. Masturbating and the millennial (feminist) reform.
2. The supernatural (I’m trying to say unbelievable but I don’t mean that I don’t believe) stories of the Old Testament and refuting atheist response to these extraordinary stories (we’ve all descended from Adam and Eve etc)
3. Preachers/teachers who are put on a pedestal after performing miracles. Or. Discerning a prophecy that someone has given your life.
4. How to pray? Hear the voice of God?
5. How to be okay with the fact that there are some answers that we don’t have and that’s okay?
6. Tithing and the corrupted church (no offense)
7. Something to hold on to when the world says that humans can convince ourselves of anything even the idea of God.
Yeah... haha! There are so many more but I’m doing my own research simultaneously so it will be nice to hear your opinion aswell. ❤️❤️
Much love and God bless!
Natasha Pereira No, to masterbation and feminism. Yes, to Confession and Mass. This IS how you will hear the Voice of God. Pray the Rosary daily to our Lady. Let God worry about deceitful priests or ministers. Tithe 10% no matter what, you are responsible for the giving. The more God has shown me, the less I know. We will always, here on Earth, have unanswered questions, trust God, trust the Magisterium pre Vatican 2, trust the Blessed Mother and St. Joseph. Talk to Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, daily. Blessings
NO to feminism? PLEASE EXPLAIN WHY? Do you vote? do you pray/wish for equality?
Masterbating is natural and how can you show your partner how to pleasure you if you don't know yourself? DO IT and love it :) x
These are awesome topics!!
Guys, easy on the trite answers. Of course Natasha would have a good idea on the direction the Church would give on each topic, but wouldn't you want to see videos giving food for thought?
@@jemmanicole6175 it not about pleasure but procreation
Father Mike, I’ve just found this video and I couldn’t agree more with, going back in time to marry a catholic man, although I love my children and they are being raised as catholic and we go to mass every Sunday, and they go to a catholic school and we pray every night and give thanks to God for every new day we wake up.
It has been so so hard and difficult to even find the words to explain to my husband about my love to God and my faith and why I need to go to mass and pray and more so, why it’s important to me that my boys are brought up with loving God, with finding comfort knowing they’re not alone and that they’ll never be alone and that when we pray to God he listens to us.
My boys have been baptised and of course my husband said from the very first day I said they needed to be baptised he said he was going to attend the ceremony and then I had a big unpleasant discussion with my mother in law about her thinking I am imposing “this religion thing” on my boys instead of waiting for them to grow up and choose what religion they’ll like to follow 😮.
But my faith has been questioned so much and my husband sometimes has even made my own faith stumble, saying things like why do you pray so much? Nobody listens to you because there’s nobody out there 😢. Nothing is happening! And it is so disheartening to hear this from my own husband.
BUT, my God gave me a beautiful Christmas present last Christmas. As I was running late from work to attend Christmas Eve mass, I asked him to take the boys and meet me there so he didn’t have to just drop them off on their own. At to my surprise, he was sitting with my boys in the church listening to mass and he stayed and heard mass completely and that made me so happy that I just burst into tears, happy tears and when he looked at me he said he saw me crying and he said: what’s happening? Why are you crying? And I said: because you are here, you stayed. We are a family and we’re here together.
And he said: yes but don’t get used to it 🤪.
I know God listens, and to bring my husband to him is something I pray for a lot. And I think a little mustard seed has been planted in his heart.
Thank you Father Mike for all the amazing videos and I am also following you in the your podcast the bible in a year. You are amazing! God has given you a wonderful gift, please keep pushing us to get closer to God and keep up with our faith and help us become better catholics. My boys enjoy so much listening to your homilies every Sunday before their bedtime.
God bless you 🙏 please pray for the conversion of my husband.
My wife and I are non Catholic Protestant and were married by a Protestant pastor. My wife and I are both non practicing, and have one child. If I choose to go through RCIA and get baptized in the Catholic church what should I expect as far as rules go? Will my marriage be considered valid? Is my son "required" to go to the Catholic church even if his mom would rather he not, he's only 2 at the time of my posting this?
The Bible says: Do not be unequally yoked.
Do NOT marry none Christians. I won’t marry anyone outside of my faith. Beware of false teachers.
Doesn’t the non-Catholic party have to agree to allow the Catholic spouse to raise the children in the Catholic Church?
My husband was agnostic and was "ok" with me being Catholic. 11 years later he is the one that iniates prayers and sometimes I think he has more faith in God than I have.
So there’s Hope? My boyfriend is confused of what he believes now because I shared Christianity with him. He was a nihilist, became agnostic, and now he’s considering becoming Christian. The only thing stopping him is religious trauma, which I pray for him. But there’s hope right? 🤍
@@sorkaii I'm praying for your boyfriend💚
Thanks for sharing this! My husband and I have been married for almost 12 years. I always say he’s a better person by nature than I am by grace, but he is against becoming catholic because of the human aspect of it, and the parts of Catholicism that he disagrees with. He has slowly come around to God through the years and will come to mass with me and the kids and sits with us at night while we say the rosary, but he still says he won’t become catholic....I am hopeful with continued prayer he will get there!
Been married for almost 15 years to a non Catholics, many many many obstacles has brought me much closer to God. From a person made to church every Sunday - always late. Now I go to daily masses, 3 rosaries a day. 1 rosary with the kids. He is not joining us but stays in the same room with us. I am still praying for him. I believe God have a plan, I am and my kids are his servant, we’ll do whatever we need to.
@@clairemccallion9042 My prayrs are with you.
I’m Hindu my boyfriend is catholic. He took me to the mass and I’m telling you I was in tears when it ended. My heart felt so nice. ❤️
Aww god bless you two❤️
God bleed u
Are you converting to Catholicism?
God Loves you ❤
How awesome!! Thanks for sharing & keep going back - I love our faith❤️✝️🛐
I married a non-Catholic and after 18 years of a beautiful marriage, he decided to become a Catholic. I never pressured him and eventually he felt called to convert. Maybe sometimes we are placed in another's life to lead them to the faith. I truly believe God had a plan for our marriage. We have now been married for 20 years and have a 16 year old son whom is also a practicing Catholic.
How did conversations of baptizing your child happen? That's been the first and constant struggle. I've been married 18 years to a non denom, I like his church, but, it's not who I am. We're supposed to get our marriage blessed in December, but I'm feeling like I shouldn't. He's only doing it for me. I would be attending church alone and believing alone.
@@VLMadre That is hard. And sad. My mom regrets marrying my dad who said he would convert but really he was just doing it for her and then never did it. Turns out even doing the marriage vows to him were just "steps that had to be taken".
Welcome home !!!
Praise be God, he does have a plan and we have to surrender to that. I used to fight about but I don't anymore and pray for him to. My husband is catholic but not practicing and the only one big problem is he doesn't like going to mass on Sundays with us.
@@mariazuniga-lopez1850 great God bless you🙏🙏🙏
My mom is Catholic and she married my dad when he was Jewish. My dad decided to become Catholic after they were married for a year. ❤
@gary barr I'm not Catholic, but why do you think that Catholics are a cult? They are just another branch of Christianity. What's the matter with people who believe differently than you? Also, if you think they are a cult, why are you here?
@gary barr yeah you are right
@@hazellevesque7773 It doesn't matter cult or branch , every one believes in the lord
@@ashllywellnooneisworthit9335 but if it doesn't brainwash people or make them worship other people it's not a cult. Catholicism is not a cult.
@@Adam-nu9gu a jew is the same as everyone else when it comes to saved or not. God will reward anyone who brings anyone into the church.
I married a non practicing protestant. It was hard to go to Mass because “I was always messing up the family programs”. I prayed a lot for him, and for us. And in the hardness of time, the Holy Spirit illuminated me. We moved far away with our kids, and after 1 year abroad, he started paying attention to the Gospel, also thanks to the pandemic. Last year on May 2021 he was baptized, had his first communion and confirmation. 🙏🏻 So it was worth going through this path
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My mom is catholic and my dad was RAISED Pentecostal. However, a few years into the marriage, my dad realized that he wants to be catholic but he wanted to wait. Now, he wants my brother and I (23 and 18) to be his sponsors for becoming catholic. I’m so excited about it.
aww that's so wonderful!
Good for him. I was Pentecostal before my conversion into the Catholic Church, and I must say that I am happy with my decision. Kudos to your dad and best of luck to you and your family. God bless!
yup im crying. happy for your dad, sister!! praying for and with your family 🙏❤️
How can someone just ‘decide’ to be of a certain religion 😂 and this guy is also very ‘camp’ I’m confused
@@jemmanicole6175 I think it's a little like falling in love. Sometimes two people really like eachother right off the bat but sometimes there isn't much interest on one side or initially none at all and it takes a while for them to get to know each other and the relationship is slow and takes a long time. I agree with you when you say religion isn't something you can just decide. For me and I think most people it's something that grows within them, a realization...it very much like falling in love with a person and marrying them. It shouldn't be done lightly or rushed because then it might be regretted. I hope that helps. 😊
This helped cure my post-breakup blues. I was so sad to break up with my girlfriend of a year and a half. She was a very good person, very smart, and very generous, but we diverged quite a bit on our core values. Namely faith and family. I knew deep in my heart that it was the right move for the sake of my future happiness, family, marriage, and salvation, but the world around me definitely made me consider if I was being "overly picky". I was not. Thank you, Father.
Paul, I watch your podcasts! Lol It was funny for me to come across you in the comment section of one of Father Mike’s videos. I’ve been through a similar experience, it’s encouraging to see other Catholics our age truly living the faith. Thank you for being so open about Catholicism in your podcast episodes! I love the episode with Fr. Archer! Keep doing what you’re doing😊
The opposite happened to me and I'm devastated. Nearly 20 years ago, I - an adult Catholic woman who had never been married - fell in love with and married a divorced non-Catholic man in a civil ceremony in my backyard. Though I have been a lifelong Catholic, I was not brought up in a deeply, spiritual Catholic home. I was baptized, had my holy communion and my confirmation, but I did not grow up fully learning or understanding my faith or the spiritual implications of the kind of marital union I entered into. I grew up with no strong faith formation in the home. Even though we all understood the Church to be holy we were nominal Catholics. At a certain point we even stopped going to church as a family - at the time I was just a teenager! The importance of the word of God was never uttered at home. As an adult living on my own, I resumed going to church and taking the eucharist every Sunday - yes, even after my marriage. I knew that my marriage wasn't right - just how 'not right' I didn't know, but I basically ignored it. I love the church, but was ignorant of the sacrament. I did not fully understand that I was living in mortal sin and that because of this I was not allowed to take the eucharist. After a recent and very deep spiritual journey of my own, I am now FULLY aware of my situation. But my husband has never been a very religious man (I've been going to church by myself all these years). While he understands my predicament, he said he couldn't go through an annulment with his ex-wife because it would mean admitting that his first marriage was not valid from the get-go, but that was not the case. Their marriage was built on love, produced two children and ended in divorce because she cheated on him. I'm now nearly retirement age and my husband is 17 years my senior. We have been living chaste lives for some time and recently I even stopped taking the eucharist. I plan on going to confession, though I don't know what I can do to set things right. Consider yourself lucky to have had that kind of spiritual discernment BEFORE going any further in your relationship.
Good. Interfaith relationships are not meant to be.
Bless you for that tough decision.
@@ElizaDolittle you know what is the right thing to do. Confess and leave a chaste life
I married a non-Catholic thankfully he was a strong Christian. I am a devout cradle Catholic. When I met my husband I told him specifically that I hope your in this for the long haul...I want my children raised Catholic and we can never get divorced (I said it half jokingly sorta :)). He always attended Catholic mass and was very supportive of my faith. Our kids have been raised Catholic as I hoped. Fast forward 14 years later, he got confirmed as a Catholic last year. He came to this decision on his own. His reason for this decision: our oldest got confirmed this year and he felt compelled to do it and to be an example for our children. I thank the Lord for working through my husband because he is a wonderful Catholic.
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Martha R what a beautiful story! Thanks for sharing
Martha R fantastic story, I really needed to hear a story of faith, hope and encouragement tonight? Thank you for that. God bless.
Thank you for being a wonderful witness to your husband :) praise the Lord!
Martha R that’s wonderful story!!
Thank you Father Mike. Your talk makes so much sense - wisdom. I have been married for 44 years to a non Catholic and he has never joined me at any Mass apart from Baptism, Holy Communion. There have been many times when I have been at Mass and with tears in my eyes wished that we could be there together as I watched couples, young and old with families at Mass. My consolation is knowing that as I sit there alone, my Lord, my Eucharistic love, is at the altar waiting for me with arms wide open. 💞
You sound like my mom. God Bless you. I could feel the emotion in your words and made me want to hug you. My mom, since my dad left the family, knows that Jesus is there with her and will never leave her. Jesus is always with you as well. God Bless you. ✝
It has been almost 50 years for me in the same situation. My husband considered my faith as something to accept about me, nothing more. I did my best to bring my children up in the faith, but they left the church as soon as they left home. My husband does go with me on Christmas and Easter, because he knows that, coming from a large family, I can get particularly sad sitting alone at those masses. I take comfort in knowing Jesus is always at mass, waiting for me and helping me to be a better Catholic. I continue to pray for my husband's conversion.
I can totally relate to this. 36 years of marriage and struggling. We are growing apart instead of closer. I did not listen to those around me who were much wiser.
@@peedwards4943 If you could do it all over again, would you choose someone else to marry? What about the human element and the love you share minus the shared faith? Is there beauty in that to be thankful for? Is your spouse a great person otherwise?
Pray for your spouse. The lord will hear your prayers
I married a non Catholic. He became Catholic one year later. One our daughters is now an enclosed nun.😁
Jacqueline Harrod enclosed nun? Please explain?
@@jemmanicole6175 cloistered nun
Oh ok, ya learn something new everyday huh!
Sad. Is it true you hardly ever get to see them if at all and no phone calls even?
meli well it is good I guess if she wants to live that lifestyle
I'm a Hindu born into a super conservative family, but I practice faith secretly and I'm happy that I found Christ. It's a beautiful feeling when you pray and I can surely say, my life has changed after I believed in Christ.
Amen.
Wow that's cool to know
@@gerarddlima Haha thanks brother 😊
I pray for you sister💛 where are you from?? How are you dealing with that??
That is some beautiful stuff right there
Welcome home
I was a non Christian in love with a Catholic. Thanks to him, I found my faith in Jesus so strong that I got baptized in the church that came to my head first. Now after 8 years of our marriage, finally I am a strong Catholic preparing to become a Catechist soon... Hallelujah
Praise God.
Welcome to the truth
What a great testimony!
How did you do it?? I’m an atheist always have been my fiance was always christian later turned agnostic and now a strong catholic...He wants a catholic wedding
@@Mariemarie-uw7id Open your heart to the Lord jst once and see...Being an Athiest is your choice, no one can force you...BT atlst taste the Lord b see, He is good...not only u will experience a huge positive change in your life, BT also through you, your marriage life will be highly blessed..jst try Him once...He is the best father, best friend, best teacher, best guide and no one loves like Him...
Thank you Fr Mike! I'm Catholic been married to a non Catholic for 18 years. You're right, it can be hard, but praise God, love makes all things possible! A marriage is a covenant between 2 people and God. If the person God has chosen for you is not a Catholic, trust in His wisdom that it will work 🙏
Same here. 15 years.
Better yet, listen to the Church and don’t marry a non-Catholic to begin with. Yes, it could turn out all right, but all of the split-faith marriages I’ve known over the years have not worked out. When the children come you need strong faith to raise them Catholic and without the support of your spouse, it is very difficult. The Church doesn’t make arbitrary rules that don’t matter if we don’t follow them. It makes rules that will help you in your life to keep your faith. Being a Christian and working to get to Heaven is a difficult journey, wouldn’t it be better to have someone with you who will support your faith?
@@suew4609 Sorry to hear all those split-faith marriages you've known haven't worked out. I hope you come across some that have in the future, they do exist.
@@suew4609 she just told you she had a great marriage. What could possibly be better? What’s your point?
@@melissachong3965 I’m sure they do exist, and I’m glad your’s is working out. God bless!
I wish I could have heard this 30 years ago when I met my non-catholic spouse of 26 years. I has been a long hard road of marriage and through the years I choose to have arguments about raising our daughter in the catholic faith than fight about him leaving socks on the floor. The faith was more important to me. I can relate to all the points you touched on. This discussion is so on target. However, I might add in my experience that my daughter who just turned 18 still goes to adoration and confession with me and she sees how hard my marriage is so I pray that she marries another catholic. If that is God’s vocation for her. As for my husband it has been a long slow road but I do see signs of conversation every year. He’s not yet ready for RCIA but he does say grace with us at meals even when we are dining out and he has become pro-life. Thank you for discussing such an important topic. I will continue to pray for you and your ministry.
Grace before meal when dining out, that would bring God to a lot of people.
Prayer. Is the ultimate solution.and be patient and don't argue or fight. Take every thing in prayer. Organise family prayers the rosary, meal prayer, family Bible study, bed and morning prayer. Even is they don't join be persistent and pray. Leave it to Jesus. God bless you and your family 🙏
Arrgghhh that part about arguing with your spouse, so familiar... My 25 years of marriage to an atheist has been a path full of (unnecessary) thorns. As if marriage is not hard enough, just like father Mike says.
Whoever is reading this, if you are a catholic and in love with a person of another religion or he or she is an atheist that you want to marry... please please please listen to father Mikes' video over and over again. Invoke God's help and He will make it easy, very easy for you to decide and make that life saving step towards the right and wise decision. Trust me.
I was born and raised Catholic, was a devout Catholic always. But also I was too young and too ignorant and too shy to know better than to marry a non Catholic and atheist person. Whom I loved and still love dearly. And I feel stuck... Am I happy? Sadly no.. Long story short, please pray for wisdom and Lord's guidance, try, give yourself a chance to become truly happy because you deserve it.
Amelia Rowan, what do you mean? Catholics should be pro life. We can’t be pro abortion.
How about letting your children choose. I did with mine I would never tell anyone they must follow me or be this or that. YOU wish for them to follow and be what you are. Take people for what they are not what you wish of them. I married a roman catholic 30 years ago.. i am an atheist. still married and lots of children. they choose their own path religious or not. I taught them how to think not what to think. It is not up to me to dictate to others, no matter what i believe or think. I now have independent thinking offspring. 1 religious 1 not 1 on the fence. But i am proud and love all of them.
Your husband loves you and says grace so as to respect you and placate you. would you not say grace to respect him or placate him? Would you alter your life for him as he is doing for you.. I value my wife and what she wishes and wants, she values mine. We do not cross over with demands, wants, needs etc. Just as we do not cross over about politics. who she votes for is not my concern who i vote for is not her concern hence we do not argue. we just enjoy and laugh and life to the full. Peace.
I’m catholic and my girlfriend is muslim and we have both always been very respectful of each others religion but this video just made me sad asf😭
Is she religious at all? She can't marry you religiously
@@allarpton1564 yes she is and i know that bruh😭 no need to rub it in
Hit the nail on the head with such love and goodness! Thank you for this video that I will be sending to gals with this question over and over again!!!
You should make a video about this.
Fr. Mike said it better than I ever could :)
Emily Wilson I've been wanting to write to u personally for a long time but im not on a lot of social media sites (just facebook). It would be wonderful if you could please tell me how to contact you personally. Thank you!
Your easily fooled
I agree that as a catholic, marrying a non-catholic can be challenging. I think Fr. Mike did a great job explaining the issues. That said, my wife and I are approaching our 4 year anniversary (yes, I know we're still early on) and I wouldn't change it for anything.
My wife was raised as a non-denominational, hence her curiosity towards Catholicism. Where it can be challenging is explaining the differences to those who have little experience with the Catholic church. All that said, I agree that it was a great video.
I Married my Catholic Wife 37 years ago and was a smug agnostic...I converted to Catholicism at the 24th year...I never had the nerve to say there was no God and I really started to believe there was a Hell...I read the "Suprised by the Truth " books by Patrick Madrid...I was welcome into the Church on April 15th of 2005 ...It was the most important day of my existence and our Marriage is most excellent...My Wife told me she Prayed for my cold Heart everyday for conversion right up to my Baptism...God is Great and Life is good...Peace to all...
I'm so happy for you. My son m arried a Japanese buddhist. They live in Japan and have 2 sons, 7 and 8 yrs old.
My son no longer communicates with me in any way. I'm 71 and quite ill. I cry daily missing my only child but now I want to try (it will be very difficult) to do either the year long prayers of St Brigida, or the 12 year litany promise, also given to St Brigida. My request is that my son is touched by our Lord, his Blessed Mother also, in such a way he cannot ignore. He's a very GOOD person, but needs to know the unique JOY and FREEDOM that comes from giving your life to Christ Jesus, knowing God's love is TRULY there for him, along with His acceptance of him as one of his unique creations and is always waiting for his return to the Romans Catholic Church to receive Confirmation (I'm so dumb, thought that would happen automatically, being a student of Catholic Schools), remain true to the Holy Spirit, attend Mass and receive the Eucharist, helping his children to become catholics too. I'd like his wife to convert after learning the catechism and Gospel. In short, I very much hope to help my son, grandkids, those I love, avoid purgatory and one day see God.
Can you please include his name, Thomas Andrea, in your prayers? He went to good schools in Rome from St Francis, Marymount, then Notre Dame prep (now gone due to lack of funds). He was very much liked but found
to be lacking in self assurance, like his mother.
This means everything to me. Thank you to anyone who has read this. I pray we will all be helped and protected until we are finished with this world. I DO know we're ALL loved.
Thankyou, Mary
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Welcome home brother!
@@marylou931 I'll pray for you and for your son. May God grant you the desire of your heart🙏
I prayed for 40 years for my husband’s conversion. I never nagged him about it. He was never coerced in anyway. All I did was prayed and lived my faith to the best I could. Somehow, by osmosis, he assimilated something. Then the Holy Spirit made it happen. Now he is more Catholic than I am ! Thanks be to God.
In the 1940’s my mother converted to Catholicism right before she married my Dad. She came from a Protestant background but she did it to please everyone. A woman true to her word, she raised us Catholic and brought us to Mass every Sunday. She was quite a woman, not only did she faithfully watch Fr Fulton Sheen but she never missed out on any Billy Graham tv special and sometimes she’d cry. She taught me to believe in God but to love God and to access God through both these preachers. Today, I’m still Catholic but I sure do love watching Joyce Meyers when I get a chance. In fact God used Joyce Meyers to bring me back to the Catholic Church…she made me want to go back to church and I slipped back to where I belonged. God works in mysterious ways. God bless my ma and dad.
Im honestly stupid. I clicked on this video trying to get an answer then I remembered that my Mom is catholic and my Dad isn’t 🤦♂️
Haha I'm with you on that
JM+JT🙏❤🕊🙏No, you are not stupid, you are smart, if you are baptized you are Gods Children.
You got the answer, pray and seek only for the right Girl to be the Mother of your Children. Keep chaste and healthy in body, mind and soul for your future wife and kids.🙏❤🙏
@Nicholas Marcellino dude, literally the exact same. Like EXACT
Except no brother
Same here
As a Protestant your advice was very very helpful and it helped me understand some of my concerns with dating a catholic. Thank you Father
thank you for replying, it’s nice to see a comment from this perspective among the “i’m a catholic who converted my spouse” replies. i’m baptist and my girlfriend is catholic so i wanted to see what other non-catholic (but still christian) people’s experiences were
@@joostine3720 I think the first goal in mixed Christian faith relationships should be to help each other become better people and better Christians.
I've noticed that many Catholics do, say, think and believe whatever they want and it is a problem.
@@Murph_gaming Doesn't that create identity issues? No good can come from that.
@@mis758 how is there an identity issue? Your partner should help you grow as a person.
i was the non catholic marrying the catholic, what i came to realise was he wasnt a practising catholic and i put the 5 kids we had through baptism etc in the catholic church as i wanted to give them a foundation.after 27 years of marriage i became catholic myself,i am so full of happiness and joy at my conversion but similar to some of the couples you spoke to i wish i had married a catholic, yes i know i did but really i wish id married a practising catholic, one who at least wanted to go to mass,so now i pray for my husband to find his faith again and come back to the church. i agree that married life is so much easier if you are of the same mind regarding faith x
Wow jen t, your story is really inspiring. God bless your marriage.
that is so inspiring and I feel your story. I'm not catholic, married to a non-practicing catholic. I often think I'd prefer if he had a clearer stance on his faith. It's very wishy washy and so hard to even have a discussion about matters of faith. My questions are typically left unanswered, I have to go off research myself. I have tried to get him to mass occasionally because I'm curious about it, but our priest does the worst sermons, so now he refuses to go full stop. It's kind of comical in a sense.
Wow! Remember the word of God says " The unbelieving husband is made Holy by his wife."- 1Cor 7:14
Keep praying, whenever I remember you, I'll offer you up in prayer as well. Trust in God. If you want a prayer msg me privately ok. God bless you!
Are you aware of how amazing your story is?
jen t Lizzieanswers she has great videos on Catholic faith too.
My late grandmother married my grandpa in 1929, a time when spouses were frequently pressured to convert. Grandpa believed in God but had never been baptized. He finally decided to become Catholic after they had been married 35 years, and he was a very good Catholic.
Years after he had passed away I asked Grandma why Grandpa didn't convert when they first got married. She explained that she knew too many couples where one person joined the Catholic church due to family pressure, but then they resented it and dropped out.
Ladies, when you marry a non-Catholic, don't pressure him. You can't make him Catholic. He has to do it himself. Quit bugging him, but definitely pray for him.
This is very very true. I often wonder if things would have turned out differently between my parents if my mom had been less pushy.
True
When my parents got married my mom wasn’t Catholic. She would still come to mass with the family and even take us when my dad was working. After 22 years she finally converted to Catholicism and I got to be her God Mother when she was baptized. Not traditional but it was amazing.❤️
That’s amazing 🥰🙏🏽
Aww🥰
Oh, that makes my heart leap!
Can a daughter be the godmother of her own mother ? That's new to me.
@@hubertashuli2250 Every firmed Catholic can be a "Godparent".
I'm married to a non catholic an it's a struggle trying to filter prayers when we have daily prayers. I have to take our baby for mass and his church on Sundays just to keep peace. I live in nigeria and our culture practice is wife submission. So my husband permitting me to practice my faith makes me lucky. So for any strong catholic out there, please marry a catholic. Love isn't enough. My baby is baptized thank God
Keep having faith.. May God bless you
Keep praying the Lord will hear you. Pray to our mother Mary of peñablanca. Blessings From Chile, the church is with you.
Europeans colonized Africans and they forcefully decultured us of our African lifestyle. Africans have lost their original culture, and what we Africans have adopted is a bastardized version of European culture. Europeans did this so that Africans should not self determine their lives but that they be depended on the Europeans even on determining what lifestyle we could have. It is not only 'African culture' that encourages a woman to submit to her husband, but also European culture, Oriental culture, Asian culture etc. My Sister I want you to know though that submitting to your husband is not a human requirement, but God's commandment. In Ephesians 5:21, God says, "submit to one another ( husband and wife)out of reverence for Christ."
God bless you and your marriage and children I pray. I love that you shared this and just offer, for the sake of the reunion of all Christians, please change the perspective and do not say, "please marry a catholic." Love is a choice made everyday. With God all things are possible. Peace.
I am praying for you!!! My parish has a Nigerian Catholic community and I can understand how wonderful your husband is for allowing that!! God Bless you and I will pray for ur husband conversion ❤️
Been married twenty years. I often thank God that I married a Catholic girl. As a Protestant, I believe that was God’s plan to bring me into the one true faith.
Like many Protestants, I made the biggest mistake: I set out to convert my wife by proving Catholic doctrine wrong. And in-turn, I became Catholic. Go figure. Can’t deny truth and the power of the Holy Spirit.
God bless
God bless you, Jason, for being the man you are and for being obedient to God's will. He will bless you both and your family as you continue on in the faith, together and united as one!
I used to be a Catholic for most of my life until God opened my eyes to the truth and I read the Gospels for myself now I follow Jesus only. Jesus said "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." John 14:6
Jesus is the only way, the only truth. Not a religion or denomination.
God bless you
@@jesusislord9337 I'm glad you no longer pray to mary
@@protaap1656 So am I, praise the Lord!
@know idont The Hail Mary mostly
There. Will. Be. No. Denominations. In. Heaven. Only. Those. Who. Are. Born. Again
When I was praying for a spouse I was very specific that he should be Catholic just like me! I couldn't imagine changing my Faith because of marriage. And guess what? God sent me a better Catholic man than I even hoped for❤
Thank you God
You joined a racist white church
Try Baptist or evangelical
TD Jakes
Creflow Dollar
@Rania Georgei
I looked into Coptic and that’s paganism certainly not Christian
Egyptian pagans certainly not following Christ or the Bible
Do you go to a church or have you made up your own cult
So cool and amazing!! So happy for you and pray that you are strong together
Good points made. I'm 1000% Catholic and got my dispensation from the Archbishop to marry my non-catholic husband in his church. I totally understand the other couples saying they'd marry a Catholic if they had to. I agree and I've only been married for 13 years. All 3 of our children are Catholic and my youngest, at just 10 years old is discerning if he wants to be a priest. So please pray for him.
For all Catholic/Non-Catholic people in relationships. I will say to you, PRAY, especially PRAY THE ROSARY! Also, seek wise counsel. God will work it out. He always does.
If you had a proper catholic formation you would see that you ain’t in communion with the Roman Catholic Church but a member of a Protestant sect founded in the 1960 and lacking valid sacraments and orders
Thank you Angel.
Thank you dear. I needed to hear that. God bless you!
I hope he does not become a priest. life of a is not natural and it's a man made ideal that doesn't work out.
Giselle Sheila Baptiste God bless your family. I agree, praying would move a mountains🏔
I'm actually doing research cause my girlfriend is catholic and I'm a Christian so I want to convert because Catholicism is way stronger than my Christian faith towards God and my girlfriend is an amazing person so I want to help her grow in her faith and at the same time get myself to grow in my faith so this was super helpful you are honestly a blessing to this world.
Good for you.
Yayyy!! God bless you! Being Catholic is so much fun:))! Just remember that Catholics are also Christians, we’re from the Catholic denomination but, like all Christians, we’re living martyrs❤️
How did things work out ?
Did you stay with girlfriend and become a Catholic?
Converting would be a huge mistake. Please read your Bible and find strong Christian friends or a strong Christian to disciple you. The Catholic religion has many aspects that are not found in the Bible. I.e. traditions and rituals they have added to the Bible
Please study the Bible and receive deep instruction before marrying someone who is not “equally yoked” with yourself.
The #1 decision you make in life is whether or not to repent from your sins and believe in Jesus as God’s Only Son who took our punishment for sins and then to follow Him completely. Your life here on Earth and where you spend Eternity will depend on this decision!
The #2 most important decision of your life will be who you yoke yourself to in marriage as it is a permanent decision and will affect every area of your life for the rest of your life!
@@Sweetmama4J the biblical canon is not in the bible - it was collected and guarded by, guess what, the catholic church. I think we can give them some credit when it comes to traditions
I’m going on my 23rd year of marriage with my non catholic husband. Don’t get me wrong, I love him, but if I was to redo, I would definitely marry a Catholic. So I agree, but you can’t just marry a Catholic, be sure to marry a practicing/devoted Catholic. If you marry a Catholic who isn’t practicing their faith, you might as well have married a non Catholic.
Thank you for your sharing Mama.
I am a Catholic married with an atheist wonderful woman and I have 2 daughters...All Father says in the video is completely true...everything is much more difficult...I really miss things that for catholic couples look so obvious like praying the Rosary with my family, going to Mass together...I do all these things alone. I am used to it but my catholic life and marriage would be much more easy with a Catholic partner. So if you choose a non catholic partner for your life...be ready and be strong.
Hi Albert. How did you keep your faith strong in yourself and daughters while still respecting your wife? Did you and your wife talk often about expectancies before your daughters were born or how to address when your kids didnt want to go to mass or Sunday school? Asking evause my boyfriend and I are talking long term and plans to get married and he is atheist while I am a practicing Catholic. Looking forward to your i advices
I'm so astounded that you are always so willing to address the hard issues with the complete truth of Christ's teaching - you never duck, flinch, or hide. We need more priests like you and Fr. Goring proclaiming Christ's true teachings!! God bless you, Father!
What a great topic to discuss. Personally, sharing the same faith has been crucial in our marriage.
Share your beliefs that Jesus is your lord and savior.
You don’t need a church or religion for that
Jesus said follow me I am the only way to the father
I would try a church with a pastor who teaches bible
How can you be sure if Catholic teachings
are true
Jesus said my people perish for lack of knowledge and there are many false teachings
You really believe in popes
Mother Goddess worshiping of Mary
Purgatory and praying to the dead
All pagan traditions not Jesus or Bible
Search for the truth and you will find it
Can you say I was blind and now I see
Have you had a spiritual rebirth
Have you been born again Jesus said it’s the only way to heaven
Do you know gods word in the Bible or do you trust a religion with thousands of years of corruption torture and murder
Can you trust your local
priest around your children
Look up Spanish Inquisition
Look up selling of indulgences
Look up Martin Luther
Look up history of the Catholic Church and
history of popes
Try an Evangelical or Baptist Church
Watch Charles Stanley. Billy Gram
or Joel on TV
Compare that to the Catholic channel
Good luck
I'm Lutheran and my wife is Catholic. We have been married for ten years. We had a lengthy discussion about our faith prior to marriage. That was a key point. I think it also helps being that the two churches are close together. After all, Martin Luther never wanted to leave the Catholic church, just to reform some questionable practices at the time. I have even been a Lutheran minister during our marriage. We have set Jesus at the forefront of our faith and, as a result, his love, mercy, and grace have bridged the gaps between the differences in our individual beliefs. Of course, there are things that have caused contention, but in the end we can see that the differences are just what they are and we accept that God's salvation for us is the central point of all of our praise and worship of him. I think another key to this situation, outside of actually communicating, is understand that we all have our biases based on the upbringing we have had. It can be hard to let ourselves be vulnerable to an outside person or group that those around us have stereotyped. For instance, I've been to Catholic churches that speak about Protestants from a very cynical place. I've been to protestant churches, the Lutheran church included, that do the same to the Catholic church. Yet, what so many fail to see is that we all start from the same place; we are all broken and sinful. The other thing that blows most people's minds, and this was always fun as a minister when someone would bad mouth another denomination, is that the Apostle's creed says "catholic church" not "Catholic church." There is a big difference when you recognize that we are all covered by the sacrifice of our Lord, and it has nothing to do with which brand of Christianity you practice. A little bit of respect, can go a long way folks, especially in our marriages. God bless each of you and your families.
Thank you for sharing this. Do you have children? How did you deal with the different formalisms and traditions regarding the children? (Even if you as Christians look in the same direction)
I'm not sure I get the catholic church part in the apostles creed. What do you mean by that? All you did was capitalize the C in catholic?
@@josephlugo6770, as I understand it, Catholic (cap. “C”) is the Roman Catholic Church, whereas catholic (small “c”) means universal and inclusive. Small “c” is used in the Apostles Creed in at least two dominations I have worshiped with (Lutheran and Episcopal) and I am guessing other denominations may include it as well.
@@daver8334 I understand how in the Apostles Creed it does have the capital C. But in the Nicene Creed it actually has the lowercase c when it says "I believe in one holy, catholic, and apostolic church..." And this is recited by everyone in all of catholic churches. I think either way you put it, we do want it to have the idea of being universal and inclusive but under the catholic church because it is the true faith of christianity. Well, that's just what I believe anyway.
@@josephlugo6770 Thank you, I reread the comments and I misunderstood your point. How someone spells it in a UA-cam comment aside, I wonder if the difference between the two creeds in the Catholic church was intentional. Perhaps a product of translation? Interesting.
For me, having a Catholic wife is a non negotiable. I pray God grants me a good woman with faith.
@@isiomaogbolu1963 Are you Turkish? I didn't know there were many Catholics in Turkey yet I see them all the time in UA-cam comment sections. Also it's probably unwise to publish your email address on the internet lady.
Paolo, I prayed the rosary daily and also said a special prayer to St. Joseph for a good Catholic husband and God sent me a wonderful man and we’re happily married after 33 years. Ask our Blessed Mother for a good Catholic wife, and I’ll also pray for you.
♥️♥️♥️
This is kind of cheeky. 😁 I'm Catholic and Single. 😉
Paolo Emilio Regno and I pray god sends me a good man with faith as well which ever I choose to follow by I pray that my future husband is to apart of as well I pray for my future spouse every day as well when ever that may be it shall be in gods time and will be perfect because there is no greater time than his...
I am a born and raised Catholic, former Altar Server who went to mass every Sunday. I met a non catholic in high school and we dated for 6 years. He wasn't open to going to mass with me, but I was patient and always held hope that he would one day change his mind... he never did. By the end of the relationship it had been a year since I had gone to mass, strongly considering losing my virginity to him, in a battle with mental illness, and completely lost and broken. We decided to take some time apart and during that time I finally turned back to my faith. I was overwhelmed with how much it healed me from the pain I was going through. He wasn't willing to compromise with me on religion, so we broke up. Hardest thing I ever had to do, but I am beyond grateful for the lesson and that I'm here now finding my footing again in my faith.
I am really glad you found your way back. :) You are strong for getting through that situation
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And hope you do stay safe due to the pandemic over there.?
Amazing journey, a lot of sacrifice you had to go through. Welcome home!
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No, you're having A LOT of issues. To "Allot" is to assign a portion of something: "I allotted my workers an extra 15 min for lunch."
First time here, father Mike is amazing. This is exactly what I needed.
Hi
There are several points that i didn't think about. I'm the only Catholic in a Protestant family. We rarely see eye to eye on key issues. Why would I want my marriage to be the same.
Couldn’t agree more right now I’m in the same boat.
Me too. I 100% agree
Because children of mixed marriages have a higher likelihood of leaving Christianity altogether is at least one thing to consider. Disagreeing with your parents or siblings is one thing but you and your Spouse need to be of one mind on serious lifestyle decisions such as these.
Marie Ji I’m a convert as well. I will not get into an interfaith relationship.
What key issues do you disagree on? Protestant churches believe Jesus is the Son of God, Divine/human nature, virgin birth, only way of salvation, death/resurrection, Bible as Word of God, Triune God, the spiritual gifts .... the basic theological tenants. Are you arguing over non-essentials/style??? Sometimes non-Catholic families misinterpret under the old feelings of “us and them”. We are one body, one faith, one baptism.
7:09 I’m a newly confirmed 16 year old Catholic and I love going to mass 😂 sometimes I would have to fight with my fully devoted catholic parents to get out of the house earlier to arrive to the church early 😂❤️🙏🏼
That's awesome! Keep the faith! ... but if God leads you to a non- catholic know all things are possible with God. I'm a convert and not because of my cradle Catholic husband so much, because of my daughter when she was little praying ... (she went to protestant Sunday school and parochial school...). This video, but more so the comments of those that say I'd they had to do it again that they'd marry somebody else makes me sad. I'm glad my husband isn't one of them. That would break my heart.
@@jdlangheim protestant teach false things that are different to the beliefs of Catholics
I give my late husband, and the Holy Spirit, all the credit for me remaining and growing in my faith. We were ten years together when he made his first Communion and Confirmation. He was at my side in the pews at Mass from the first Sunday after we met. I am so thankful and feel very blessed, for the time we were given together, 4 years before we married and 46 years married. He was a wonderful husband and father to our four children and I miss him very much. May he rest in peace.
Amen
I totally agree. I was baptised as a baby and didn't really discover the church until 2016, when I finally got my confirmation and first communion. I was already civilly married so my (Protestant) husband and I had our marriage convalidated. We then had our 4 year old baptised, and then my 11 year old daughter went through RCIA/C and had baptism/confirmation/communion/ confession Easter 2017. My husband will often go with me to church when he had Sunday off, but it's usually just me and my now 5 year old (who I had do preschool at the church and then had in Sunday school through the year). My daughter got 13 and has become difficult and defiant. I feel lonely when I go to church. I want my whole family there with me. But it's mostly just me and my little guy.
My 5 year old asked me one day "mommy, what, makes the flowers grow?" I told him the sun.... and he said "oh, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, amen".
Janellelle Pray... without ceasing.
Yes, pray daily and with fervor. God, bless you and your family.
@Janellelle Please pray the Rosary, God will hear you!!!
Pray the Rosary. God will help you.
Father...it's not a matter of maintaining a balance of mutual respect or simply for peace keeping...or interfering with one's liberty to avoid the Truth about our Lord's specific teachings on marriage. We are called to be our Father's handpicked soldiers, at the very least, to sternly encourage our brothers and sisters to live and love as our Saviour "Jesus Christ" commanded us to. Forgive me, please...your job is to bring His truth to us. And be very clear that marriage is a "Blessed Sacrament" in which Jesus Blesses the union in marriage. I'm not sure if it's permitted to offer any other of the Catholic Church's sacraments to non-Catholics . How is it that the Sacrament of Marriage is any less important? Are we giving in to the old boy's tricks and believing that it's ok to ignore our Lord's purpose and sacrifice? I'm terribly afraid. I'm worried father. I really don't want to believe that Jesus came here to spare and protect our feelings , as I understand it and believe it , Jesus came here to save our souls. I've learnt that our Lord will never go against His word, who are we to? I thought only Protestants tried to reinvent the wheel. Please say something I can understand, and something that would warrant a big huge apology cuz that's truly what I want to do I'd like to apologize if I'm out of line but mainly and also if I'm wrong.
I'm Catholic and I'm marrying a non catholic in a month. We have been together since we were 14 and 15 and have a 2 year old girl together. (We got pregnant shortly before my re-version.) I have to say a few things though,
Every mass, every rosary I pray for his conversion. Prior to my conversion he wouldn't even give religion a thought. Now he comes to mass with me when he can, hes happy to marry in the church, hes also wanting to speak to our parish priest because he genuinely wants to get to know what Catholicsm is. He is showing more and more interest in converting and it makes me so happy for him. But regardless, even before he was thinking about it he was more then happy to baptize our daughter and to raise her Catholic.
In my opinion, it's recommended to baptize your daughter when she is old enough what original sin is.
Here is a video reason why.
WARNING! IT WILL QUESTION THE CATHOLIC'S DOCTRINE!
m.ua-cam.com/video/YJPUd6BTbKo/v-deo.html
I'd like to say that this will work out but my experience tells me differently. My wife wasn't Catholic when we met. She converted before we got married. We had an almost 2 year old when we got married. We had been together almost 4 years when we got married. Just last May she served me divorce papers. We had been married 21 years. She told me that she had been pressured to become Catholic and didn't ever fully buy in to the Catholic faith and practices. This was not the main reason for the divorce but it obviously didn't help. I would listen to this video again and really ask yourself if this is the right thing to do. I wish I had heard this 24 years ago.
Take him to adoration.
This is so so sweet! I truly want this in my life and for my relationship! I am so so happy for you both💖
@@KrispyKebab good luck. it's like water and oil. too many girls open their eyes after the fact.
My husband and I will be celebrating our 20th anniversary this November. He was Methodist though we agreed before marriage that we would attend a Catholic church and our children would be raised Catholic. If I had to do it over again - I would have married a Catholic. Two years ago, my husband was welcomed into the church with me as his sponsor. I didn't think that I would feel as different as I did, but it was so comforting to know we were all one as a family (we have 3 children)... If at all possible, marry a Catholic or someone who is open to converting (hopefully not 18 years later! LOL). Love the videos, Fr Mike.
Sadly he wasn’t received into the Roman Catholic Church. Unless he renounced his heresies,received the completion of baptismal rites and confirmation,he ain’t truly catholic
What is with people on these boards? Did you even read what she wrote? Andrea clearly states that her husband went through RCIA--she was his sponsor. If you believe what the Catholic Church does, that counts... And "renouncing heresies." That's offensive. That's what makes people leave the church, not join. Fr. Mike, I think it would have helped limit these kinds of comments if you had led the video with the part about our Christian brothers and sisters not being "less than." We seem to have a problem with some people understanding that.
+Miss Judacia Are you sedevacantist?
Thanks, Miss Judacia, but I think I'll take the words of Jesus, our Bishop, and both parish priests over yours... He's good and official... God bless you.
Miss Judacia what is your problem? I don’t think anyone who isn’t a monk,priest or nun has the right to tell someone they are not living a catholic lifestyle or that they’re truly catholic
My father was never religious but raised Protestant. He and my mother married in the Catholic Church in 1975. He went to mass with us a lot. Eventually he became Catholic around 10 years before he passed away from cancer at age 67. He received his last rites.
Believe it or not, my mom and her three brothers all converted to the Catholic church for their spouses. They none of them were even baptized at birth, and they joined the fullness of the faith.
Just Call Me Oscar My uncle marry a non-denominational woman, and know most of the family of my aunt is converting. Btw they have kids, and are baptized. No Communion (ages are 3 and 1).
I recently lost a great friend and partner due to our religious beliefs. We were both cradle Catholics but through most of our relationship, we rarely practiced together. However, in the last two years we both found God. I found Him in the Eucharist and she found Him through other Protestant means. We parted ways because of those differences and whenever I wanted to share the fullness of the faith, she would mention that I was just trying to deceive her. Fast forward a year later after our break-up, I found another girl with a great heart too but she's an atheist. Totally different level playing field and totally different challenge. However, she's been to Mass with me more times than my ex and she's ok with raising kids and a family the Catholic way. I don't know why God crossed our paths together. Please pray for us, that God will is done.
I find it bizzare that people raised as Catholics believe lies Protestants tell. Understand if you never met a Catholic...but to ignore Mom for a stranger's take on your family religion. Strange.
Bizarre!
@John Doe I'm no saint and I definitely have lied. But I don't understand your point...
Dear Luis, I am very glad to see that you are fed and strengthened through the Eucharist. That means the heavens and the Church here on earth are all praying for you. I understand your concerns. Atheism comes in all forms; agnosticism is usually much easier to work with. Either ways a person who is kind, respects others feelings and beliefs, and has an open personality can be worked through. An atheist who is open to the possibility that there are things that transcend us (eg. purpose of our life) will eventually see, may not be in entirety, that's what we do is reasonable. In the mean time, be virtuous and charitable - it's through your actions that Christ becomes manifest in the world around you. When in doubt, do remember you are not alone - you have the entire communion of Saints guarding and guiding you. May God who made you, give you comfort and make you whole.
@@TheTijuT thank you!
I'm not Catholic but this is great advice for anyone considering marrying outside of their faith. It's just easier to be married to someone who shares the same faith. That doesn't mean you are doomed to fail if you marry outside your religion, but know that you will face some complicated issues. Additionally you have to consider if you'd be okay with your kids choosing your spouse's faith instead of your own. Thanks Father Mike!
In Serbia they had this custom for religiously mixed marriages - the children are raised in the religion of the parent that shares their gender. A Catholic father would raise his sons to be Catholic and the mother would raise her daughters to be Orthodox (for example). It wasn't that widespread but I think it is a good rule whenever two parties absolutely cannot make an agreement how to raise the kids when it comes to religion.
Deseret Home- This even is true where both parties were raised 'non denominational' Christian but the churches they attended were vastly different. This has been my husband and I's experience and its just amazing how even that can be a struggle. A struggle between which style of church to attend and then sticking with it for the sake of continuity for the children.
Deseret Home agreed!!!
I'm not catholic but I have no problem with his wishes on getting married in a catholic church and our children being catholic. I will even try to understand more about the catholic religion and etc. I was raised as a Baptist but my father was raised a catholic so I think I can try.
I'm a bit late for the exchange. Interestingly, my parents and also my in-laws were Catholic / Lutheran. Since the Evangelical Lutheran families of our fathers did not like Catholic daughters-in-law, both couples married Catholic and we children were raised in the Catholic rite of worship. Even if our fathers never changed their beliefs, it was they who attended the Mass with us. Our mothers usually went to the early Mass or Eve Mass, so on Sunday at 11.30 p.a. the lunch was on the table. ;)
I wish you were my priest when I was a teenager and dating. I love the way you explained this topic. You are so kind. You explain this topic in such a kind, loving and meaningful way without the shame and guilt. I love how are you explain that it’s not a sin issue, it’s a wisdom issue. I am so glad that God has put you where you are working with young adults who have questions about their faith and the world they live in. God bless you and your ministry.
I wish I had heard this talk 37 years ago when my husband and I we're married. We have had a lot of difficulties in exactly the areas that you talked about, Father. This would be an excellent talk for young couples considering marriage. You presented it in a very respectful way. Thank you
I don't want someone who is "just okay." I want a guy who understands this aspect of my life, go to church with me, and maybe even pray the rosary with me. I've had interest in guys who weren't Catholic before and I always felt like they took me away from God somehow.
Narcissistic attitude or perception no religion perfect just causes someone is protestant doesn't neab they are disassociated with social construct figure god
I had only dated catholic guys and I felt that they didn’t contribute to my relationship with God at all. Now I’m dating a non catholic that respects my faith and supports me in that, we also have really interesting conversations. It’s about the person you’re with :)
I do know several couples with wonderful marriages where one is Catholic and the other is not. Despite that, I agree with you about it not being wise and I think most of the couples I'm referring to above would agree. When I was 33 and still waiting on God's timing to meet my husband, I had several people question my sanity when I decided to no longer date anyone who wasn't Catholic. In their minds, I was limiting my options at a time I couldn't really afford to. In my mind I was choosing to focus my efforts where they would do more good and I couldn't really afford not to. I met my husband a couple months before my 34th birthday and we have been blessed with two miracle children via NaPro. I'm so glad I chose to prioritize marrying a Catholic. I can't imagine going through infertility and then parenting in today's world, with someone who wasn't Catholic.
I tried dating a woman who was of another faith. The dating went extremely well, she was everything I wanted. However when the situation of kids and marriage came up, there couldn't be more disagreement. There is so much strength in having a partner with the same faith as you when it comes to marriage and especially the kids. Personally i'm sticking to only Catholic women going forward, it was a really sad situation because the love was there however we both saw too many issues with the longevity of the relationship since we were both steadfast in our faiths
Shouldn't That Haven Been Enough To Show You The Deceit Of The Catholic Church.
God Gaves Us A Free Will For A Reason., He Will Never Violate That.
But The Catholic Church Takes That Away.
Me too but with men. xD
I want my future children to grow up 100% Catholic and for that I will need a loving and supporting Catholic husband. So will stick to marrying a Catholic man. 👌 Thanks a lot Fr Mike, you help us understand our Christian calling! Love from Dubai
B Rozario 100% Catholic marries a Catholic that is the ideal.
Totally agree
My sister's husband and my brother's wife both became catholic prior to their weddings. Dating a non Catholic therefore isn't always wrong. Knowing how strong they are in their faith and how open they might be to becoming Catholic would be a good early discussion before making a commitment of marraige.
B Rozario - my sister in law is Christian. At the time she married my brother, he was church going. You never know what trials & tribulations will occur in life. If you set it up as a non negotiable, you might be setting yourself up for disappointment.
Let your children do what they want. Don't try and brainwash them
I'm not catholic and my girlfriend is, I think do help her follow in the way of Jesus. Also, I love going to mass, even though I'm not Catholic
You should think about changing! The catholic church is awesome
Dear Panda, you clearly have your heart in the right place, and it's so beautiful that you are able to help her on Christ's own way. I wish and pray that you grow together, in a journey where you are led by charity in truth. May God bless you and your heart abundantly.
Then become Catholic man! God works in odd “coincidences”. When you feel good in mass, and love doing it that’s Gods way of showing you that it’s where you belong.
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Well, although she and I are not together anymore I am signing up for RCIA and currently discerning priesthood!
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She and I are no longer together but I am now signing up for RCIA and I am currently discerning the priesthood!
Please pray for me!
Please remember to pray for the people of Ireland the abortion referendum takes place on Friday. PLEASE PRAY FOR US THANK YOU GOD BLESS 😆 🕇 📿 ❤ Please ask your family and friends to pray for us as well THANK YOU
Michael McEvoy me and my prayer group are praying. God's perfect will be done through the powers that be.
Asha Melville Thanks Asha we're coming into the final hours now. I know Our Lord and Our Lady will bless us with victory THANK GOD. Please thank your pray group for me GOD BLESS YOU ALL 😆📿🕇❤
I receive that blessing and I pray you be blessed as well!!! Love from us to you! You're most welcome.
Michael McEvoy Prayers for Ireland. 🌹🌹🌹
meh moi But you should take choice away from the unborn child? What if your mother had chosen to abort you? We should give women a choice, what about the choice they already have; to not have unprotected sex and thus not conceive in the first place?
My 65 yr old husband asked me recently if I was nudging him to become Catholic. I answered,
“ No, it doesn’t work that way. You will come, when Jesus calls you.” He smiled an unbelieving smile. I said with excitement, “I admit it, I pray for it daily” . He chuckled and said, “I bet you do”. I smiled: “There’s no harm in asking Father a couple of questions.” Hubby raised his brow, you could have knocked me over when I heard, I suppose not!
Great video! I dated a non Catholic and let him know I would only marry a Catholic. He told his extended family who were Catholic and he converted. We've been married for 18 years!
Thanks Father, this was very good. I'm not married but just the idea of marrying someone who is Christian, but not Catholic is hard. How could I be with someone who doesn't understand real presence, or my relationship with Mary, the Saints and my guardian angel? They wouldn't understand what a catharsis confession could be, or why our clergy have vows. We'd never pray the rosary in the car together. Everything we do would look weird to a a non-Catholic Christian. It would he tough to be thought of as weird about the most important relationship I have in the heavens by the most important relationship I have on earth.
Elspeth Silverstar yeah same thought. It's such a wonderful feeling to go to mass every sunday together with ur spouse. much more together with ur children without any feeling of awkwardness because you share same values and faith. Less arguments .
You have no idea how much I needed to hear this, Father! My boyfriend is theist and although we haven't been in a relationship for that long, I did tell him that my end goal is to share in the Sacrament of the Eucharist with my future husband at our wedding, therefore I want to marry a passionate Catholic. Thank you for your wisdom!
scoutlyadventures Do not put yourselves into a position as you are now, only date good Catholic men. Preferrably Traditional Catholic.
Marijo Heitman thank you for the insight. But I truly believe God put us together for a reason. He is very open to Catholicism and he already knows that to marry a Catholic man is my end goal. Fr. Mike hit on the point that some of the couples he’s had interactions with on his college campus have converted. This is what I pray happens for me, so I’m not losing hope.
My wife and I were married in the Catholic Church 40 years ago. We were both raised in Catholic families. Unfortunately, 20 years after being married, she was born again in a Protestant church. Our two children also left the Catholic Church at that time. It’s been tough for me not being “united” with my wife in the Catholic faith that means the world to me. It’s been tough not having a “soulmate”. I’m married but feel really alone.
you're never alone, God is always with you! the best way to combat the loneliness, in my experience, is to 1) go to spiritual direction and 2) get involved in more church activities (ie daily Mass, adoration, volunteering, men's groups, knights, etc). never forget that Jesus loves you and still loves your wife and kids. keep praying for them to come back to Catholicism. God bless you.
This hit home for me, going through RCIA classes now, my wife is protestant (and said that she would never convert) she does support me though, I love her, respect her opinions, continue to pray for her as well to grow in Christ as she does me
Steve S keep her in your intentions when you say the rosary every day! Miracles happen, because the rosary is our sword!
Steve S you may want to ask her to go the the RCIA classes with you. I recently came back to my Catholic faith after leaving it for 33 years. I started a protestant Church when I started dating my wife 33 years ago now after 26 years of marriage I felt lead to come back home to my Catholic roots and complete my confirmation. She said to me “that may put a wedge in between us” so I asked her to join me in the classes and by the end of the RCIA classes she converted to Catholicism, Alleluia!!! Ask her to join you in your RCIA classes, you never know. God bless you.
She won't go she's too comfortable with her church
Steve S I can relate to your struggle. Lay it all on the alter. Our God knows all our needs and he is faithful. He will answer. Take this as a learning curve. Humble yourself and continue to love your partner. Be blessed.
Check out Scott Hahn, and see if there is any wisdom he can offer you. He went through the same thing with his wife and it took a toll on their marriage. I don't want to spoil his story, so check it out and I will send you my prayers.
I was always a devout Catholic but when I met my husband, I was exploring other spiritual ideas. We got married by a nondenominational Christian minister. We’ve had many conflicts and challenges. Since then, I have returned to my Catholic roots. Our daughter is baptized and attends Catholic school but my husband isn’t interested in returning to Catholicism himself. Sometimes I wish I had found a truly Catholic spouse; other times I just resign myself that this is one of the crosses (of many) that I have to bear. Without him, I wouldn’t have my daughter. But, I do pray she finds a wonderful Catholic husband one day.
Does he make you happy though and do you feel like he's your best friend?
he will, in God's time.
Did you have your marriage convalidated when you returned to the Church?
Step #1 : find a passionate Catholic partner
Step #2 : Marry your partner
Step #3 : serve God together for the rest of your lives
Step one find a true catholic who doesn’t attend a novus ordo sect temple but a fully traditional Roman Catholic Church
How BEAUTIFUL
Help me then
That’s not the point of the video... you’re watching the wrong one.
@@Lulue_90 the hands that served
the wine and the bread
and the sons of the earth
As a catholic who went against the precepts of the church and married a non catholic. I can 100% says that the church tells you to marry other catholics for a good reason. Marriage is hard but much harder when beliefs are not the same.
Lie . Marriage is easy. Just go to this UA-cam: GODLY MARRIAGE JOHNSON SEQUEIRA
Ooh dear
Thanks for your sharing.
Mother Mary loves you.
Thank you Father Mike! Everything you say in this video is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth! I'm married to a non denominational christian, baptized lutheran, raised Presbyterian, he told me he would convert for me and was going to start RCIA when his father adamantly opposed. My in laws don't like the fact that I'm Catholic at all, my husband would never go against their opinion, I've had to defend my faith in so many occasions....... It's made me a stronger Catholic! My children are being raised Catholic, that was non negotiable for me and I made that crystal clear to my husband, it's hard sometimes but I've grown in my faith because of this, pray for all Catholics married to Protestants, PLEASE!
I agree. My maternal grandmother married my grandfather, an agnostic in the 1920s. Back then there was tremendous pressure on the non-Catholic spouse to convert. My grandfather did not, but he fulfilled his promise to raise my mom and my aunt in the Catholic faith.
Years after she was widowed, I asked my grandma why she never pushed him. She explained that she had seen many situations where the one who was coerced ended up dropping out because they resented the pressure.
Her approach was to wait and pray, and I am sure she was right. About six years before he died, my grandfather became a devout Catholic.
Remember the goal of marriage is to bring your spouse and children to Heaven with you. It will be easier if you marry someone who takes this responsibility seriously, whether they are already Catholic on your wedding day or not.
Julie Oelker well said. Thank you.
I like the idea that we can just respect our lovers belief system even without converting or feeling pressured to, I don't believe in god or any religion and neither does my partner but i support his spiritual journey and anything he chooses to research :) anything goes if you keep an open heart and mind
The part about your grandfather becoming a devout catholic 6 years prior to his death is extremely heartbreaking!! My stomach literally jumped when I read that. How sad.😢😢😢😢😢
I love your story and I will pray for my husband just like your grandmother.
@@cynthiaosby3356 it’s not heartbreaking. It’s a blessing.
The 4 deal breakers mentioned:
1-faith
2-family
3-finance
4-intimacy
Politics too
@@Chiefab22 possibly, but i think it's more about morals, which is connected to politics
Thanks 😊
@@Chiefab22 yes don't forget that!
Faith and family was one of the reasons my “ex” and I broke up. He didn’t like me praying when he was around. And he didn’t want our future children to not be catholic.
okay now when you say Catholics...there is still many kinds of Catholics....Roman, Orthodox and Chaldeans...annnnndddd am feeling a weight on this actually because I am a Roman Catholic but my partner is not a Roman Catholic...he is Catholic though just not Roman Catholic and so what now? His parents thinks am not too Catholic enough because I am not coming from the original Catholics...like huh? but we both love each other...and we really wanna be together...
Wow I would have thought they would accept you. That is one i never heard of. I feel bad for you that his parents are not more accepting of you. What is it they expect you to do to prove yourself? You should not have to prove to them but only worry about your relationship with your partner. Keep God in your marriage and pray often. Be true to God and hopefully the family will come around. They are probably just worried about the same things you see in the comments here.
I'm a protestant and I love this as a teaching tool. I think any faith couple could benefit from this wisdom applied to their beliefs. Thank you.
As a devout Catholic, I think I’ll just stick to a devout Catholic partner should he ever come along in the future . It’ll make things so much easier!
The operative word is DEVOUT not a luke warm Catholic.
I agree with you Alina. I’d like to hear your perspective on this topic. Send me a dm.
Hope you both find each other soon
I am in the same boat as you, stay strong 💪
I'm not called to the vocation of marriage. However, if I was (God forbid it, though), then I would definitely marry another Catholic.
My heart sank when you told the stories of the the two couples who would marry a Catholic if they had to do it over again. I have been feeling this way after 15 years of marriage. I love my husband and he is helping me raise our children Catholic, for which I am very grateful. But there is an emptiness there, because I want to grow more in faith together. I know I can grow and pray for him, but would much rather have married a practicing Catholic. It's just something we don't share that is very important to me.
I do hear you. I married a non catholic. He decided to become a Catholic and so he did. We raised our children on the church and he never ever questioned a day to mass. But, after our girls went to college and got on with their lives he just doesn’t do anything church related. I have always been a devout Catholic, The Church runs through my veins, the sacraments, the prayers, Mary, etc. It is a very lonely road and I have accepted it. My advise, think very seriously about meeting a non Catholic if it is that important to you or fully accept that you will be on your own. It os also hard to explain the ways we Catholics vision life.
@@piafassold9444 I had to leave my atheist/agnostic bf, dated over 2 years, feeling sad that I had to end things because of this reason.. We knew faith is important to me, but he wasn't in board of this but still support to go to mass with me but thats about it. Questioning myself how Im able to introduce Jesus to our future kids if it just me doing this, he doesn't pray either not even for me if I need help or if I'm sick, so yeah I cant reach him out for help.. he thinks all of this isn't good for anybody anyway, -- I had a feeling in the long term, I would feel lonely spiritually if I do stay and married.. I'm pretty heart broken but probably for the best in the future..
He is right. I married a Muslim and it didn't work. I wanted to raise the kids catholic and he didn't. He wanted them to be Muslim. That was a deal breaker and we got divorced.
My mom was a devout Catholic and my dad was raised a Methodist, they got married Catholic but my dad stayed a Methodist. My mom raised my big brother a catholic. They went to church without my dad. But after my sister/2nd child was born (I was third), my dad converted to Catholic. My parents became very active in church and also became church leaders.
Fr. Mike! My husband and I enjoy your talks very much always. I was a Protestant when I got married to my Catholic husband. When we were dating we started going to each other's churches. My husband says, "I was stubborn and I said, we are going to get married at a Catholic Church." I am so glad we did it, though I didn't know much about Catholic faith at that time. We agree with you that people need to be wise to decide when one of them is non-Catholic. We are very blessed to be married and being a Protestant and Catholic, we prayed and still pray for unity of Christians in our Lord Jesus. By the grace of God, I fell in love with Catholic faith eventually and became Catholic on Pentecost this year. Praise God!
Thank you, Fr. Mike for your incredible joy in the Lord and sharing it through many talks!
My father is Roman Catholic and my mother is LCMS Lutheran -- they are celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary this year, and I have learned so, so much from them. I have been exposed to two different perspectives on Christianity, and am so thankful for it. I have also seen the reality and struggles that they have faced because of their differing beliefs, and have seen them both be challenged and grow in their faith due to not seeing eye to eye on every facet of their beliefs. Overall, though, I've seen them overcome their differences and support one another through thick and thin, and they have always, always put God first. Both are so passionate in their faith. I am so blessed to have such wonderful role models as parents.
@@emilynicole121170 No u. It's called Luthers canon. "Luther made an attempt to remove the books of Hebrews, James, Jude and Revelation from the canon (notably, he perceived them to go against certain Protestant doctrines such as sola gratia and sola fide) but his followers did not generally accept Luther's personal judgment in this matter."
The protestant heresy makes me laugh. "our doctrine is Bible alone. Except these books we are removing those"
New Noise I was joking because you said Martin Luther King Jr when it was Martin Luther. Two different people. One (MLKJ)was a civil rights activist and minister. The other (ML) was a German professor and important figure in the Protestant Reformation. Other than that, I 100% agree with everything you said! :)
Bridget Ulrich how was that for you spiritually/emotionally/mentally? Did you attend Sunday school? Which did you choose/how do you practice your faith?
New Noise you’re not rude
You’re stupid!!!!
@@emilynicole121170 true, it's rude towards our protestant friends, however different they are
This is so helpful and timely.
I want someone that wouldn't just be Okay with me living out my catholic Faith, but someone that'll help me live out my Catholic faith
LOL, I love this guy. He was funny at the end. I consider myself part of the evangelical denomination but since I have a one year old and there's only Catholic Churches my area, I'm seriously considering returning to Catholism. These videos are helping me.
Miss Kimberly Joy Hi 😊 I was a cold catholic but now I am trying to be a devoted one. Try to watch this and other catholic channels (mine are in spanish) so you can understand catholicism. If we dont know something, we cant love it. Hugs to you and your baby.
If you’re still discerning, Breaking the Habit here is also awesome!
Read the New Testament through. You can do it in two weeks or less. Beats videos.
Thank you everyone. I am actually pregnant with our 2nd child 🥰 but because of Covid and just busy life with a toddler, I never joined a church. Hopefully after I give birth and the pandemic is controlled, I will join a church.
Dr Brant Pitre videos must watch
I grew up with a Catholic mum and an Atheist dad, and I love them both. They have a wonderful marriage, they are very supportive of one another. My dad was supportive of my mums faith and he encouraged me to follow my faith. My dad doesn’t understand our faith but he is supportive and loving, and that to me is more important than anything else.
That is beautiful !
An Athiest cannot love a Catholic.
Thank You Father Mike. We have been married for almost 25 years. I am Catholic and when we first married my husband was not Catholic. It was very difficult for me the first several years because WE were not connected on the same spiritual level. But I prayed for him before I met Him. I had to finally had to just give him to Jesus. Then out of the clear blue He announced to me He was becoming Catholic. I only believed it when He actually started going to RCIA. I am so glad he decided for himself and He did not do it for me. Now He is so strong In the faith. It's what I prayed for way back in 8th grade. I homeschool my children. My kids are so Catholic. I am Just amazed. They remind us to pray at times, they say the rosary daily, on their own, not being asked to. I am just in awe of God and what he has done. We are by no means perfect. I can name many of our faults, but I ca. say the family that prays together stays together. With that said, I believe it usually would be much easier to be married to another Catholic. God just took us Down a different road.
That's beautiful I am so happy for you! My mom and dad got married but he is not catholic, but I still pary for him. Recently I was thinking that it was hopeless to pray, however, I see now after reading everyone's comments that it is foolish of me to think so little of what God can do! God bless you and your family!
Brought tears to my eyes reading this!!!! Thanks be to God!!!! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 God bless you and your family!!!!
I was a Protestant and I married a Catholic. After 5 years I decided to become Catholic and went through RCIA. Wish I would’ve done it before we got married.
I think you made a really important point that people tend to ignore: marrying a non-Catholic isn't bad or a sin, it's simply harder to be Catholic, and it's harder to be married. And usually people want tips to making making marriage easier. Thank you for the eye-opening video Father.
Always marry within faith and preferably within denominationon. Not because you need your potential spouse to adhere to your standards, but because a relationship without shared values is primed to collapse. And religion is the best marker for one's values.
Thank you Father Mike. I love the way you explain things. I found your video looking up differences between protestant and catholic. My dad was protestant. Mom catholic. They taught us faith at home but never encouraged us to go to mass. However I was baptised catholic. I did attend Sunday mass as a teen with friends. I got away from the church as I got older. I recently decided to get closer to God again and am doing research out of curiosity to reconnect with my faith.
As a protestant I find this the best video absolutely the best one in adressing the question about interdenominational marriages out there! God bless!
I'm a Baptist and my husband is Catholic and we have struggled for years with our marriage due to faith and beliefs. I'm glad you advise young couples to have those conversations upfront because it can be very difficult through the years in marriage.
Pray to God and talk to your guardian angels.
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Two separate religions and beliefs don’t belong in a marriage
Someone needs to convert and since the Catholic religion is a mother goddess worshiping pagan cult convert to the other
religion
@@walterromanoff2953 i have been and still praying. St Monica is my role model.
@@walterromanoff2953 🙈 Wow. Nice words. God bless you though.
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Gods son Jesus died on a cross for your sins. Are you saved and born again?
Jesus said you must be born again to enter heaven a spiritual transformation
hey sharing my own personal life here. my mom was raised as a cradled catholic and my dad wasn’t. they got married in the catholic church and throughout my life my brothers and i were baptized and went to mass and so on. we all went to public school and never really learned anything about the faith we were raised in. while mom took us to mass my dad never went. fast forward years and years. both of my brothers are in college and never go to church. my mom rarely goes to church now too and i’m the only one in the family trying to learn and get back into my faith. for my entire life i never cared about the church because i had absolutely no idea about everything it has to offer. going to mass is just a scratch on the surface and when you don’t take the time to learn about it all (saints, spiritual worlds, demons and angels, the eucharist) you’ll never understand why it’s so vital to salvation. anyway i’ve only recently come back to the church for a few months but i’m lucky i have my mom to talk to about it bc while i’m getting into it she has the old cradled catholic knowledge to share with me. we’re helping each other out. i hope eventually my dad will start going to church because he does believe in it but hasn’t had the full drive to want to get converted. prayers would be great! but i know now that i want someone to marry who’s going to push me to grow in my faith with them. i think that’s the most important thing in marriage is to pursue christ together. anyway i’m only 17 and i have no idea what life has in store for me but i hope this will happen one day. only god knows :)))
keep it up girl you’re doing great. :)
Two years of shut-down led many to online sources, and are enriching their faith. The mystery of the faith is so deep! Keep attending Mass & sacraments, learning & reading Bible, wearing brown scapular of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, praying Rosary & never give up! Perhaps your family has a curse? Blessings and curses are real.
Pray this to break a curse:
Curse Removal Prayer
In the name of the Father & of the Son & of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Eternal Father, you are the only immortal God. God who is love, merciful and kind, look at your only begotten Son, Jesus Christ and have mercy.
I offer you the pains of His scourging at the pillar, all His wounds and blood, for all your people who are living under the weight of the curse, due to the sins of their ancestors and their disobedience for breaking the covenent they made with you.
May you set us free by the scourging of your Son. Heal us through His wounds and save us through His Precious Blood. Amen.
Precious Blood of Jesus Christ,
Release us from curses.
Holy Wounds of Jesus Christ, by your scourging,
Heal us. Amen.
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
This is the day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad. Amen
I was an unbaptised Christian when my Catholic wife and I were married in a Catholic Church. The parish priest had us seek permission in person with the diocese Archbishop. He granted permission because I agreed to become a baptised Catholic after we finished working abroad. April 1st 2018, Easter Sunday, I was baptised.
Sadly you ain’t Roman Catholic, you have joined a Protestant sect that pretends to be Catholic. There is lots of signs that your sect was created in the 1960s and doesn’t contain the four marks of the church nor valid succession of orders
We were both working in the middle east and had no time for RCIA. I completed that and was baptised after our contracts. I thought SSPX was traditional roman catholic? Or are you you a modernist?
Judging by her hounding of Catholics in the comments I'm fairly certain that +Miss Judacia is sedevacantist. But I'd love for her to confirm that because I'd love to debate her on the basis of her error. But do not worry David you are truly Catholic as long as you were baptised by a Catholic and under the licit form of the Catholic baptism. She is the one in error. SSPX is validly Catholic. Source: www.ewtn.com/expert/answers/sspx_fssp.htm. Congratulations on your baptism by the way!!
The sacraments are valid. The SSPX, however, is a mess that any devout Catholic should really stay away from. The 4 Bishops _do not_ report to Rome as far as I know. It's all inside baseball and technically speaking the SSPX (the FSSP are fine) are Protestants because they do not report to Rome. (There will be a song and dance about acknowledge Rome's authority but no Bishop actually is part of any registry, etc with Rome.)
The SSPX is actually in a schism. It's really a huge mess. Your Baptism is valid because their sacraments are valid right now due to apologetic succession, but it's unlikely it's actually on record with the Roman Catholic church, as no parish that is SSPX reports to the Roman authorities as a far as I knew. You might want to go to a non-SSPX parish to sort out the mess, if it exists.
I'm a recent convert to the catholic church and I tell you, I want a DEVOUT catholic woman. Really, I want to grow in sanctity and when I think about marring a non-Catholic I think that could make things harder.
One example is the whole idea of chastity within marriage. The contraceptive issue you mentioned can be huge. Having as many children as God sends us? This frightens ME, how can I find support to obey God if the other person involved in this just doesn't care?
The other one is education. We educate children WAY MORE by actions then by words. How can I show the importance of following everything the Church says if "mom" simply doesn't care?
NOT TO MENTION that if I love my wife, of course I want her to be saved. And if there's one thing I'm terrible at is "cold preaching", you know when you simply want to talk about Jesus and convert someone? I find this annoying. So I'd have to wait until her start to show some interest in the Church to try to talk about the importance of going every Sunday, receiving all sacraments, etc. Meanwhile, I'd be terribly anxious.
I think marring a non-Catholic is a really big headache when you want to take your faith yourself seriously.
It’s hard in today’s society to find many young adults in the Catholic Church. With that being said as a young man who wants to court, there are not many choices of young women in my parish. The girl who I am interested in is a devote member of the Anglican Church and we have been friends for over a year. Decisions, dilemma, problem!!!!
Shawn Campbell where are you?
Dear Shawn Campbell, never choose a person over God! God comes first!!! Remember he came down from Earth to found His Church, the One and True Church for the salvation of the souls. Henri VIII created his church which is a fake church, the sacraments are not valid and they departed fron the True Faith long ago. Remain faithful till your last breath. If she wont convert, then leave her. She is not the person that God has for you. Keep praying Mary and the Rosary for help and grace! God bless you!
Elspeth Silverstar I live in Stone Mountain Georgia.
be dar definitely God must comes first in everything we do. I trust His timing and if it’s His will for me to get married then it will happen.
Shawn Campbell, wait for college. You'll have your pick of plenty of Catholic girls. Catholic women have a hard time finding Catholic men.