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Some friends handed me a book from the revival in Timor, Indonesia in the 1960es. Old stuff, but I wanted to see what my friends found so interesting about the book. It did start off nicely, with a Holy Spirit entrance into a presbyterian congregation, like acts 2, with sound and stuff. Then the...

Grace to you :-) For many years I have heard the story related, that scientists from different branches at one meeting came together to see if they could agree on the age of the universe, and that they actually agreed on an age of 13:7B years, with many lines of evidence supporting this. Does...

Peace in the name of Christ I have had a study / discussion with 2 friends who are JW on the topic of the Trinity. During this discussion I threw in John 8, and more specifically John 8:24 as a prooftext to why it is necessary to believe that Jesus is in fact God. John 8:24 (kjv) “I said...

Glory be to Jesus Christ :-) Dear brothers and sisters in faith, During my recent dialogue with 2 JW friends, they brought up the point that some catholic ceremonial clothing looks like something the Dagon fish-worshipping priests used. They showed an image like this...

I have an issue, for which I need help or encouragement or what you can give. So how to start As a new catholic, converted in 2019, found a church with some good resources, among these some praying women. I have also read quite a number of catholic books to inform myself on catholic views...

Hm, I guess that God desired to make it very clear that Joseph was not the (physical/genetical) father of Jesus. A curse was pronounced on Jeconiah, that Jeremiah 22:30 "no man of his descendants will prosper sitting on the throne of David," The genealogy of Matthew emphasizes the name of...

Yes, as indicated. I would be happy to find all those topics on Mary regards

Me and my catholic prayer brother are undertaking a conversation with 2 JW friends of mine. We are all 4 pretty well versed in scripture, and my prayer brother is a cradle catholic, so I am hoping for the input he will provide. But I would like to pose the question to the forum also: We are...

Hope you are all doing well I am posting this discussion in “controversial theology”, because I believe it is controversial. I am not here to break down anyone’s faith, yet dogma do interest me, and bible study is one of my preferred leisures. So after having a conversation with my good friend...

It is my belief, that the whole passage of Matthew 19:3-12 is constructed as a discussion of the much debated passage of Deuteronomy 24:1-4. I believe that the wording “except” in Matthew 19:9 is a mistranslation since the original greek says “mey epi porneia”, which translates as “not over...

I was somehow led to study Isaiah 53, which is obviously a prophecy about the massive sufferings that Jesus would carry. And then ... I felt a new light coming on Isaiah 54. This woman, whoever she is, "should for joy thou barren woman, who gave not birth, for thy children be many" (losely from...

God bless you all, I have noted in my instruction book on the rosary, that there seems to be weekdays associated with different sections. Is this just for a suggestion, or does it hold importance to pray the section assigned to the weekday, and not other sections? Example joyful mysteries to be...

Yay, how to start .... I had a conversation with my SDA friend today. He has on numerous occasions presented to me the idea that all sin in the end will be put on Satan, and quoted a ritual in I guess Leviticus as basis for that belief. Today he went further and speculated how the blood...

God bless you all I will be assumed into the RCC on may 12. Still 2 weeks to go. Got the green light from my priest. I have a question concerning mission. I am an avid street missioner, I raised the topic of mission in our RCIA class. The 2 women leading the class were almost rejecting the...

Hi, so very soon I will be taken into the RCC. I discovered that there is a tradition to name a "patron saint", a person whose intercession i especially desire. Does anyone have a recommendation here? I was intrigued by the "doctors of the church". Are those by any chance also patron saints? A...

Yes, I am still in the conversion process. Going to be assumed into the church, not this coming saturday, but some sunday soon. But I have this question concerning the view on marriage. Maybe someone will remember, that I am strictly marriage permanence, after a long study of selected...

Hi all catholics, so this is a thread where I desire only the answer of catholics. Just saying it right from the start. As you may remember, I am on the conversion track, and this weekend we will have a ceremony called "electio". A kind of preparation for the final conversion ceremony. I have...

(Go to 12m 53s to hear quote.) "Immaculate heart of Mary, I place all my trust in you". Can someone here explain to me, a protestant by birth who is not acquainted with Mary, what is this prayer saying, and why does it "work"? What is the immaculate heart of Mary?

Hi all So, I am in the process of converting to catholicism. Especially the hope to receive the true bread that comes down from heaven, is my goal. But I am very fundamentalist in my views. I see scripture as inerrant, and I believe that God created the world in 6 literal days - 144 hours to...

Christianity has never come down on forced marriages ... or has it? In my studies on marriage, I have become more aware of the covenant aspect of marriage. A covenant is a special kind of agreement, in which once you entered into it, it can not be broken. I was inspired by the video of Joseph...