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  1. DaveHTexas

    When did you remove your wedding ring?

    lovely box too!
  2. DaveHTexas

    Help me understand the Catholic teaching on the Eucharist.

    That is probably the absolutely MOST helpful explanation I have EVER come across. Thank you SO MUCH for this!
  3. DaveHTexas

    Help me understand the Catholic teaching on the Eucharist.

    I am looking into the differences between Catholic and Protestant teachings. There are obviously things in Protestant teachings, and a lot of lacking church history that make no sense to me, but there are teachings of the modern Catholic Church that are leaving me scratching my head and really...
  4. DaveHTexas

    I feel guilty for a promise I made her. Pretty sure most have been here...

    Just an update, you might notice a change in my relationship status in my profile. The girlfriend I have been with since June and I are engaged to be married. We have an enormous amount of logistics issues to figure out, and are doing so literally prayerfully. Maybe at some point sooner rather...
  5. DaveHTexas

    I need a JOB! (or greater success with a small business!)

    I work in information technology as a computer systems engineer, I got laid off from my job last February, with a non compete / severance package that meant I was on the books until the end of April. Job postings have been Ghost jobs meaning the same jobs are posted up for 6 to 9 months and...
  6. DaveHTexas

    For those who believe in tithing. (Not a debate.)

    If you have tithed on the money, you have tithed on the money, you are however clearly free to go above your tithe. FWIW, my local church is... well off. So my tithe is split between my home congregation, missions, Compassion International child sponsorship, and donations to a feeding program...
  7. DaveHTexas

    When did you remove your wedding ring?

    A little update on my part a couple of years after the fact. I did grow out the beard for a variety of reasons, starting with I hate shaving. I know where our rings are, but I never put it back on. I have been blessed with a relationship with a lovely widow since my prior post here. And we are...
  8. DaveHTexas

    I need advice from a priest.

    Well, still working on the petition. I feel like I am writing the next great novel based on youthful stupidity. I got agreement from my ex to cooperate witht he process. IF she is truthful with them, there should be no issue. The big issue we are going to run into is they want information from...
  9. DaveHTexas

    I need advice from a priest.

    Done, and process started. The fun part is going to see if my ex participates in the process.
  10. DaveHTexas

    I need advice from a priest.

    So just touching base on this. Process is started, just barely but the priest at my late FILs parish is a pretty good guy and is helping me navigate the process... Not exactly a super straight forward thing but not horrible.
  11. DaveHTexas

    I need advice from a priest.

    Just a brief update. We had a little tiny bit of a catastrophe over here, I am Houston Metro and we had a bit of a hurricane come through... Still trying to get a hold of a priest. Finally at least got a chance to reach out and try to talk with one today, left my # with the church secretary for...
  12. DaveHTexas

    I need advice from a priest.

    The variance here is I do not date just to date. I would not have expressed interest had I not thought there was potential for a Godly marriage down the road at some point, and my late wife was non denominational, whereas my girlfriend is Catholic... Should it come to the point of a marriage, it...
  13. DaveHTexas

    I feel guilty for a promise I made her. Pretty sure most have been here...

    We are not at the point of marriage yet, but given our ages, we have some time to take it and go into this carefully, and of course prayerfully. Just as we both did with our marriages, we are putting God at the very center of the relationship. I do not know where this will lead but I know what...
  14. DaveHTexas

    I feel guilty for a promise I made her. Pretty sure most have been here...

    Thanking God loudly for the no cancer. The issue is funny in a sad sort of way. It is one of those things you always see the medication ads on TV for... If you have moderate to severe whatever it is talk to your doctor about this medicine. Uh, sure... And as far as the girlfriend and I are...
  15. DaveHTexas

    I need advice from a priest.

    To be clear here, my late wife was not Catholic, her father was. Her mothers side of the family were non denominational Christians as was my wife, and we were married by a Baptist pastor. We had consulted with a priest to get her fathers, who was Catholic blessing. I know old fashioned, but I...
  16. DaveHTexas

    I need advice from a priest.

    I couldn't agree more. The church as a whole, and honestly several mainline protestant denominations are heretical on their teaching on the matter of marriage. I grew up in an Assemblies of God church and honestly not happy with them. Basically got convinced as a kid if you didn't speak in...
  17. DaveHTexas

    I need advice from a priest.

    A valid question. Since neither my ex, nor I were Christians of any sort at the time of the marriage, and the marriage ceremony was a Justice Of The Peace thing, the priest I had talked to told me I don't need it annulled since it was never considered valid in the first place. Had I been a...
  18. DaveHTexas

    I need advice from a priest.

    Please be patient as I lay the situation out, because this, what is my life, is a bit of a scrambled mess and I need some advice from a priest. I am not catholic myself, but rather a non denominational Christian. And I am not here to argue or discuss the whole Catholic vs. Protestant thing. My...
  19. DaveHTexas

    Am I the only one with Survivors Guilt?

    I am late to seeing your post, sorry, but it coincides with what I am struggling with right now. I lost my beautiful bride in July of 22 due to complications of diabetes that was misdiagnosed as COVID-19. Any joys I felt in my life that first year felt like an absolute betrayal to her. now I...
  20. DaveHTexas

    I feel guilty for a promise I made her. Pretty sure most have been here...

    I haven't been here in a good while, but y'all deserve an update, and it is a good one. God is good, and God is full of overflowing grace. First off, the medical issue is under control, not cancer, not life threatening if treated, but definately cronic. Thank you God. I am living a reasonably...
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