How Protestantism and Atheism Led to Catholic Christian Conversion
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- Опубликовано: 9 июн 2024
- In this week's episode of Catholic ReCon, testimonies from reverts and converts, children's author and illustrator Izabela Ciesinska discusses cultural Catholicism, rebellion, new atheism, megachurch sermons, the Sacrament of Conversion, an Arizona landscape, patience, art, and God's providence.
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Eddie, thank you so much for having me on your show to share my story. It's been a pleasure speaking with you. 🙏
Thank you for sharing your awesome story. God bless!
Forgive me if I am presumptuous here: “IF” you have not already, please consider going to Adoration of Christ in the Blessed Sacrament (also known as “Holy Hour”). Call your local parish and find out when they offer it. Then, just go and sit in silence in Christ’s Presence. Take your bible. Read scripture, pray, contemplate. Tell the Lord of your search for truth, of your doubts, worries, even fears. Then, be as patient with Him as He has been with you. When you receive the grace to know that HE IS THERE, you will be forever changed. Miracles occur in Christ’s presence - of that I can personally attest.
God bless you. I loved your conversation story. Your first confession was identical to my first confession and I thank God for the sacrament. I'm just finished RCIA and tomorrow is my confirmation into the Catholic church. I'm so excited and grateful to God. God bless you.
@@antoniosanjurjo8442 Congratulations on your Confirmation! You must feel such relief and joy :) May God Bless your journey infinitely and abundantly.
@@IzabelaCiesinska Thank you. May God walk beside you in RCIA you will love it.
I too weep during all my confessions. Have done two - the first one was after 37 years and my second one was yesterday 2 months later - weeping tears of repentance beautiful ❤
Why only two
We don't have to receive confirmation in order to receive communion. I receive d my 1st communion at the age of 7 and being confirmed at the age of 19. I received communion all those years.
This is correct not sure why he didn’t correct her
I've heard this from other people too. I'm a cradle Catholic and all I've ever known or seen, is Baptism first. Then reconciliation then first communion at age 7 or 8. 9th grade we made our Confirmations. I'm 55 now. I did sponsor my nephew for his confirmation in a different diocese, and he was 10. But he did make his first reconciliation and first communion at 7. That threw me a bit. But yes, you don't need to be confirmed before taking first communion.
Thank you Eddie for yr videos. Such videos as yours are powerful, very poweful tools of conversion being used by our Lord God Almighty to reach out and touch the hearts and souls of non-Catholics, Catholic reverts and converts. I am totally convinced there is a revival taking place right now in the Catholic Church throughout the world. There are facilitators like you across the world both laity and priests who are making it possible for witnessing to the saving grace and love of God. God bless you in all you are doing. ✝️
Thank you! God bless!
One of my favorite testimonies by far! I am sending to my adult children to listen. Isabel will do great work to serve God and I love the donkey story (will buy) how she articulates Christian truth, beauty, and love. I’m inspired to give a book to my neighbor who has MS and drinks all day- there’s so much he can do to glorify God and help his family. ❤
Dear Christine, thank you for listening to the interview and for your meaningful comment. When you gift your neighbor the book, even though it's a book for young children, please remind him that as long as there is breath in our lungs God has a purpose for us. No matter how young or how old, with God even a seemingly "small" action can turn out to be eternally important. May God Bless you, your neighbor, and your families 🙏🏼
A beautiful testimony ❤❤and lovely lady !! Thanks for sharing and may God always be your light ❤
I’m enjoying this thank you not done watching yet but wanted to comment at first 5 minutes you are exactly right. I think parents and people overall are afraid to say “I really believe in our faith I really believe heaven is real and I’m trying my best to go there”. My parents never did so I’m not sure they firmly believed it.
What a lovely lady & a lovely testimony. Thanks again, Eddie. So edifying. Eddie The Edifier!
Ha! This comment is quite edifying. Thanks for watching!
I will purchase this beautiful as gifts for our 7 children and 9 grandchildren!! Thank you for writing this beautiful book ❤
Dear Cara, thank you for listening to this interview and for your comments. I hope that your grandchildren come to love the book, and that they discover the very special purpose that God has already prepared for them 😊🙏
Thank you!!! I pray 3 rosaries a day for their conversion and God blessed me now with you and your book! ❤
@@carakerr4081 Amen to that! 🙏🏼
I’d love to be a part of content creation for Children!!!
Looking forward to watching this! Will be tomorrow! Thank you for your wonderful videos Eddie! Praying you have a blessed day and God bless your guest as well 🙏
Beautiful testimony. Thank you.
I can quite understand and agree with what she is saying.
I would asked the kids l taught our faith to, when we had meetings at the school's gym. I'd ask them to put there jackets on the bench. They still threw their jackets on the floor. But l would not even get the support of the other teachers as if it wasn't important.
Instructors need to emphasize and appreciate the need to live the standards expected of each one of us as Christians. That is why kids cannot associate discipline with obedience to God.
Our lives aught to depict our Faith. "If we must be perfect as our Heavenly Father is perfect" lt must begin with our behaviors. Respect, honor and discipline especially starts in 'Our Mindsets!!!"
Very well put. I could not agree more!
Thank you for sharing your testimony ❤❤❤
Thank you for a beautiful interview ❤
Will get back to listen to the testimony soon… in the meantime Eddie can you please recommend some books on Atheist conversions or on debating Atheists?
Atheism is dead by Eric Metaxas is pretty good
Lloyd De Jongh has a video series on atheism, not sure if it will help with debates.
I know of a few others.. will have get back to you..
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@@ric5210 checked out the reviews on this book and I’ve got to get this book now! Thanks!
@@michele-33 Thanks…I’ll check out this series as well… books are welcome as well!
Refreshing and encouraging!
Stop allowing your feelings to control you. Matthew 16: 24-25" 24Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 25For whoever wants to save their life f will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it. "
The picture of taking up ones cross essentially means taking up ones pain and suffering, since that is what the cross represents and not living by ones emotions or emotional experience but living by Faith in Christ the Lord.
God bless my Polish Sister :)
57:34 Very well spoken and engaging guest. (Noticed slight trace of Polish accent!)
I can identify with her education experience having attended Catholic schools in the 60s. We learned morality, but not the grace of God and I also drifted but rather into new age for a time. But then a friend who i knew as a semi believer like me told me how he was saved (born again) and his life was totally changed and new. That made me very curious but first I had to understand the gospel and what Jesus has done for me. Fortunately I found a program to listen to that explained the gospel in a thorough way (Discover the Word). That was a revelation and then one night I found myself under conviction of Holy Spirit and I repented and offered my life to the Lord. Sadly, just going to a sacrament of penance doesn't get one born again. Yes I know it will make one feel great relief but not saved because the gospel is not presented or explained for as St James says we must " receive the engrafted word (gospel) which is able to save your souls" (Jms 1:21b)
I feel sorry that no one ever presented the Gospel to Isabella and I know she is doing her best to be fathful without the understanding of what it means to trust in Jesus and receive the new life of God and the guarantee of salvation. I will pray.
I'm from Slovakia and a cradle Catholic and this was similar for me, growing up the faith was presented to me more as a set of morals and truths but even though we actually did learn about grace in Catechism (we were taught Catechism more or less based on Thomas Aquinas and grace is a great part of that) I guess it was never explained to me in a way that I would understand much less experience the love of God and His grace. Either in the family or school or the church, it was never really conveyed to me.
The difference is, I experienced it later and it was in the context of Catholic faith (on a retreat initially, after my first general confession), by a sovereign move of God- I had an encounter with Him that I totally didn't expect.
And because I was also taught that the Catholic Church is the true Church I never was tempted to leave the Catholic faith. If I experienced my adult (17yrs) conversion experience in a non Catholic setting I would probably also have considered leaving Catholicism, as many other people do. Although, given the strong emphasis in my upbringing that Catholic faith is the only true one, maybe that wouldn't be the case. It's interesting how God leads each person differently. I had to later adjust my anti-protestant prejudices and now I love to fellowship with Protestant Christians because sometimes their way of living the faith is so inspiring I'm really learning much there. But still remaining firmly Catholic, that won't change because I have explored the foundations of my faith thoroughly and I can't ever leave.. if not for anything else then for the Eucharist. I would miss Jesus in it so much.
As stated throughout history, the fullness of the faith is with the 1 Catholic and Apostolic church instituted by Jesus.
While 40k protestant denominations only have 'Some of the truths'.
By speaking about the sacrament of confession this way, it is sad... I pray people to truly learn and research it more , the doctrines of the true church, the compiler of the complete bible and the authority to interpret it, teachings and traditions of the disciples of Jesus thru the church Fathers, and not feelings and misinterpreted scriptures by a variety of denoms/pastors (bec even the devil have preternatural powers that could heal us, make us feel good and holy only to lead us away from the Real presence in the Holy Eucharist in His church, the mystical body of Jesus.
Seek truth with an open mind and heart and you shall find.
God bless you❤
Dear Jerome, thank you for your comment. I am for the first time in my life only now reading the Bible from cover to cover. I am just about to finish the Old Testament. Can you please share more about (Jms 1:21b) and how we get saved? I want to know what it means to trust in Jesus totally and to receive new life. Please share what you can and I will pursue it. God Bless.
@@barborazajacova7633 Beautiful comment. It shows even more that in our institution we have forgotten about content for children. We have beautiful principles, but we haven't found a way to teach them to little ones in an age approproate way that will stay with them for life. This is where Catholic artists have to step up and create materials that the church can use in a way that will engage children.
Don't worry about the sacrilege as a SIN. Sin requires knowledge and you had none. Don't rely on the RCIA for education, they can do a good job, but sometimes is a jump start program at best. 1. Invest serious ongoing time in relationship development with the Lord. A) Set a fixed time and Read one chapter in the bible a day. Beginning point? It is not a time sequenced book. Starting with the Psalms or the Acts of the Apostles and then going through to the end of Revelation. B])Invest in the DVD program by Scott Hahn and Mr. Cavins [Our Fathers Plan] ... watch one of the sessions a week. C) Always ask the Lord to guide you in learning what HE wants you to learn and in the sequence He wants. D) Ongoing study is a source of soul food. E) Keep receiving the sacraments and in a worthy manner. ... Thank you for the witness. God bless you and yours. [Do a morning offering ... go into consecration to Mary ... she is absolutely amazing in personal development.
Absolutely wonderful advice. Thank you, Michael. I am reading one chapter of the Bible a day, and I'm happy to say that I am almost finished reading the New Testament. I will continue this every day of my life - one chapter a day. My main intention for the RCIA is to finally be able to receive the Eucharist. But when I finish the program, I plan to continue my studies exactly as you say. And thank you for the reminder that sin requires knowledge. God Bless you and yours 🙏🏼
@@IzabelaCiesinska The Lord came to me once and His message was brief ... He pointed me to His mother. As a meagerly trained Protestant who was pulled into the strange Catholic environment by the Holy Spirit ... the significance of His direction was an enigma. My head was too thick and internal conversion requirements massive. It has taken 50 years of slow growth to begin to appreciate just how much Mary can assist ongoing holiness development. Do leapfrog into her domain and into her service as soon as you can. God bless you , your future assignments, and your family wherever He can.
@@IzabelaCiesinska Just one more note. From studies of the Angels my wife and I have done [Tan Books] we learned it is postulated there are angels in charge of geographic regions. I.E. there is a different spiritual atmosphere in every designated arena of governance. Arizona likely had more than just artistic impact to your senses ... and obviously it was a gift to keep you coming.
@@michaelpcooksey5096 Hello Michael, thank you again! I think I remember Father Ripperberger or Father Martins also saying that angels have georgraphic dominion. So you may very be right, that I fell into the right angel at the right time! Only now as a believer am I able to look back on my life and see where angels protected me and literally saved my life. So I have no doubt that they are working in our lives, and I thank God for them every day in my prayers :')
@@IzabelaCiesinska The material for angels starts with St. Thomas Aquinas who gives 9 levels in descending order: Seraphim, Cherubim, Thrones, Dominions, Powers, Virtues, Principalities, Archangels, and Angels. Our guardian angels fall in the lowest rank. [But what a wonderful service they can perform if solicited!] While running Catholic home study forums [3 weeks per topic then 1 week break] for the Apostolate for Family Consecration my wife and I used the book 'Beyond Space' from Tan Books. It's a great read. On a much different topic, there are groups around who will lay their hands on you to pray for your intentions. They may seem wonderful people and likely are well intentioned ... but they are usually spiritually ignorant ... big time! There is a great difference between praying FOR you and praying OVER you. Only the priesthood is empowered to pray OVER you. OVER means they have authority OVER YOU. Best bet is to keep peoples hands off of your person. DENY them ACCESS!! Demons are attracted to inordinate activity and this can be a big one... I know from personal experience. ...
Confirmation is not required to receive Holy Communion. She was baptized Catholic - her confession was sufficient to return to the Eucharist. That’s sad that she thought that was a “sacrilege.”
is it possible that Fathers 1st as well as Mothers pray the Rosary, take your children to Mass, take your children to Adoration, read the Bible, educate the in Catholic Godly virtues and all the way through college with a catholic education etc... create a more catholic chuld who grows uo to be a catholic?
You need the Sacrament of Holy Communion to receive the Holy Eucharist.
Same thing. Do you mean Confirmation?
I believe that if she had received 1st Communion as a child then she could have received it after her confession again. Confirmation is not a requirement for that. But I think she probably already knows 😊
@barborazajacova7633 that is correct.
Yep, she went from one christian cult to another. That doesn't mean any of these cults' lies are true.