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I am a cradle catholic and I think I could count in one hand the number of times i skipped mass in the first 28 years of my life.

Lately though things got really messy for me. I am a physician and just started the last of a 3-year long unpaid residency from Monday through Friday, because of which

I am finding motherhood to be incredibly lonely. Trying to be responsible and care for this life, I am often alone while husband and friends our age live with a carefree freedom, and go out and do things I can not feel comfortable bringing baby around. You miss out on a lot when you are a mom of a b

Our pastor is celebrating 25 years as a priest. He is an amazing man and probably why I’ve become close to the church again. Here’s my question for the group 1) Would it be inappropriate to get him a gift? And 2) What would you suggest I get him if a gift is appropriate?

He’s the type a man that we

Im looking for Catholic songs to listen to. I feel like all the Catholic music I find on Spotify are all either soft and sweet, Christian Pop, Classical Music/Opera, or Older Hymns. Which I do love but feel they all have their own time and place and are kind of difficult to keep that vibe going. I’m

For me as an Eastern Orthodox, we believe that we have fullness of faith (I’m not planning to debate this in the post, I think Roman Catholics are really cool too), but there still can likely be salvation in different churches, and condemning Mr. Smith because he lived as a Coptic or Roman would be

i have OCD and i really am afraid to go outside because of wild animals.
How do i make up for this? My family is all Christian but only my father and sister are Catholic but evem then they dont attend mass.

Today I am 1 week away from getting baptized. I am extremely excited and feel a lot closer to Jesus than I ever have before. When I started attending mass I began to feel the anxieties I would carry lift off my shoulders and things felt good. Of course things would come up here and there but I never

I am a Validly Baptized Christian/ "Candidate" and I am about to convert within the Easter Season. I've talked with my local parish priest about my requirements and stuff. And he told me to just submit the documents (Baptismal Certif./Pictures of Baptism) and he'll schedule me for the Sacrament of C

As preparation for Easter, this year I read the entire Bible start to finish in (less than) 40 days and just finished. I read cover to cover in order. I plan to go back and read a chapter a day so I can reflect more deeply on individual passages now that I have the entire context in which those pass

What if parents, close family and close friends are against it. Are you allowed to just get married and not let them know.

I'm very new to Catholicism, and am curious what should I expect going to my new Church tomorrow. I've heard it will be very busy. Where should I try to sit if seating is still available? What parts (other than communion, I know that already) do I not participate in? I didn't intend for my first tim

I'm a very anxious person in general and I've been prone to hypochondria in the past, frequently thinking that I am dying. I mostly got over it some years ago by accepting death but now it's become a problem again since I have the new fear of dying without baptism. And I tried to join RCIA too late

I, 23f, have been starting a relationship with a greek orthodox guy, 27m, and have come to really like him as a person and want to see where our relationship can go. I am a practicing catholic as i believe in the doctrines and the faith wholeheartedly. He is orthodox but doesn’t go to church as it’s

A commentary on St. John's Apocalypse, Fr. Herman Kramer's The Book of Destiny, he says: «The new EARTH is the changed state of society, which before and during the days of Antichrist was antichristian and anti-God…. The NEW HEAVEN is the Church after the conflict with Antichrist mature and transfig

I've been pretty sick for the past 2 weeks, so sick that I haven't been able to attend Mass or leave my apartment in general.

I've been praying every day, but still feel guilty for not being able to be in His Presence at least once a week. I just feel like I'm letting Our Lord down, and that I cou

The church clearly states the final judgment of someone is reserved to God alone… the church even is cautious of condemning Judas to hell. So if the final criteria of who makes it to heaven is reserved to God alone, how can the church claim St. [insert name of a saint] is in fact in heaven?

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Tomorrow I'll have my first confession, and I don't really know what sins to confess. For example sins like lying, insulting and many more, should I confess them, because I'm very sure I will do them again, but they're still sins? I have an examination of conscience guide from the internet, but I'm

I recently moved into a new area and there's a Catholic Church not far from me. I have been to mass 3 times there and for the most part liked it.

Today was a different experience. Appreciate the reading today was a long one. But it was done with 3 people, the priest was reading the words of Jesus.

I went to my first confession in a long time and I felt so good after it

EDIT: oh my goodness! Thank you so much for all the kind words!

The Mother Mary doll was made for my OCIA sponsor’s granddaughter, and the Jesus doll was made for our family friend/my son’s godfather, who’s a seminarian. Just small ways for me to show my love of the Lord and appreciation for the p

So I have been praying this prayer ever since I decided to be come Catholic. I am almost confirmed and am wanting to practice the Sacred Heart of Jesus Devotion. I realized that this prayer looks similar to the devotional prayer of the Sacred Heart. Is this prayer still the same prayer that I can pr

Hello! I have been struggling with what religions want to be with. I am currently a Lutheran but have been interested in learning about being Catholic. I’ve been thinking and learning for a while now and I just came upon a weird coincidence. I’ve been learning about the Saints and I came across a ti

I'm assuming it is St. Francis of Assai but my very Catholic father told me it was Saint Anthony.

Disclaimer: Latin Mass mentioned (in case someone really hates it)

The Latin Mass I attend is also ICKSP, so they are in communion.

I’ve been discerning the priesthood since Ash Wednesday 2025, and I currently altar serve at both the Novus Ordo and the Traditional Latin Mass. I try not to label my

I’ll try to keep it short. Fair warning: post contains references to self harm and death.

I’m a 35M, who was born to Catholic parents, but they never practiced. Went to mass on Christmas Eve and that’s about it. I was baptized and confirmed, but that was decades ago, and I was really just doing wh

I’ve recently been starting to connect with my faith much more than I have in the past and by doing so, I find myself running into a lot of anti-Catholic opinions online. Many of these arguments, which I’m sure a lot of you already know, bring up Paul as a way to “disprove” the Catholic faith. I’ll

I’m looking for books about saints who served in governmental and/or military positions so I can learn about their lives, struggles, and how they applied their faith in difficult times.

off the top of my head I’m thinking of St Thomas More, St Sebastian, St Joan of Arc, and St Louis, but I’d also l

I really enjoy praying the latin rosary mainly because i feel much more closer to the language of God and therefore closer to him, and that it's also fun to learn latin via prayer.

But my problem is that, i don't really understand the words much, i feel like im just repeating words and words, is t

Thank you very much for your answer!

Warning: We are talking about death here and the death of a child.

I 40f (USA) am aware that I am mortal. One day I will pass and be with our Lord our God. I have lost too many people around my age in the past few years so I’m being proactive and getting my affairs in order. Looking into my plot

I know there's no one size fits all, but I'm just asking as a general thing.

Hi, I’ve been really interested in learning more about Catholicism and possibly becoming Catholic. I really connect with a lot of the values and the sense of community.

But I want to be honest, I’m still figuring out where I stand on certain issues, especially around women’s rights and situations l

Hey, so backstory. My parents were non religious but my grandparents were super catholic. There was never any pressure from my parents, they were open to me learning and experiencing other religions etc

I have always been interested in theology and have considered myself spiritual above all else bu

i know there’s no direct answer to this, but as an 18 year old girl how do i find catholic friends 😫i don’t attend catholic school with any christian/catholic clubs. which would be nice if i did!

i feel like church groups aren’t as big of a thing in my area or they’re like not common to join if yo

Does anyone know where or who makes these types of reliquaries/crosses? And if they are used for an ecclesiastical or special purpose? I inherited this old cross with a piece of agnes dei , a "Bonifacii, M. If anyone could tell me whose that may be because there was what looked to be wood scattered

I'm 62 years old was a cradle Catholic, at about 17 years old I just kind of went wayward. The village I grew up in had 1,000 people or just under that amount, 99.9% Roman Catholic population. At 36 years old I had the whole born again experience, spent some years in the Evangelical churches, seen s

How do I deal with hating God? I know true happiness will only come through him but how do I grow in relationship with someone I hate. I hate him for the way he made my brain work, the way I'm awkward around girls, I hate my relationship with my family. How am I supposed to love god?

First things first, but im using my husband's account for this post.

Today, I went into my monthly confession. Line was long today so I texted my principal (I teach at a catholic school) if I could take a chance after PSR (which I also teach) on Monday to confess. Initially she said yes, however sh

I opened up my dad’s old Spanish Bible from the late 70s and saw John Paul 2 . My Catholic Bible that an elderly woman gave to me also has this exact image on it . Why is he on it ? don’t newer bibles have the pope on it? I don’t mind it . I always wondered

Just curious, what has been everyone's experience with Medjugorje and the real pilgrimage beginning when you leave? I went last year september and since then so much has taken place that has changed my life. What a miraculous place where God is truly present. God bless you all looking forward to rea

How do I go about praying the rosary while meditating and repeating the Hail Mary's? Like if I meditate on the mystery then I'm just verbally saying the Hail Mary's without really thinking about the words, but if I focus on the words, I literally cannot meditate on the mystery.

Idk if that's an ADH

What do I do if I am without access to a preist but am in mortal sin? I am technically Protestant but plan to convert officially as soon as possible (family situation). What do I do when I sin mortally? (Not sure if this is the right place to ask this)

Hi I’m a Christian that goes to a Protestant leaning church(not sure of the exact denomination or if it aligns with one). I came to faith about 3 years ago and starting seriously diving into scripture and church history about a year ago I had never felt stronger in my faith nor have I ever felt more

Scholastic thought, even by the time of the Fourth Lateran Council, was already raising rather complex questions, not just the simplest ones. Among them, the question Quid comedit mus? stood out. In short, the question is: what does a mouse eat if it nabs the sacramental bread of the Eucharist? This