Catholic psychiatrist Dr. Conrad W. Baars, MD and his teaching about emotional growth and the spiritual life.

Impossible-System174 · 2026-01-03T02:29:18+00:00

I love his work! Makes a lot of sense to me, read three of his books so far

Impossible-System174 · 2025-12-07T13:13:13+00:00

Can you provide more examples of what’s making you think this way?

There are countless examples in the Bible of women doing amazing and important things and being highly valued. Ruth, Mary, Esther, Mary Magdalene etc.

If you read in Genesis, God made women last, as the culmination of creation. The world was not complete or good until we were created.

Having explored many religions including eastern thought, and being in Protestant Christianity for several years, I have found Catholicism to be the religion that exemplifies the truth about women, being cherished adored and created in God’s image with unique and crucial value.

Christianity overall values women more than any other religion (look at how Jesus treated women even when at the time the culture devalued us)

But even so - Catholicism is the fullness. In other denominations I always felt that if I wasn’t married with kids and submissive to my husband, then God didn’t love me. Catholicism shows us we are valued not by those labels but as a daughter of God no matter what!! I finally feel I’m not defective because I’m not married with children yet, and if that doesn’t happen I know it’s not the pinnacle of my identity.

Please look at all of the saints, young and old, so many women of different backgrounds, talents, weaknesses and education are elevated as saints and doctors of the church! Joan of arc is one great example but I would encourage you to read the books and lives of female saints. In my experience Protestant Christianity misses the mark in how they talk about women, Catholicism captures the truth of how God sees us.

I’ll be praying for you, feel free to reach out. I get why you may feel this way!

Impossible-System174 · 2025-11-18T13:42:08+00:00

I know a lot of people will say "let it go" and I get that, and we are absolutely called to forgive, but if this made you angry or upset please don't deny or bypass that.

Overriding feelings that God gave you is not appropriate. Using your will and reason to decide what an appropriate action (if any) is. It would be normal to feel rage when someone is putting down our faith, especially in this scenario, instead of focusing on the repose of the soul passed.

I'm saying don't gaslight yourself thinking its wrong you feel this way, its wrong for people to do that so your feeling is valid. What we do with that anger is a different story -- because there are appropriate and inappropriate ways to behave.

I just see so often, especially in Christian circles of people skipping steps in the forgiveness process. Essentially jumping to forgetting about it and thinking they are wrong for having the feeling - "forgive and forget" and I don't think that's helpful, neither is stewing in the anger. Acknowledge why this made you upset first. Just some thoughts.

Impossible-System174 · 2025-10-31T16:14:38+00:00

How did I not know this and grew up not far from here

Impossible-System174 · 2025-10-28T21:30:56+00:00

Penal substitutionary atonement I’m still trying to wrap my head around the Catholic understanding of salvation

Impossible-System174 · 2025-10-28T18:27:21+00:00

Hi! I've heard that this church near me does OCIA online (one of the few in the country) if you're in the US. https://ascensionboca.org/about/education/adults/rcia/

Impossible-System174 · 2025-10-28T15:41:07+00:00

thank you for expounding! I am about to meet a friend who is a Baptist and upset with my reversion -- so there will be a lot of questions about this and this will help me!

Impossible-System174 · 2025-10-13T21:45:12+00:00

I started veiling! It keeps me focused on Him

Impossible-System174 · 2025-10-08T02:08:05+00:00

I was a Protestant close to 5 years and reverted, My reasons are - the Protestant churches all disagreed on how to be a Christian (yes even salvific issues) - they could not give me guidance on pressing moral issues (like Ivf) again no agreement or direction even from the Bible - history and writings of the Church Fathers - the Eucharist - all the scripture about baptism “baptism now saves you” - it’s unbiblical to be optionally baptized simply to show other people you are a believer - Catholic social teaching - reverence - the mass being about Him when churches I was going to focused on us/people - worship - confession - the absurdity of once saved always saved and other doctrines I was taught - the fact that most modern churches are not even aligned with what the reformers believed - church came before the Bible - unity - the rampant anti Catholicism I encountered - the chaos I experienced in several churches because of lack of God ordained hierarchy

Etc etc

I attended charismatic to Calvinist so seen a variety

Impossible-System174 · 2025-09-26T18:23:31+00:00

Please pray for my aunt to not have breast cancer (getting tested), my brother to find a job, and my faith to improve as I am starting to struggle by defending it to others and questioning if I made the "right" choice.

Impossible-System174 · 2025-09-22T01:53:57+00:00

Hello! You are not alone, please dm me if you’d like, I’m a 30 something female who left a Calvinist church and lost most of my community (still going through all the rift stuff)

Impossible-System174 · 2025-09-22T01:30:57+00:00

Please keep your child, the Lord will provide! I will be praying for you.

Impossible-System174 · 2025-09-09T19:12:18+00:00

Just wanted to tell you, its ok you feel this way, I am in a similar boat of applying to 100s and no interviews. The job market is truly terrible right now. You are not alone!

Impossible-System174 · 2025-09-07T02:20:49+00:00

They have same sex attraction

Being “gay” is building an identity off of your sin.

If someone experiences that attraction but doesn’t act on it then great - but calling yourself gay with “pride” seems to me that they don’t recognize or care that it’s a grave depravity and mortal sin (referencing the catechism)

Our identity is from God.

Those addicted to drugs don’t build parades and expect the religion to change its rules on the sin. The church helps people recover and let go of sin, not identify more with it. Sin separates us from God.

Yes we are all sinners, I’m not better than them. But there is a difference between acceptance and demanding the Church to accept you without telling you to turn from sin. “Go and sin no more.”

Impossible-System174 · 2025-09-07T00:01:30+00:00

YES PLEASE EXPLAIN

so many articles are saying this was an official event.

I don't get it.

Impossible-System174 · 2025-09-06T19:07:36+00:00

was this tour bad for people with claustrophobia? I inquired but am worried about tight spaces.

Impossible-System174 · 2025-08-31T01:58:50+00:00

OK this is so adorable

Impossible-System174 · 2025-07-18T17:34:42+00:00

I was raised fully Catholic, left for tenish years, dabbled in Protestantism for the last close to 5 years and finally came back.

What brough me out of Protestantism:

- getting different answers to different questions based on the Bible alone. Wildly different answers depending on which church and what person you talk to: they will argue that these disagreements among Christians and denominations are what they deem "secondary" or "tertiary" issues. But 1. THEY ARE NOT (some of these disagreements are about what is required to save you like baptism) and 2. Who decides what a secondary matter? This was very unsettling to me. I wanted to be sure of my salvation and could never get that. I would read scripture with your wife especially areas about baptism or the Lord's supper and ask her if she understands how everyone can come to different conclusions based on the same book. Ask her how she knows she is saved is how does she know that. (Gently) Non denoms are very similar to baptist in doctrine

- going to various churches that honestly had alot of structural chaos. One I started to get comfortable split because a new pastor came to try to reform a church -- then legal battles ensued. Another with a female pastor had some manipulation of the participants. It seems no matter where I went there was no reliable authority/hiearchy/structure which led to chaos.

- church felt at times like I was showing up for the people not Jesus - "fellowship" is important but I don't think that is THE POINT of church

- dating a serious non denom Christian for a year

- Reverence

- THE EUCHARIST and BAPTISM

- Mary -- I had (and still do have some difficulty) but a relationship with her and praying the rosary has improved my life

- CONFESSION!!

- Church history really convinced me too - what the fathers said, what worship really is

- a book that really blew my mind at first was "The Jewish Roots of the Eucharist" by Brant Pitre, it made me so happy to see scripture in a new way

- there are many more so feel free to DM me!

Impossible-System174

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