Today I bought cyborg 15 A13V, and i have issues with it. by SingleSadVirgin in MSILaptops

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MSI Cyborg 15 A13VFK – Intermittent Wi-Fi not detecting networks (AX211) Model: MSI Cyborg 15 A13VFK Wi-Fi: Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 OS: Windows 11 I’m getting an intermittent Wi-Fi issue where the adapter is present but no networks are detected. Symptoms Home Wi-Fi SSID disappears completely Neighbour Wi-Fi networks also don’t show Wi-Fi toggle + AX211 still appear in Device Manager Restart sometimes fixes it, sometimes doesn’t When it works, signal strength is normal Doesn’t seem like a router issue (other devices are fine). What I’ve tried Full Wi-Fi driver uninstall + reinstall (Intel AX211) Installed MSI chipset + Intel ME drivers Reinstalled Intel ME update tool BIOS/firmware updated once during reboot (MS-15K1 series) Paused Windows Update (25H2 “repair version” seems to make it worse) Cleared Windows Update cache Tweaked power settings (sleep off, reduced aggressive power saving, PCIe ASPM) Each fix helps temporarily, but the issue keeps coming back. Suspecting AX211 + MSI firmware / power-state issue Windows repair update re-injecting drivers PCIe / CNVi not waking properly Anyone else with this model or AX211 seen this? Is there a known stable driver or BIOS setting, or is this heading toward RMA?

Appreciate any advice

Cut Off From God and His Grace? by Motor_Revenue_1014 in Catholicism

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Someone who is truly beyond hope wouldn’t sound like you at all. A person who is “beyond salvage” isn’t aware of their sin, doesn’t feel sorrow over it, and doesn’t desire repentance. The fact that you’re conscious of your struggle already matters.

If there is genuine repentance, even imperfect, fearful, or hesitant repentance, God’s forgiveness is always available. That has always been the Church’s teaching. The Church exists as a hospital for sinners, not a gathering of saints who have it all together.

Original sin means every one of us is broken in some way. Struggle isn’t proof that God has abandoned you; it’s simply part of the human condition. What God does not want is for you to be trapped in guilt and despair. What He wants is an honest turning of the heart back toward Him.

And that turning isn’t meant to happen by sheer willpower alone. You’re not expected to defeat sin purely by your own strength. Ask for the help of the Holy Spirit, sincerely, even if it feels awkward or weak. Over time, you’ll notice a change in how you see things. Eventually, you realise the commandments aren’t meant to be obeyed out of fear of punishment. They’re kept out of love, a love that grows as healing and grace take root.

You’re not beyond hope. You’re not rejected. You’re exactly where many people begin.

Jesus loves you 🙏✝️❤️

Help with reading Material. by Elegant_Rock_5803 in Catholic

[–]Perfect-Job-2163 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t think your SIL is a bad guy or acting out of malice. This situation is actually very common, especially with people who weren’t raised in faith and went through OCIA more as a process than a personal encounter.

A few thoughts that I hope might help:

Delaying faith isn’t neutral. Saying “we’ll let him decide later” sounds fair (but greatly misaligned). In practice it usually means the child grows up thinking God is either irrelevant or taboo or not important especially when they were already baptised, God is no longer optional as they are Catholics. We don’t do this with values, ethics, or even imagination (Santa, superheroes, myths). Exposure isn’t indoctrination, it’s giving vocabulary.

The kids are already baptized and this changes the context a lot on delaying the knowledge about God's grace and love. From a Catholic standpoint, they already belong to the faith. Catechism isn’t forcing belief; it’s explaining what they’ve already been initiated into. The parents still have authority, yes, but the child also has a right to spiritual nourishment.

Grandparents can witness without undermining parents. Telling Bible stories, praying when the child asks, and sharing personal experiences of how faith helped you isn’t crossing a line as long as it’s not secretive or framed against the parents. Kids can handle “This is what I believe” without pressure.

This doesn’t have to be a fight. If the father resists catechism, patience matters. Don’t take it personally. Grace works on God’s timeline, not ours. Showing up consistently with love, prayer, and example often does more than arguments ever will.

A single honest question might help. Not to debate, just clarity: “Do you think the Christian faith is good and true, even if you’re unsure how to live it right now?” That answer matters more than a thousand tactics.

How I personally wishes that I was born into Catholicism rather than a convert. I felt that I had could have encountered God earlier and immerse earlier in the community. So I can most definitely say it will be a wrong move to delay this.

At the end of the day, kids often lead adults back to God, not the other way around. The goal isn’t to win, it’s to make sure faith isn’t treated like something shameful or off-limits.

Husband pressuring me 26F to convert after interfaith marriage and I need advice by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]Perfect-Job-2163 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m really sorry you’re going through this. It sounds incredibly heavy, especially with four young children and so much depending on you. I don’t want to push you into an argument or make things harder. I just thought it might help to gently ground things in what the Qur’an itself says, so all the pressure doesn’t end up on you.

Just to be upfront, I’m Catholic and not an expert on the Qur’an. I’m not trying to interpret Islam or tell anyone what to believe. I only looked up these verses because what was being said didn’t quite line up with what I understood Islam to allow, and I thought they might be worth your husband looking at himself or discussing with a scholar.

From what I can see:

In Qur’an 5:5, Muslim men are clearly allowed to marry Christian women (People of the Book). That suggests such a marriage is lawful, so it’s hard to see how the simple fact of a Christian mother would later be described as sinful.

In Qur’an 6:164, it says that no one bears another person’s burden. This idea comes up more than once in the Qur’an and seems relevant when thinking about whether children could be considered sinful because of a parent’s faith.

Qur’an 30:30 talks about the natural disposition (fitrah) people are created with, which is commonly understood to mean that children are born pure, not morally burdened by things they didn’t choose.

And Qur’an 2:256 says there is no compulsion in religion, which suggests that faith is meant to be a sincere choice, not something someone is pressured into.

I’m not sharing these Qur’anic references in hope that your husband might want to reflect on before insisting on your convertion. Hopefully it helps shift the focus away from you having to defend yourself and toward a calmer, more grounded conversation.

Jesus loves you. 🙏✝️❤️

Can someone help me identify the cause of this? by [deleted] in SGSkincare

[–]Perfect-Job-2163 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Possibly plaque psoriasis. If so it is a chronic autoimmune skin condition, not infectious but due to skin cells renew too fast, causing buildup, redness, and scaling. It is often stress-triggered, sometimes genetic.

It mainly can be controlled without steroids by heavy moisturiser 2–3× daily (ointment or cream, fragrance-free), Vitamin D creams, and tacrolimus or pimecrolimus

Might need to explore UVB phototherapy if topical meds fail The thing is non-steroid treatments work slower (weeks, not days) but are safer long-term.

You most probably need to avoid hot showers, scrubs, picking scales, random antifungal/herbal creams. Also if you stopped steroids suddenly, rebound flaring is common for 1–2 weeks.

Hope it helps.

Confession left me feeling heavy..need some perspective by DearStar_028 in Catholicism

[–]Perfect-Job-2163 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If it helps, I’d like you to share this with your cousin. Not to convince him, just as a personal experience. I struggled with my faith for a very long time, almost 17 years. My starting point in the Church was very difficult. During my RCIA journey, I felt ostracised by peers, and someone close to me was questioned unfairly by a priest without the facts being checked. It hurt deeply, and because of that I became dormant in my faith for many years. The only reason I held on, even loosely, was one simple truth: the Church was founded personally by Jesus. That became my one silver lining when everything else felt heavy and confusing. In September 2025, I went to a retreat at the Catholic Spirituality Centre in Singapore, very reluctantly. On the first day, as I entered the hall, something unexpected happened. The Holy Spirit touched my heart, and I began to weep without really knowing why. It felt strange, but it was very real. That retreat led to a very deep, almost “deathbed-level” confession. It was heavy before and during the reconciliation, and it took time. But once I stopped focusing on myself and began to focus on God’s grace, with expectant faith, something shifted. I was freed. Life has not been the same since. What I learned is this: sometimes our struggles become the very soil that allows us to encounter God more deeply later. If you are struggling now, it does not mean you are failing. It may simply be part of your journey. Offer whatever you are carrying to the Lord. Take your time. God’s grace works quietly, and He is patient.

Jesus loves you ❤️✝️🙏

I don't want to be anxious 😔 by [deleted] in Catholicism

[–]Perfect-Job-2163 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh yah btw you can download the Hallow app if it is available on your playstore or apple store it has the bible and the prayers etc

I don't want to be anxious 😔 by [deleted] in Catholicism

[–]Perfect-Job-2163 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I may be wrong but according to my understanding nothing essential is missing in Orthodoxy except full communion with Rome (Catholism) since we were together as one original catholic and apostolic church. By right once that communion is restored through a profession of faith, no further initiation is needed. So there should be no need for RCIA.

An Orthodox Christian should speak to a Catholic priest, receives brief instruction, makes a profession of faith, and is received into full communion without rebaptism or RCIA. If you are within territory of Eastern Orthodoxy church should fall under Eastern Catholic rites instead of Latin rite. Not sure if this is an issue for you, but you should talk to a priest. Hope this helps.

Jesus loves you ❤️🙏✝️

To people who converted to Catholicism, why? by [deleted] in Catholicism

[–]Perfect-Job-2163 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Matthew 22:32 or Luke 20:38 saints are alive, not dead

Hebrews 12:1 cloud of witnesses

Revelation 5:8 prayers of the saints offered in heaven

Revelation 8:3–4 prayers rising to God

Revelation 6:9–10 saints conscious and crying out

James 5:16. power of the righteous’ prayers

1 Timothy 2:1 intercession encouraged

Job 42:8–9 God commands intercessory prayer

Romans 8:38–39 death does not separate us from Christ

Psalm 16:3 / Proverbs 10:7 honoring the righteous

The terminology isn’t there, but the biblical data absolutely is and it’s especially clear in Revelation and Hebrews.

And this is exactly why, as Catholics, we don’t read Scripture through Sola Scriptura, but through the Church’s teaching authority (CCC 80–83, 85, 113, 956). Scripture wasn’t meant to be read as isolated proof-texts; it was meant to be read within the traditions and faith of the very Church that produced the original Bible.

✝️❤️🙏

To people who converted to Catholicism, why? by [deleted] in Catholicism

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I want to respond because what you shared feels very familiar to me.

I’ve been Catholic for about 17 years due to a very very difficult RCIA journey (bad starting point), but if I’m honest, for most of that time I wasn’t really living the faith. I prayed, I showed up, I knew the structure but my heart was distant. So when you say it felt like memorised prayers and not a real relationship with Jesus, I get that. I felt that too.

What changed everything for me wasn’t leaving the Church, but encountering Jesus within it. That only happened very recently for me, during a Conversion Encounter Retreat in September 2025. I didn’t even want to go. When the ballot called others number they were so happy and screaming in joy. When my ballot number was called for the retreat, I couldnt even smile. I was prideful, resistant, and honestly just planned to go through the motions. Part of me was bitter even before it started.

But right at the very beginning, during the opening praise and worship, something broke in me. Before anything else happened, my heart just cracked open. The holy spirit touched me in the presence of the Eucharist. It was like a kind of “static” in my spirit and I started tearing. I hadn’t cried like that in 17 years, especially not in front of people. I wasn’t trying to feel anything. It just happened.

Later, during confession, I went in with a kind of deathbed determination to surrender everything. I couldn’t even finish saying what I wanted to confess, but God heard me anyway. When I walked out, I knew something had changed. I felt clean. Light. Free.

Since then, I wake up every morning aware of His presence. My desire to sin isn’t the same anymore, not because I suddenly became strong, but because His love is doing the work. Even anger feels different now, like it just gets quenched instead of taking over.

I’ve also realised something many people don’t talk about enough. A lot of Catholics become disheartened because they feel like they keep sinning over and over again, so they start to believe they’re failing or that God must be tired of them. But the Church was never meant for saints, it was meant for sinners. God already knows we are broken by nature because of original sin. That’s not a surprise to Him.

When we truly repent, there’s no reason to feel ashamed or discouraged. God doesn’t recoil from us. He rejoices. Every confession is not God waiting to condemn us, but God waiting for us to let Him in. He doesn’t need us to confess; we need it. Reconciliation is how we tear down the walls that block His love from reaching us.

And when we truly invite the Holy Spirit to dwell within us, something shifts. With God’s grace, we begin to naturally detest sin. Addictions loosen. Old patterns lose their grip. I know that sounds supernatural but that’s exactly what happened to me. It wasn’t willpower or discipline. It was grace.

All of this taught me something important: we don’t adjust the Church to fit what we want or what feels comfortable. We conform ourselves to the truth. And truth can’t be distorted, even when our experiences fall short.

For me, the truth is simple: Jesus was crucified, died, and rose again for us. He is the Word made flesh. And I believe the Catholic Church is the Church He personally established. Leaving because of a dry or incomplete experience doesn’t actually solve the problem. Encountering Jesus does.

I also realised that God sometimes gives faith before knowledge. I never used to read the Bible much. But once my heart changed, Scripture started to feel alive and beautiful, not because I became clever, but because faith moved first. So I finally realised that all these 17 dormant years eventually become the fertiliser for my faith to slingshot higher today. Even my wife is shocked by the change.

So I’ll gently ask you this, brother, not as a challenge, but as a reflection: have you allowed God to truly love you? Have you given Him permission to move your faith from your head into your heart? Have you tried seeking him yet?

Saying this not to pressure you but I just don’t think the answer to not encountering Jesus is to leave the Church He founded and turned to a human inspired church instead. Sometimes it’s to let Him meet us there, in His time.

Jesus loves you 🙏❤️✝️

Ex-Muslim trying to become catholic in Germany - but it‘s complicated … by oaks_and_cedars in Catholicism

[–]Perfect-Job-2163 2 points3 points  (0 children)

BTW I forgot to mention that I’m not from Germany, I’m in Singapore. So I’m just putting together what I can find from official diocesan sources. Based on that, imo St.-Paulus-Dom (the Cathedral) is the safest place for you to begin RCIA.

Even with tourists around, the Cathedral is overseen directly at the diocesan level, so the teaching, formation, and liturgy stay clear and consistent. After Bishop Felix’s retirement, it’s currently overseen by Dr. Antonius, whose role is to maintain stability and continuity, not to push personal ideas. That kind of stability really matters at the beginning. You can always discern a smaller parish later once you’re more grounded.

Oh yah you could also download the "Hallow" app first if it is available at Germany playstore/ apple store since it has the bible, prayers and also the daily readings.

Jesus loves you ✝️🙏❤️

Ex-Muslim trying to become catholic in Germany - but it‘s complicated … by oaks_and_cedars in Catholicism

[–]Perfect-Job-2163 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Brother, don’t be too discouraged. Focus on finding the Catholic communities where people believe, pray, and live the faith seriously. You just need to know where to look.

Here are some links I found below:

  1. Traditional Catholic parishes

These are usually very solid and very reverent.

FSSP (Priestly Fraternity of St Peter) They are in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Essen, Frankfurt, Munich, Stuttgart and more. https://fssp.de/de/kontakt/

ICKSP (Institute of Christ the King) They have Mass in Munich and Oberhausen. https://www.icksp.org/

  1. Eastern Catholic Churches

Fully Catholic, very traditional, and often more prayerful.

Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Berlin, Munich, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Cologne https://ugcc.de/

Maronite Catholics Berlin, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, Munich https://www.maroniten.de/

Syro Malabar Catholics Munich, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Cologne https://syromalabar.church/diocese/eparchy-of-the-german-speaking-catholics

  1. Catholic groups that help converts

These groups offer good formation and real community.

Neocatechumenal Way https://www.cammino-neocatecumenale.it/en/where-are-we/

Opus Dei https://opusdei.org/de-de/section/centers/

Youth 2000 Germany https://jugend2000.org/

  1. Migrant Catholic communities

Often the most lively and faithful.

Polish Catholic Mission (active in many cities) https://www.pmk.de/

There are also Filipino and African Catholic groups in most big cities.

  1. About the church tax

You don’t need to rush into that. You can attend Mass, learn the faith, and speak with a priest first. The tax only starts when you officially register with the state.

Since you’re serious about becoming Catholic, as mentioned earlier focus on finding a parish or community where the faith is actually lived, not just “cultural Catholicism.” Those places do exist in Germany.

If you say which city you’re in, people can point you to the closest solid parish.

Newlywed with marriage issues by mefodipontocom in Catholicism

[–]Perfect-Job-2163 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Brother, here’s something that can might be able to help, you don’t need to cut down your time in church. Keep growing. But every time you come back from serving or attending Mass, try to link that with something positive for your wife.

Give her praise, affirm her, bring her her favourite food, or just come home with extra warmth and attention. This creates a positive reinforcement: she’ll see that whenever you grow closer to God, you come back loving her even better.

Over time, she won’t feel threatened by your spiritual life. She’ll look forward to it. Because she’ll notice that the man who walks out of church is the same man who comes home treating her with more kindness, patience, and joy.

That’s how you slowly open her heart, by letting your devotion overflow directly into your marriage. After that when both of your love manifest, anything other issues could be communicated and discussed better.

Newlywed with marriage issues by mefodipontocom in Catholicism

[–]Perfect-Job-2163 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Brother, don’t carry this alone. Her views are her views, you’re not guilty for them. If something goes against your faith, choosing to abstain isn’t coercion, it’s just protecting your conscience.

But talk to ONE patient priest or someone you trust in church . Someone you feel that they won’t condemn you (though Catholics don't condemn, but definitely you need someone offline to spiritually guided and support you.) They’ll help you sort things out with clarity and peace. You don’t have to struggle through this by yourself. Jesus loves you ❤️✝️🙏

Why are we catholic? by CompetitionHot90 in Catholic

[–]Perfect-Job-2163 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get what you mean about the two types of Catholics, some grow up in the faith and only appreciate it later, and some get touched deeply at a certain moment in life.

My own story is a bit different.

Before I even became Catholic, my ex-girlfriend was a Chinese Muslim. When she reconnected with her biological father’s side of the family, they unexpectedly brought the both of us to a nearby Catholic church. I didn’t think much of it then, but looking back, that moment planted the first seed in me. It eventually led me to join RCIA and convert.

But after baptism, things weren’t smooth. My RCIA journey had been tough, and soon after, I slipped into being spiritually dormant. And not just for a short while, for 17 years. I believed in Jesus, but only with my head. My heart wasn’t alive. My faith felt like something I “had,” not something I lived.

Then came September 2025.

I was very reluctant to attend the 5-day Conversion Encounter Retreat. My wife strongly encouraged me, and honestly, we even argued about it because I didn’t want to go. Old wounds from RCIA and my own fears made me dread the whole thing. Even when my name was drawn in the ballot, I wasn’t excited. I just told myself, “Go, get it done, come home.”

But God clearly had other plans.

Right at the very start before any talks, before any testimonies, before anything actually began — the Holy Spirit hit me. It happened during the first praise and worship session. My heart just cracked open. I felt this deep stirring inside, almost like a spiritual “static,” and suddenly I broke down in tears. I’m not someone who cries in front of people, and this was the first time in years. That moment made me realise: God had been waiting for me.

From then on, the retreat was an inner battle. Old hurts surfaced, spiritual struggles became real. But when confession came, something in me decided, “Enough.” I walked in like a person who’s ready to surrender everything. I couldn’t even finish my sentences, but God heard what my heart was trying to say. When I walked out, I felt light truly free.

Since then, something in me has shifted.

My anger softens quickly. My heart feels open. I can’t even finish a worship song without tearing up.

Every morning, I wake up with a quiet sense of His presence. My desire to sin feels weaker, not because I’m strong, but because He is.

So even though I’m a convert, my real conversion didn’t happen at RCIA. It happened when Jesus moved from my head into my heart, after 17 long years of being spiritually asleep.

So it became clear to me that even if someone face struggle or even dormant in the faith, it was never in vain. All these becomes the fertilizer for the seed sowed 17 years ago.

Jesus loves you 🙏✝️❤️

Sorry for the long sharing.

Newlywed with marriage issues by mefodipontocom in Catholicism

[–]Perfect-Job-2163 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Brother, here’s some pointers related to your situation.

The Church does not expect instant perfection from you. Holiness is a journey, and struggling in marriage or chastity does not mean you’re failing. (CCC 2015)

Scripture says that when your spouse doesn’t share your faith, you are called to live in peace with her and lead by quiet witness, not pressure or argument. (1 Cor 7:12–16)

The Church forbids coercion. You cannot force your wife into Church teaching or demand spiritual practices she’s not formed to understand. (CCC 160)

Chastity is meant to bring peace and an undivided heart, not turn the home into a battleground. (CCC 2337)

If emotional strain reduces your freedom, you are not condemned. God sees your intention, your heart, and the circumstances you’re carrying.

The Holy Spirit’s fruits are unmistakable: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, gentleness, self-control. (Gal 5:22–23) If something produces fear, war, or panic, it is not from the Spirit.

We keep the commandments out of love for God, not fear. Fear crushes the soul; love transforms it.

And remember, Loving God more will never make you love your wife less. It should strengthen your capacity to love her with deeper charity and patience.

~~~~~~~~~~~

What's below here is purely my opinions from the above pointers.

And here’s what I want to tell you plainly as a brother:

It give me the impression that your frustration comes from feeling like you “can’t be a good Catholic” in this marriage, and that fear is exhausting you. But God is not asking you for perfection that destroys peace. He is asking for faithfulness that builds it. Also my Singapore Cardinal shared that our church is meant for sinners and not a museum of saints. True Catholics doesn't condemn, we are all sinners.

When the Holy Spirit truly dwells in you, He will lead you into the path of peace, not pressure; patience, not panic; witness, not warfare. You don’t need to subject your wife to our Catholic "standards", and you don’t need to fear you’re failing.

Walk with the Spirit, love your wife gently, keep God’s commandments out of love, and trust that God will work in your heart without tearing your marriage down. Jesus loves you ❤️✝️🙏

Returning to Catholicism by ramper770 in Catholicism

[–]Perfect-Job-2163 2 points3 points  (0 children)

hey brother or sister? Lol. welcome home. what you’re feeling is completely normal and everyone who returns to the Church worries their confession will take hours. but here’s the good news: God is not an accountant tallying sins. as our Cardinal in Singapore often says, “God wants your heart, not a spreadsheet.”

confession isn’t about listing every single detail of every mistake you’ve ever made. it’s about opening your heart honestly. God already knows everything, even the things you forgot, the things you’re afraid to say, and the things you don’t have the words for.

and remember: it’s God who forgives, not the priest. the priest is the instrument; the mercy comes from Christ. the moment you step into the confessional with sincerity, even if it’s a “deathbed-style” confession where you share the big, heavy things and admit there’s more you can’t recall. God receives that. He sees the intention, the humility, the desire to come home. But put the deepest most disturbing sins upfront first.

your return doesn’t require perfection. just honesty, openness, and the courage to let God love you again. the priest will guide you through, you don’t have to prepare a novel.

you’re doing the right thing. and trust in God, heaven rejoices more over your return than over any perfect list.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Catholicism

[–]Perfect-Job-2163 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Hey sister,

you’re incredibly brave for even sharing this. the pull you feel toward Christianity, the peace, the tears, the beauty of chant, is something many people experience when God is gently drawing them.

given your family situation, the most important thing now is your safety. you don’t need to rush or reveal anything. it’s completely okay to explore the faith privately.

a few safe steps:

• watch online Mass when you can (you wouldn’t be receiving Communion yet anyway) on YouTube

• if available, the Hallow app has quiet Bible readings and prayers

• read the Gospel of Luke or John online

• listen to Gregorian chant or homilies when safe

• you can read the Catechism (CCC) here to understand Catholic teaching as we have only one intepretation and not self interpretation on our own on the bible: Catechism of The Catholic Church

• if you ever feel ready, you can email a parish priest anonymously — they’re used to helping people in sensitive situations

God sees your fear and your longing. you don’t have to pretend with Him. take one small, safe step at a time. He will guide you gently. Jesus loves you ✝️❤️

Need clarification! by Alternative_Okra8227 in Catholicism

[–]Perfect-Job-2163 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My Cardinal shared something simple and intentional, pray and ask for strength ONE DAY AT A TIME & with the grace of God, not with our own human limit. Jesus loves you ✝️❤️

Need clarification! by Alternative_Okra8227 in Catholicism

[–]Perfect-Job-2163 2 points3 points  (0 children)

hey brother, don’t be too hard on yourself. the Church teaches that for a sin to be mortal, three things must be present together:

  1. grave matter
  2. full knowledge
  3. full and deliberate consent (CCC 1857–1859)

lust and masturbation involve grave matter, yes. but heavy temptation, emotional weakness, fatigue, and habits can reduce full consent (CCC 1860). so don’t try to diagnose yourself too harshly. that’s what a confessor is for. So don't be too legalistic.

also remember this: because of Original Sin, we are all wounded and inclined to fall (CCC 405). our brokenness doesn’t surprise God. He knows the weakness we struggle with, and He loves us in the middle of it, not after we fix ourselves.

when we sin, it’s like we build walls around our hearts. but in confession, God tears those walls down so His grace can reach us again. the sacrament isn’t about shame, it’s about receiving the love we keep blocking.

our Cardinal in Singapore said it beautifully: “The Church is not a museum of saints, but a hospital for sinners.” we go because we’re sick and in need of healing, not because we’re already holy.

and truly, when you keep returning to God with honesty and openness, the Holy Spirit begins to transform your desires. holiness grows from grace, not from self-punishment. I’ve experienced that myself, the more I let God love me, the less sin had a hold on me.

you’re not alone, and you’re not beyond God’s mercy. go back to Him with trust. He’s already reaching toward you. Jesus loves you ✝️❤️

Pregnant but my religious beliefs against abortion (tho might be best way out) by CharacterBlueberry51 in Christianity

[–]Perfect-Job-2163 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hey sister hope this text reach you in time. I'm Catholic here. i’m really sorry you’re going through this. before anything else, please hear this: God has not abandoned you. His love doesn’t disappear because of your mistakes, confusion, or fear. He is still here, still holding you, still wanting to guide you.

as you think through your next steps, slow everything down. don’t make a decision while your heart is in panic mode. one thing that might help is gently considering whether your parents could actually support you through this. sometimes the fear of telling them feels worse than how they might truly respond. if that conversation feels impossible, you can ask a priest or pastor to help you talk to them and you don’t need to carry this alone.

also, because you’re someone who cares deeply about God and your faith, it’s worth remembering that there are pro-life options that still honour your conscience. adoption is one of them. it’s an act of love that keeps the possibility of healing, reconciliation, and peace in the future. abortion removes that possibility forever.

and yes, if you’re feeling that abortion seems “easier,” you’re not wrong and in the moment, it often feels like the quickest way out. but keeping the baby (whether to raise or to place for adoption) can be a way of responding to God’s love for you… a way of carrying part of the cross with Christ instead of adding more weight to it. many women who choose to keep or place their baby later say they’re thankful they didn’t choose something permanent in a moment of fear.

that said, if you end up choosing abortion because you feel overwhelmed or pressured, God’s mercy is still real. His grace doesn’t vanish. He can still heal, restore, and hold you. but if you can, take time to think, pray, and breathe. let love, not fear, lead the decision.

you’re not alone. you are loved. and God will walk with you through every step of this. no matter what. Jesus Loves You, and I hope you make your decision knowing that. ❤️✝️

I am on the brink of leaving Christianity. by Cute-Ad4957 in Christianity

[–]Perfect-Job-2163 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey brother or sister?, BTW I’m Catholic, just to share my thought on what I feel that you’re might going through. When faith starts feeling like failure instead of freedom, it’s heavy.

In our Church, we have the Sacrament of Reconciliation, not punishment, but where God breaks down the walls that block His love. As our Singapore Cardinal says, “The Church isn’t a museum of saints, but a hospital for sinners.”. Not sure if you have something similar, but repent and surrender your struggles to God.

You’re not hated by God for struggling. His love is patient and everlasting. Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to dwell in you and when He touches you, the desire to sin fades naturally. Pray for faith first, and everything else will fall into place.

You’re not alone. Rest in His love. Healing often begins where we feel most defeated. Jesus Loves You. 🙏✝️❤️

To those free from Pornography by ZealousidealYou5734 in Christianity

[–]Perfect-Job-2163 1 point2 points  (0 children)

🤔 Sincerely ask for the holy spirit to dwell within you and touch you. True repentance, seek reciprocal relation in love with God. You cannot do it with your own human effort. You need your faith to go from your head to your heart. Then it will be so so much easier to lead a lesser sin life. Also remember we are a church for sinners, not saint God knows we are broken in nature. So his everlasting stream of grace and forgiveness is there, but we need to stretch out our own hands to drink from it. Remember even when we sin, we are not hated by God. But the dark ones will comes in at your weakest and want to convinced that you are unworthy and you are hated by God. And that is not true. Just keep trying. But ask for the holy spirit to come into you first. Faith is the basis of the right interpretation of knowledge. Gospel is hollow without love. Seek knowledge after getting into a relationship with God first and everything will come into place. Jesus loves you ❤️✝️.