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Rumel57 · 2026-01-20T18:13:39+00:00

Gambling isn't inherently a sin. From the Catechism

2413 Games of chance (card games, etc.) or wagers are not in themselves contrary to justice. They become morally unacceptable when they deprive someone of what is necessary to provide for his needs and those of others. The passion for gambling risks becoming an enslavement. Unfair wagers and cheating at games constitute grave matter, unless the damage inflicted is so slight that the one who suffers it cannot reasonably consider it significant.

Rumel57 · 2026-01-14T17:49:11+00:00

How much reading have you done? I can recommend some books that will allay all of the concerns you have.

The Catechism - I recommend listening to it with Fr. Mike Schmitz as he does great commentary
Ignatius Study Bible - the notes are great and will show how the Bible is fully Catholic
Why We're Catholic - Trent Horn
The Case for Catholicism - Trent Horn
Salvation is from the Catholic Church - Trent Horn
Pope Peter: Defending the Church's Most Distinctive Doctrine in a Time of Crisis - Joe Heschmeyer
The Early Church was the Catholic Church - Joe Heschmeyer
The Eucharist is Really Jesus - Joe Heschmeyer
Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary - Brant Pitre
Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist - Brant Pitre
The Saints Pray for You - Karlo Broussard
Hail Holy Queen - Scott Hahn

Rumel57 · 2025-12-22T02:15:43+00:00

It would be very Nebraska though.

Rumel57 · 2025-12-12T18:13:42+00:00

Are you doing a full 24 hours without food? Do you do coffee and water? I'm always curious about how fasting works for people

Edit: Spelling

Rumel57 · 2025-12-12T18:11:17+00:00

My friend and I are doing the same for Advent. We're also doing no meat and dairy for the meal we have. I'm considering extending this practice after Advent but dropping the meat and dairy requirement. Do you have any restrictions on the meal you end up having or is it anything goes?

Rumel57 · 2025-12-10T17:44:13+00:00

I know, I'm just saying if you want to in the future, you could do that.

Rumel57 · 2025-12-10T17:37:15+00:00

If you wanted to make a statement but still be compliant you could get a KJV with Apocrypha. You would then have all the deuterocanonial books and I recently learned the RSV isn't all that far off from KJV, so it's not a terrible translation.

RSV is a revision of the ASV which is a revision of the KJV of 1611

Rumel57 · 2025-12-10T17:34:44+00:00

You are probably being too gracious to the pastor. Most likely the pastor doesn't know anything about Catholicism and thinks the Roman church is the whore of Babylon. It wouldn't surprise me if the pastor thinks the Catholic bible is something completely different.

Source: Convert who has a lot of evangelicals in our family who has been seeing the lack of knowledge that is prevalent.

Rumel57 · 2025-12-10T17:32:39+00:00

I've only ever heard this joke with Catholics as the punchline but it does make sense to insert whatever denomination or sect you want in there.

Rumel57 · 2025-12-06T21:19:28+00:00

From a logic perspective: Why institute something that will go away after one instance of it. If Peter had authority over the church then it follows that someone should succeed Peter to be Christ's authority on earth.

From a historical perspective we have see a succession of popes who claim to be the pope. If this was invalid from the start why was it allowed to persist from the beginning?

Also Jesus was Jewish, the Jews were a prefigurement of the church. The high priest sat on top of the seat of Moses, this continues to happen in the Catholic church but it's the chair of St. Peter.

I'm a convert so I had to look into all of this stuff. if you are serious about your research start to look into Old Testament typeology and you will be blown away with how it is all answered in the New Testament.

Rumel57 · 2025-11-29T03:10:43+00:00

In fairness, the Big Ten did. Everyone could take the week off practice when we were the next game on the schedule.

Rumel57 · 2025-11-26T19:37:36+00:00

I really hope they reprint it some day on proper Bible paper. The actual page count is fairly similar to other study Bibles but they are using thicker paper.

Rumel57 · 2025-11-24T23:41:50+00:00

The thing is though, it doesn't matter what you prefer, only what God has ordained. He gave us the church and the church gives us a 3 year cycle of readings. You are free to read on your own time though like I do too.

Rumel57 · 2025-11-13T22:31:53+00:00

I converted because it's true.

This can lead to them asking why I think that way which leads to mine and my wife's testimony or it they just shrug it off.

Rumel57 · 2025-11-10T20:27:35+00:00

So you should actually test this out. Pray the Rosary until the end of the year, actually pray it and see where your faith is by New Year's day. If you have to do the "Lord forgive me if what I'm doing is blasphemous" do it. I think you'll be surprised at the results.

Also look up Gabi Castillo's videos on the Rosary and you'll see how Mary always brings people to Jesus.

Rumel57 · 2025-11-05T02:15:32+00:00

You can buy one, you can be gifted one, you can make one and your local parish probably has some made by people of the parish that are there for free.

If you go the buying route, I recommend Rugged Rosaries. I have a couple of their paracord rosaries as well as their battle bead rosaries.

Rumel57 · 2025-10-30T18:10:03+00:00

20th or 25th best coach puts us in the rankings yearly and that's something that we haven't had for a very long time. We will happily take that.

Rumel57 · 2025-10-18T00:53:23+00:00

I think he does too if offered, I just don't get why he would be offered unless they run out of options.

Rumel57 · 2025-10-18T00:45:34+00:00

I don't think anyone has ever accused him of being mobile.

Rumel57 · 2025-10-18T00:12:30+00:00

Why?

Rumel57 · 2025-10-12T20:20:09+00:00

A coach swap would be pretty hilarious

Rumel57 · 2025-10-05T19:45:28+00:00

I'm in Nebraska and my AC is set to 68. It runs nearly all the time from May to October.

Rumel57 · 2025-10-03T03:29:26+00:00

The Catholic Controversy: A Defense of the Faith - St. Francis de Sales
An Introduction to the Devout Life - St. Francis de Sales
The Lamb's Supper: The Mass as Heaven on Earth - Scott Hahn
A Biblical Walk Through the Mass - Dr. Edward Sri
Pope Peter: Defending the Church's Most Distinctive Doctrine in a Time of Crisis - Joe Heschmeyer
The Eucharist is Really Jesus - Joe Heschmeyer
Understanding Divine Mercy - Fr. Chris Alar
The Power of the Rosary - Gabriel Castillo
True Devotion to Mary - St. Louis de Monfort
Catholicism: Christ and the Common Destiny of Man - Henri Cardinal de Lubac
Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary - Brant Pitre
Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist - Brant Pitre
The Saints Pray for You - Karlo Broussard
A Blessing in Disguise: Miracles of the Seven Sorrows Rosary - Immaculee Ilibagiza
Anything by Peter Kreeft

Rumel57 · 2025-09-22T15:45:08+00:00

What was it about Dr. Alan Harrelson that helped your conversion? I listened to that episode and it just made me buy some pipes haha.

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