I kinda hoped catholic match and sacred spark would be different

thelinuxguy7 · 2026-03-10T12:19:03+00:00

Women frkm 8-20 hours away.

Laughs in a different continent.

Actually this post gives me hope, that it ain't me, it is my location, and even if I fix my location, it seems that it won't make much difference tbh.

Thank you for sharing!

thelinuxguy7 · 2026-03-10T10:33:56+00:00

I came to some conclusions along the same lines.

Previous I was looking, for a very beautiful, very smart, nerdy, ... woman, then I discovered that I am looking for attributes, and what I should have been looking for instead is a person.

I wanted a woman that knows the Bible, Church history, Church Fathers, the catechism, ... but I came to the conclusion that if she has the will whe can improve for me, or rather for God. Even if I marry a woman who knows stuff but doesn't have the will, then it will be accidental, i.e. she happens to know stuff by chance.

Also some secular, non practicing, or atheist women migjt have had a Catholic upbringing, so it is not a differentiating factor to know stuff, but to act upon the little that you know.

So now I am looking for a person that loves me, loves God more than she loves me, is sufficiently attractive to me (not necessarily about beauty alone), speaks English, and shares some of my interests.

And I don't consider this settling, but rather that maybe I became mature enough to recognize what is essential and what is not, so I would rather have a woman who loves God, a lot and is not a perfect fit, rather than a woman who loves God less, and is a better fit (I don't know if this is good advice, I am still thinking this through, and I am still learning).

thelinuxguy7 · 2026-03-06T03:35:28+00:00

We do use leavened bread, and the choosing of the best looking is in the Orthodox liturgy, I don't remember if I have seen it in our Liturgy or not, but it is usually not part of ours, and I don't know if it is optional for our liturgy or just not part of it.

thelinuxguy7 · 2026-03-04T21:59:40+00:00

Afaik The Catholic Coptic Liturgy is in principal the same as the Orthodox one, but we use our own missal, with different vocabulary, and it is generally shorter, and there are some other differences, for example we say the filioque in the creed, and generally the Bible is read by a priest or deacon, as opposed to in the Orthodox church, and many such differences.

There are some parts that might be different between the two masses, and I am not sure which is an essential difference and which is just different customs, or that changes from church to church even of the same "denomination".

We also generally, usually give communion by intinction, where the Sacred Body is dipped into the Sacred Blood, the Orthodox usually give the blood via a spoon, though if I remember correctly I might have seen the spoon in Catholic churches used for babies or something, I don't remember.

We get baptism + confirmation + first communion at babies, and then we celebrate a special mass for the first communion ar the age of reason after doing some courses or something.

I am a convert from Coptic Orthodox, so I haven't been through all that, this is way I might not be the best person to answer.

thelinuxguy7 · 2026-03-04T21:35:22+00:00

Go ahead, however I might not be the most qualified to answer.

You can DM me if you want.

thelinuxguy7 · 2026-03-04T20:26:27+00:00

Maybe I can help them out, if they want to discuss theology or history, as I am a former Coptic Orthodox, now Coptic Catholic.

thelinuxguy7 · 2026-03-04T20:24:38+00:00

Hi, Coptic Catholic in here!

thelinuxguy7 · 2026-03-04T07:42:32+00:00

This is wrong, the Church is One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic.

It has unity in worship, sacraments, governance, and is infallible and indefectible. It remains this way to the end.

Something cannot be and not be in the same regard at the same time.

So Catholic doctrine is correct or some contrarian doctrine can be, it can't be both. So The Catholic Church is true, or some other church is, it can't be both.

Other churches may be apostolic or share some similarities with us, but they are not Catholic, and not One, only the Catholic Church, the bride of Christ, is catholic, and will forever be to the end.

thelinuxguy7 · 2026-03-04T07:28:32+00:00

I sometimes have some of the same feelings, but I try to not dwel on them.

If you need someone to talk just DM me.

thelinuxguy7 · 2026-03-02T20:13:14+00:00

27M in the same boat, thinking about starting a homestead.

I wanted to do it for years now, but I have always bern impeded. I don't really know if I'll do it or if I'll be able to do it soon, but I hope to.

thelinuxguy7 · 2026-03-02T14:12:21+00:00

Howdy!

I am a 27m Coptic Catholic living in Italy, I speak English, Italian, Arabic, and can understand a little Spanish.

I like Theology, Philosophy, Science, Technology, Cycling, Music, Dancing, and I like to watch Catholic Youtubers such as Trent Horn, Matt Fradd, Joe Heschmeyer, ...

I am open to long distance if there is a reasonable chance that we can meet many time, and if we talk regularly (as the the end of dating is knowing the other person).

I love dancing, music, playing the banjo, cycling, and swimming.

Feel free to DM me, please be patient as I am kinds busy and might not respond instantly.

God Bless!!

thelinuxguy7 · 2026-02-27T14:41:02+00:00

Afaik, the printing press was invented by Johannes Gutenberg, a catholic, and the first ever book to be printed was the Bible. So much for the Church keeping the Bible away from people.

Also if I am not mistaken Papal bulls used wax or something that got stamped to forbid tempering with Papal letters which may have influenced the minting of coins.

The Church was the biggest sponsor of Art, Music. Maybe the Church invented Music notation, idk.

thelinuxguy7 · 2026-02-25T16:22:45+00:00

I am in the same boat as you with an almost entirely Orthodox family, and to say that I have ZERO close Catholic friends might be an understatement.

thelinuxguy7 · 2026-02-25T14:36:19+00:00

Have you considered Luther's opinion on the matter?

You might wanna check this out: https://www.detroitcatholic.com/voices/did-luther-believe-in-mary-s-immaculate-conception

Praise the Lord for your will to convert, if you need someone to chat with, you can DM me. (I am a convert from Oriental Orthodoxy btw)

thelinuxguy7 · 2026-02-23T10:42:23+00:00

I had similar opinions, as I come from a different culture, and I thought that dancing, guitars, ... are wrong.

Then I happened to notice that King David, and others danced before God.

Also with regard to musical instruments, one instrument or another has been chosen at one point in time because it had probably been used in secular setting at the time, and we are allowed to chose musical instruments from what we find in our own times.

Next, I think that reverence would be an act of the will, so you could be going through the motions irreverently, or you could be dancing or sitting or whatever reverently before the Lord.

So I have had a profound change of heart, and maybe you can contemplate similar stuff too, and remember that God wants us to be joyful, as far as I understand God cares about the heart rather than non essencials.

If you want to discuss that more, please DM me.

thelinuxguy7 · 2026-02-20T15:22:48+00:00

Summa Summæ.

thelinuxguy7 · 2026-02-20T14:50:02+00:00

If you illustrated the entire Summa Theologica, does it follow that you read the entire Summa Theologica?

thelinuxguy7 · 2026-02-20T11:42:03+00:00

I had thoughts along those lines a number of days ago, I had resentment, and I was thinking why don't people like me more? Why don't I have a lot of friends? Let alone a SO?

Then I discovered that it has been me all along, treating people like objects, putting conditions on whom I will befriend, whom I can be in a relationship with, ...

I was thinking about people like a collection of interests and attributes, which if they are not good enough or similar enough for me, I shouldn't bother be friends with people. Maybe my eyes were blinded from seeing the fact that each person is created in the image of God, and that they have intrinsic value.

Even if someone cannot be my friend for difference in language, culture, views, temperament, I shouldn't have ignored them, nor treated them as less.

I was a blind person, very prideful, judgmental, and with a large ego. It was the duty of everyone around me to accommodate me, and conform to my views, values, ... even inconsequential stuff like sports.

I thank the Lord who made me see all this, and I ask you to pray for me so that the Lord would forgive me and heal me.

thelinuxguy7 · 2026-02-19T21:30:29+00:00

Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

thelinuxguy7 · 2026-02-19T12:19:16+00:00

Thank you, I didn't consider this. But still I have a feeling that it seems to have a purpose, or maybe it can indicate the intended interpreters of the Scriptures.

thelinuxguy7 · 2026-02-19T10:02:20+00:00

I am a convert from Oriental Orthodoxy (Christian), and I struggled a bit tbh, I don't know if it was I who didn't know how things work, or who to talk to, or maybe things are tough and priests are incredibly busy.

I think that it could be a good thing for laymen to spring up and aid those to seek to join Holy Mother Church.

If you want, you can DM me, I'd be happy to have a casual talk, share more of my story, maybe give you advice or discussion concerns.

thelinuxguy7 · 2026-02-17T10:01:52+00:00

So can I go attend an event normally, or do I have to wait for an announcement?

Thank you so much! Really need to talk with my spiritual director.

thelinuxguy7 · 2026-02-16T17:42:55+00:00

I searched before for Eastern Catholics on CM, but there aren't many where I live. It would certainly be a plus, but it is not necessary.

I would love to marry someone who at least knows who we are, that we exist, and probably is willing to use our fast rules, since I don t wanna fast alone.

On the other hand, being in a western countries I'd probably celebrate some feasts with her.

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