not to be anti catholic but?

Question

i love God and the catholic faith
espacially when God saved me from being a satanist.....
even though i am not baptised but i realised this..God is a father more then my father on earth...Mary is my mother more then my mother on earth
why is it that all my friends (their catholic)
seem like they only pray when it fits best for them...or when they are told to...
but me i am not baptised but i pray a rosary everynight before i go to bed...
i pray for people who hate me, for my friends even when they hate me, for all my friends
i barely ever pray for myself unless its for forgiveness of sins
i pray for everything to be good for them...
nothing for me

am i being misleaded
i dont want to sound like anti catholic but
catholics are suppose to be caring loving people
who are selfless
but thats not what i see when i look at some of my catholic friends

am i being tricked to go back to satan
what the hell is wrong with me
idk if this helps but my parents are buddahist

Answer 1

One question per question!!!!!


You will burn, now.


It would only help if your parents were one-legged. That'd be funny.

Answer 2

Generally when someone says, "not to be anti-Catholic, but..." it generally means that everything you said before "but" is bull puckey.

Catholicism is an old religion steeped in history, ceremony and dogma. Sometimes things you don't understand may appear a certain way and they are not that way at all.

Look, my father was Jewish, my mother was Catholic and I went to a Catholic school. Some of the most caring, loving and selfless people I know are Catholic and it is because so many of them walk the walk, not just talk the talk. We all talk to God in our own way and the Catholics I know are some of the most praying fools you will ever want to meet. When you've been prayed for by a Catholic, you have been well prayed for.

Prayer is a very personal time for many. I catch myself talking to God all day long and no one but I know about those conversations that take place in my head. God knows what I'm thinking and He hears those prayers just as surely as if I shouted them from a mountain-top. Does this make me a bad Christian in your eyes because I am not standing in front of others at the drop of a hat expousing my beliefs? I don't think so.

I tend to be discerning about my friends not based on their religion, skin color or how they pray - I do so on the work of their hands and hearts. In the end I believe we are judged by our deeds, not by our words.

I'll be praying for you.

Answer 3

God bless you. You are an example for us all.

I converted to the Catholic Church 2 years ago at the age of 30. When I did, I finally learned the faith, the truth, like I’d never known it before. I’d found home.

After my confirmation, I was on fire to do anything the Church wanted me to do - teach catechism, usher, knights of Columbus… everything. I soon discovered that not everyone else was on fire like I was. For a long while this really disappointed and saddened me. I kept asking, “Do they not realize what they have in the Church? Do they not get was is happening each and every Sunday during the Holy Mass?”

The answer was that no, they don’t. It took some time for me to understand that coming from a protestant background and having lived a time without the light of the Church that not everyone there had the same experience. Most were cradle Catholics who’ve had the Church all their life, so for them it was nothing special. For a long time I couldn’t stand the lack of reverence and respect I’d seen. It still bothers me, but, I eventually came to understand that I couldn’t worry about what others were doing. If I based my faith on the actions of people, I’d very quickly have no faith.

So, I learned to concentrate on MY relationship with God. I learned to focus on MY weaknesses and MY sins, because when I face Jesus one day, He’s not going to be concerned about what other people did or didn’t do. He’s going to want to know what I did to grow in faith and love.

I took this as a blessing and knew that if I wanted to effect a change in others, I had to first change myself. My example is what people will see and respond to, and not what I say.

You’re on the right track. Please keep praying the Rosary. Your selfless prayers are splendid music in God’s ears. Keep praying them. You will begin to see graces in your life you’ve never dreamed of.

If you haven’t been to Mass, by all means, please go. It’s the best thing for you. My only other suggestion would be to learn the Faith. Go to classes, read books, get a catechism, do whatever it takes to learn God’s truth, because if you’re firmly grounded in that, especially with devoted prayer, you’ll never fall.

God bless, and take care. Write me anytime.

Answer 4

You are doing the right thing in a Catholic's point of view. Your other Catholic friends chose not to be good Catholic people.

No, you are not being tricked to go back to satan. These negative things are your challenges in life. If you don't give way to it and remain a good person, you will be a big WINNER in God's eyes. More graces will come your way.

Your parents are Buddhists? So be it. You can choose whatever religious principle you would like to follow as long as you won't hurt yourself or the others physically and emotionally.

Answer 5

The Catholic you are criticizing have something necessary for Salvation, and it is something you lack - Baptism.

Get Baptized first AND THEN come back and criticize your fellow Catholics!

I mean, really - did you ever consider the hypocrisy of being unbaptized while criticizing those that are? Catholics are not fans of hypocrisy.

Besides, you are not with your Catholic acquaintances 24 hours each day. You don't know what they do in their spare private time.

Catholics are prudent. Be prudent and give others the benefit of the doubt. You might realize that it's probably not other Catholics who are ostracizing you. It is you ostracizing yourself.

Satan wants you back. What better way to do that than making the Catholics look like it's all their fault?

Answer 6

You can help yourself only. Don't base your life on anyone else's decisions. You have found a faith in God that you can build on. Not for anyone else but for yourself.
Jesus said God made religion for man. It does him no good that you have faith. Turning to satan does what for you when you know you are being tempted to turn away from what you know is right. satan is a cheat, lierand a thief of hearts and souls. You were looking for Love in the wrong place. The Love of God is so far beyond anything satan can offer.
Once you ahve seen the light, how can you turn back.
Buddism has some good teachings. You can larn both religions and use it for you advantage. God lead you to the catholic faith for a reason. Don't turn you back on him now.
Jesus said to honor your father and mother. You don't have to agree with their way of thinking, but you really need to respect them and others who have a right to believe in what they want. Just be concerned about your own faith and not someone else. Say your Rosery. Faith comes from hearing the word even as you speak it. It will not harm you that is for sure, Satan can.
Rev. TomCat

Answer 7

Dear Soul,

It sounds like you should just look around and pray for better friends. I'm just returning to the Church after being on a long, dark road myself too and I know that I'd really like to have some good and blessed friends. Have you tried to talk to a priest in your area?

Have you tried saying the chaplet of Divine Mercy? I am so new at all this that I hardly feel qualified to recommend something, but it has done quite a lot for me in the short time I've known about it.

And remember another thing. That in our suffering we're united to Jesus. Hand over your suffering to Him. This seems to be part of Divine Mercy.

Answer 8

Dear friend, as long as you are on the right way to God don't let nothing nor anything around u mess up the clear way God has given you. i respect u for being faithful to the Catholic faith and please stay catholic in your mind no matter what others do because what is most important is the relationship u established with God. i'm catholic and i know what u are going though. i hope u are considering to get baptised then God will send u his Holy Spirit and he will give u strength to go on ur journey to the path of salvation. i will pary for u. God Bless u!!

Answer 9

If your religion is doing things that are against what you know to be true in the Bible, look into other denominations. Catholic is not the only Christian religion. If you are not feeling that they are following Christ, it is up to you to find a denomination that IS following Christ.

I have been through many religions. Each one taught me something different or more about God. Each of them had more insight into what and who God really is. I have finally settled myself as close as I am able with a religion that I think is what God wants for me. Being a Christian is a journey and sometimes it will take you out of one denomination and into another to seek for all truth.

Whatever you do, don't go back to Satan. Satan will always try to get you back, but you have a choice now because you belong to God.

Answer 10

There is no cookie cutter mold that everyone just falls into, including in the Catholic faith. It has nothing to do with a person's personality, as much as it does their maturity. I think, no matter what your faith, we all question it at some point, but realize that the world, including God, doesn't revolve around us. Life happens in spite of us.

From experience for me though, faith is what gets you through the " tough life experiences" that fall into your path. My sister passed away, and as hard as it was for me to accept, I know for a fact that if it wasn't for prayer and my faith in God, I would be a bitter person. It is wonderful that you pray for your friends, don't stop if it helps you feel closer and communicate with your God. Pray that God helps you understand them better. To show you what he wants you to do. Then pay attention. Whether it's a good or bad message, it's a message and you need to pay attention to it to take the next step towards your life purpose. Praying for self improvement is not selfish at all. Praying for peace and patience and a clear mind is wonderful and necessary.

Satan does not exist in my mind and honestly would not be tricking anyone. I have heard the theory before that we are all already in hell and someday we will all go to heaven when it's our time. Makes sense to me when at times you watch the news and hear all the horrible things going on in the world, but you get a glimpse of heaven from time to time in even the simplest of things--then you know He is listening. Think about that time someone or something happened just at the perfect time that made you stop and think....hmmm...nice. No matter how self absorbed a person is, everyone has moments in their life like that. You just have to surrender to trying to control everything. Put it in your God's hands and let it go. Things happen for reasons and if something is too hard and you keep running into brick walls, then get the message and take a different path, no matter if it involves friends, work, etc. God will keep trying to show you the way, you just have to let whatever it is go and try something else. It will fall into place very simply if it is His plan. He loves all of us regardless of what faith you are and would never intentionally hurt you. He only wants the best for all of us, just as any parent would. You just have to "help him help you".

Answer 11

Well, your just really into your catholic faith. That's ok. There are just a lot of people who are forced to participate in a religion by their families but truly are not of that mindset. It sounds like maybe you're feeling a little lonely though if you honestly love a set of "people" who you do not know personally, cannot see, and cannot prove even ever existed... Maybe you should work on repairing the relationships with your parents.