JimR-OCDS Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 (edited) [quote name='Nihil Obstat' date='01 December 2009 - 10:51 AM' timestamp='1259679063' post='2012477'] For me, almost entirely from Phatmass and good books. [/quote] Phatmas [img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/lol_roll.gif[/img] Edited December 1, 2009 by JimR-OCDS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 (edited) [quote name='JimR-OCDS' date='01 December 2009 - 02:21 PM' timestamp='1259698875' post='2012635'] [img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/lol_roll.gif[/img] [/quote] I find it profoundly tragic, actually. ~Nice edit after the fact.~ Edited December 1, 2009 by Nihil Obstat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimR-OCDS Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 (edited) Although I went to pre-Vatican II Catholic School and educated by nuns, I think I learned most of about Catholicism, from participating in Christian forums with anti-catholic fundamentalist. I had to do research to educate myself against their accusations. At the time, there were no Catholic forums on the intranet where I worked, nor on the WWW. I also worked with a Jehovah's Witness who was a former Catholic, who challenged me. As far as faith, it comes solely from God. Jim Edited December 1, 2009 by JimR-OCDS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philothea Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 EWTN to start out with. Then lots and lots and lots of reading. (I'm a convert.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resurrexi Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 [quote name='Laudate_Dominum' date='01 December 2009 - 02:11 PM' timestamp='1259694694' post='2012607'] I was given infused knowledge of the Catholic Faith during my conversion. [/quote] I was given infused knowledge of the Catholic faith at the moment of my conception. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laudate_Dominum Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 [quote name='Resurrexi' date='01 December 2009 - 06:13 PM' timestamp='1259709196' post='2012768'] I was given infused knowledge of the Catholic faith at the moment of my conception. [/quote] Yeah, well I am the second coming of... you know who. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veridicus Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 [quote name='Laudate_Dominum' date='01 December 2009 - 06:17 PM' timestamp='1259709436' post='2012769'] Yeah, well I am the second coming of... you know who. [/quote] Bill Shatner? [color="#000000"][size="1"][img]http://alipr.com/pict/icons/thumbs-up.gif[/img] [url="http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/index.php?showuser=8125"]Hassan[/url] and [url="http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/index.php?showuser=657"]2 others[/url] like this.[/size][/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 My father, my Godmother, and the nuns in a pretty decent Catholic school. Later as an adult, a pastor who specialized in adult catechism encouraging me to go back to school for my theology degree. Then Newman University, and now Newman Theological College/St. Joseph's Seminary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG45 Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 [quote name='Nihil Obstat' date='01 December 2009 - 10:51 AM' timestamp='1259679063' post='2012477'] For me, almost entirely from Phatmass and good books. [/quote] [quote name='MissyP89' date='01 December 2009 - 01:41 PM' timestamp='1259689282' post='2012530'] This, and debate with a Catholic back when I was unorthodox that threw me onto my back more than once. It bruised my ego, and made me angry enough to not want to make the same mistakes again. When I learned, I was convicted, and the rest is history. [/quote] This and this pretty much, along with EWTN. The same debater had a very uncomfortable way of bashing everything I held dear while being a Baptist. Good books and EWTN, and Missy's personal witness living out her faith helped a whole lot; and then of course, for the actual conversion...seventeen of you were apparently involved in a Novena to my now patron saint. By the time I went through RCIA I didn't learn too much, except how good a parish I was entering, with people who honestly cared for the faith. I still learn from Phatmass, EWTN, books, and so many more sources. If we cease to learn and grow in our faith, then we become stagnant, and that's never good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacredheartandbloodofjesus Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 [quote name='Laudate_Dominum' date='01 December 2009 - 02:11 PM' timestamp='1259694694' post='2012607'] I was given infused knowledge of the Catholic Faith during my conversion. Since then I've studied with books, classes, websites and all that and it has been downhill ever since. [/quote] This was hilarious! Reason being because it is the exact same thing with me. Except I had a really good Jesuit Priest help me discern and learn aswell. Oh and my brothers and cousins converted at the same time as me, so we all had plenty of "debates" and were able to come to some greater truths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC IMaGiNaZUN Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 More than I learned my Catholic faith, I learned how to be a good Catholic from the Saints. That was what convicted me enough to spend long sleepless nights over sites like phatmass, catholic answers, other sorts of apologetics sites, and new advent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laudate_Dominum Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 [quote name='MC IMaGiNaZUN' date='02 December 2009 - 03:51 PM' timestamp='1259787061' post='2013295'] More than I learned my Catholic faith, I learned how to be a good Catholic from the Saints. That was what convicted me enough to spend long sleepless nights over sites like phatmass, catholic answers, other sorts of apologetics sites, and new advent [/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kafka Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 originally I learned my Faith from ultra-conservative heretics and schizmatics. srsly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veridicus Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 [quote name='kafka' date='02 December 2009 - 04:19 PM' timestamp='1259788744' post='2013314'] originally I learned my Faith from ultra-conservative heretics and schizmatics. srsly [/quote] sounds intense. Glad you're on our side now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaime Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 I made a promise to God to go where he asked me to go and do what he asked me to do. And I would try to whine as little as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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