Your Friendly Catholic Convert

Former atheist, now Roman Catholic. I have no idea what I'm doing half of the time. I'm actually quite happy with it nonetheless.

ordocarmelitarum:

Corrado Giaquinto, S. Teresa d'Avila, XVIII sec., collezione privata

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Asker Anonymous Asks:
Why did you and your husband not wait to have a kid after you got married? Don't you feel like you missed out?
yourfriendlycatholicconvert yourfriendlycatholicconvert Said:

emeraldboreas-deactivated201809:

I feel like this question has a lot of hidden messages about how our culture views children in general.

Anon, here’s a quick rundown of what our 9 months of childfree life was like:

Dinners at restaurants, lots of sex, cuddling, going on walks, watching movies, laughing, talking, making plans for the future, reading in bed, tickle fights that end in me crying from laughing so hard, discussions about philosophy and theology, road trips to relatives, wondering what our baby would be like, painting at Color Me Mine, church, praying and reading the Bible, whispering sweet nothing to each other, promising each other the whole world and the universe beyond

Here’s what the past six months have been like:

Dinners at restaurants, feeding baby dots of whipped cream from our desserts and watching his face light up, lots of sex, cuddling each other, cuddling baby, going on walks with baby and pointing out the world, watching movies, laughing with each other, laughing with baby, talking. making plans for our future, making plans for baby’s future, reading in bed, tickle fights that end in me crying from laughing so hard, discussions about philosophy and theology, road trips to relatives with an extra pit stop to change the baby, wondering what our baby will grow to be, painting at Color Me Mine, church, praying and reading the Bible, playing with baby, marveling at baby, tickling baby, buying baby clothes, good-natured bewilderment at baby furniture assembly, awwing at baby’s every gurgle and giggle, whole minutes of just watching baby sleep, promising each other and our son the whole world and the universe beyond

What, exactly, do you think I’m missing out on?

animeandcatholicism:

Ok, I’m writing my article later today but, I think I’d rather post this and get it off my chest.

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It is impossible to be a practicing Catholic and a “neo-nazi” “nationalist” “white supremacist” of any kind since it completely contradicts what the Church teaches and believes. It contradicts the actions of Pope Pius XI with the encyclical of Mit brennender Sorge

Whoever exalts race, or the people, or the State, or a particular form of State, or the depositories of power, or any other fundamental value of the human community – however necessary and honorable be their function in worldly things – whoever raises these notions above their standard value and divinizes them to an idolatrous level, distorts and perverts an order of the world planned and created by God; he is far from the true faith in God and from the concept of life which that faith upholds.”

Or Pius XII’s actions in saving around half a million jews from death in the concentration camps. Or Saint John XIII whenever he was Nuncio to Turkey. 

Also, is a caucasian priest superior to an African priest or a Asian one? The answer is no, as we are all made in God’s image. There is no preferred race, only a desire for all to be holy and redeemed. You cannot have this dichotomy and be faithful to the magesterium rather, you are faithful to the world and Jesus did say that the world is our enemy.

I mean being prideful about your skin color is just petty and stupid. We are formed in God’s image not just some of us. image

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fatherangel:

waterinthemouth:

sacrificium

The priest is offering the Tridentine Mass in the basilica of St. Paulo Maggiore in Naples, Italy, before the altar of St. Andrew Avellino, a holy priest of the Theatine order. I believe I saw this photo about a year ago, but it is still nice to reblog because it shows the popularity of Tradition among young priests.

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allaboutmary:

A street shrine for Mary in Naples, Italy.

Even before looking at the caption, I knew this had to be in Naples.

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Annnnd my husband is now officially employed!

You. Yes, you. Person who prayed for us. Thank you. You’re awesome.

I follow you because your replies to silly people remind me that it's ok to speak the truth, even when it would be more comfortable to say nothing.
yourfriendlycatholicconvert yourfriendlycatholicconvert Said:

patron-saint-of-smart-asses-dea:

Honestly its easier for me to explain in writing than with verbal words because I can collect my thoughts.  In person I just go, in a slight lisp: “adklfhkfjghfj??????? so no you are wrong”

Just saying because I don’t want people getting the idea that I am some kind of amazing apologist or something!

Hahaha, you’re not alone, I express myself a lot better in writing than in speaking (my ridiculous accent doesn’t help). Still, even just writing a post to contradict someone who is talking out of the wrong orifice is hard for someone like me who doesn’t deal well with conflict.

alwaysabeautifullife:

patron-saint-of-smart-asses:

bastardlybrendan:

thetallblacknerd:

ajiayabombe:

witwitch:

the social acceptability of bacon culture vs. the hatred of pumpkin spice culture

this is an example of misogyny. because male interests are always cool and female interests are always shameful.

is this a serious post? or is this suppose to be a parody?

I can no longer tell

bacon “culture”
pumpkin spice “culture”

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the only sexist thing about this post is OP’s assumption that only guys like bacon and only girl’s like pumpkin spice, lmao

What kind of barbarian doesn’t like pumpkin spice?

SHe who controls the spice controls the universe!!!

Uhhhhh… I don’t like pumpkin spice.

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ordocarmelitarum:

On the Transpiercing of the Heart of our Seraphic Mother Saint Theresa of Jesus * Taken from Carmelite Devotions and Prayers for Special Feasts of the Liturgical Year, compiled by a Carmelite Tertiary (Milwaukee, WI: The Bruce Publishing Company, 1956).

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