Why did you convert to whatever your religion now?

[Madara]

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i'm still a catholic. i never converted. nor will i convert. i'm just not practicing anymore. that's all.

basa lang jud ug bible bro....

[dhongskee]

a was blinded with the truth so i changed religion. daghan kaayo mga teachings sa katoliko nga unbiblical. daghan moingon pareha ra tanan religion, sayop gyod na nga pagtuo, accept Jesus as your Lord and personal Saviour, then you will see the truth...

[dhongskee]

sakto jud ka...daghan maning mga katoliko bah...pila gani mo ka billion

swak kaayo mo aning bersikuluha ai...

Mat 7:13 Sumulod kamo sa pultahan nga masigpit, kay haluag ang pultahan ug halapad ang dalan nga nagahatud ngadto sa pagkalaglag; ug daghan ang mga nagasulod kaniya.

arang swaka noh?

abi nimo bro it was the majority who stoned Jesus to death........and this majority still have influence up to the present time....don't allow yourself to be counted as one!!!!!

[dhongskee]

i'm still a catholic. i never converted. nor will i convert. i'm just not practicing anymore. that's all.

I wonder if you can still feel the significance of your very own existence. unsa kahay purpose sa imong kinabuhi ron bai?

[dhongskee]

pasabot daghan diay Catholics na nagpabilin Catholic

pasabut lang nga daghan pa gyud ug buluhaton ang mga nagatuo sa buhi nga Dyos kay daghan pa gyod ang nahisalaag....

[dhongskee]

basa lang jud ug bible bro....

kon ang tawo magpabilin nga buta ug bungol sa pulong sa dyos nga nahisulat sa Bibliya, magpabilin gyod ni siya sa iyang hiwi nga pagtuo, tan-awa ang tawo nga sige basa sa bibliya, mobiya na siya sa iyang pagka katoliko

[ribnum]

religion cant save,its faith jud

[aztina888]

kamu ra? asa nman ang uban? wala? hmmm

[iczyes]

i started as a devout catholic...
apil ug choir as a child, nag-CCA, legion of Mary, Parish Youth Council, Corinthian Youth
even sang sa choir nung world youth day, naging lector, commentator, cantor
na naging atheist by high school was influenced by Manila Science High classmates
Debated with all priests, brothers, religious friends I have at that time in the hope they could disprove me
Nobody could prove it to me...but then one night, I proved by myself that GOD exists
Next, I then questioned the catholic faith...questioned the role of Mary, the saints, etc etc
tapos inaral ang Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Islam and a lot of other versions of Christianity
Tapos nag-practice ng Wicca, Shamanism, and a bunch of paganistic paths
dahil sa Wicca...mas naintindihan ko ang Catholic faith, ang misa, ang rosaryo, and etc
so I still practiced Wicca and served sa parish as a youth leader and choir member & cantor
Jesus was my "diety"...the greatest magick teacher of all time
then I led the youth to walk out on our Parish Priest na mukhang pera
I became very controversial youth leader there...
The parish priest was reassigned somewhere and later was charged with malversation of funds
sa pinaglipatan nya...serves him right
Served in the catholic church for awhile...still Wiccan...exploring Psychism & energy healing
Then one day, I didnt know I already challenged a water elemental sa likod ng church na hindi ko alam
kase in oneyouth retreat in which I was a a facilitator, nasaniban ung kasama namen
and dahil nagdunungdunungan ako, tried to exorcise...until sumunod sa akin at ako ay
tina-try na pasukan (fantastic...but true...my accounts on it sa CPS forum website)
a local mystic sa baranggay ( who also serves sa parish namen) healed me
and gave me advise on my spiritual path...
dun ko nalearn to pray with my heart and not my mind
un ung time that I suddenly realized the importance of the feminine energy of Mary
I decided that I could enhance my spiritual growth outside the parish
Napunta ako Cebu...became a silent parishioner of Redemp...nagchoir uli...
then in one choir workshop, nalain ko when one choir member said...he doesnt pray
He sings in the choir not for the mass but for the purpose of singing...
Got out of that group as fast as I can... dont wanna be influenced with that mentality
while searching, I accompanied my friend to born again services for the sake na makasimba siya
Born again wasnt for me...
puro praising, sa wicca..ang counterpart nun raising the energy for spellcraft...
pagkatapos nun ano? walang transformation na nangyari
walang liturgy esp ung pinakataas ng uri ng magickal liturgy of the eucharist
A nun got me into Zen Meditation, Pranic Healing, Brahma Kumaris..and a bunch of New Age stuffs
I dabbled into a lot of esoteric practices..kabbalah, angelogy, crystallography, necromancy, etc etc
(and the list goes on....hehehe)
became a devout marian monk visitor (dami nya miracles sa life ko!!!)
then met CPS, became serious in psychism and spirit questing
but I am still healing, still meditating, still attending mass at pedro calungsod shrine...
came back to manila recently and havent been in a church again

Now ( turning 30), wherever there's a temple, I communicate with the Manifold energy present there
Jesus is still my greatest teacher... I live by his example
My greatest commune with God is during meditation
I respect th teachings of Buddha & Mohammed
and study Mastor Choa Kok Sui's teachings
I admire the Sanskrit, Upanishads, Koran, the Wiccan Rede as much as the Holy Bible
I have my own Book of Shadows and also another as a Book of Light
I still pray the rosary, honor Mary, respect priests, pastors, shamans, high priests & priestess
but I also honor earth's energy as much as divine energy..
and use it (by spellcraft)to help myself and others in the journey of the mundane to the spiritual
I do rituals every full moon, read stars as well as I celebrate eucharistic occassions & read the Bible
I use my spiritual gifts of healing, I help counsel people through psychic readings
I help other beings crossover towards the light through spirit questing
My concept of divinity is that God is within me and within everybody and everything
And I believe we are all one.
I believe in reincarnation, karma as much as i believe in the forgiveness of sins
I still confess my sins, believe in the seven sacraments
and the irony of it all....it all strengthened my faith to Catholicism
and so I end there a Catholic with a deeper meaning of why I chose to practice it
but still open to new spiritual wisdom and learning.

Namaste! I salute the divinity in you!

(Ooops, nobela na naman...got carried away again..just sharing my story)

[aztina888]

iczyes wow. thanks for sharing that wonderful life story of yours.. hehehe galing...
now my question is why did you stay as a catholic? why not convert to other religion?