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What are you?

  • Latin Rite

    Votes: 3 7.5%
  • Eastern Rite

    Votes: 2 5.0%
  • Orthodox (All types)

    Votes: 5 12.5%
  • Not Catholic

    Votes: 30 75.0%

  • Total voters
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Ooh that's interesting what ways?
Well, like St. Augustine I was raised catholic by my parents but once I became an adult I no longer cared about my faith and I lived a secular life and even spent a good deal of time in strip bars and even dated some of the dancers and met some adult film stars. St. Augustine spent time with lots of women and concubines and supposedly had a son with one of them. Then about five years ago I felt like life was no longer worth living and I wanted nothing more than to die. Some strange things started happening and I felt God was calling me and well, to make a long story short, I experienced a weird conversion which not only led me to Jesus, but also back to the catholic church and for the first time in my life I read the bible and really got into learning all I could about God and his word and how it all makes sense. St. Augustine also came back to God after realizing how empty his life really was and he is known for his brilliant writings about God and faith. Me, I'm just glad I can make some sense of it.

Thank you for asking. :)
 
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Warrior44

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Thanks for sharing zero. Thats a great testimony. I am andrew and wqas confirmed martin.
 
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IrisHouse

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I have always wondered about the Catholic church. I'm Episcopalian, but thinking of visiting my local catholic church sometime :) . I know that you guys are awesome and stand up for what you believe in. Ive heard about our lady of fatima too. My dad's side of the family was Catholic. I'll of course have to ask him which side.
 
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Haha thanks, welcome :)
 
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KesKristine

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I'm not Catholic but was able to read this entire discussion without wanting to puke (minus the Catholics aren’t Christians comment) unlike most posts I've read.
Question: What is a baptismal/confirmation name?
 
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Question: What is a baptismal/confirmation name? ]
A baptismal name is usually your birth name now, but what it was originally designed to do was to get people from using pagan names when naming their children...it is still used today, for people that don't have traditional Christian names.

A confirmation name is a name of a saint you choose that you really like or is a saint that you can relate to that you can ask for prayers from in times of being challenged in your faith, or can inspire you in your faith. Your own patron saint.

For example, my parents named me Christopher since I was named that I did not need a baptismal name because one Christopher means Christ Bearer and two there is a St. Christopher.

My confirmation name is going to be John Paul II because I can really relate my life to JPII, for many reasons.

Hope this helps :)
 

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I got permission from my bishop for two patron saints. So my confirmation name is Michael Francis. :)

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A baptismal name is usually your birth name now, but what it was originally designed to do was to get people from using pagan names when naming their children...it is still used today, for people that don't have traditional Christian names.

A confirmation name is a name of a saint you choose that you really like or is a saint that you can relate to that you can ask for prayers from in times of being challenged in your faith, or can inspire you in your faith. Your own patron saint.

For example, my parents named me Christopher since I was named that I did not need a baptismal name because one Christopher means Christ Bearer and two there is a St. Christopher.

My confirmation name is going to be John Paul II because I can really relate my life to JPII, for many reasons.

Hope this helps :)
You haven't been confirmed yet?

Anyways I chose George for my confirmation name.
 
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USNCorpsman76

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Haha yup..getting confirmed in september though :D been meeting one on one with Father and a religious education guy and they're gonna get it approved by the bishop :)
 
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KesKristine

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Interesting.
Is any name other than of a saint considered pagen? What defines a saint? Do you define Jesus as a saint?
My mother tells me my name is in the Bible (spelt different than in the Bible) . Im one of Job's daughters. Satan kills me and my family, except my father, in a dust storm. What an inspiring name! :p (Being Sarcastic! Also pretty sure she wasn't considered a saint)
Are Baptismal names possibly suppose to be a representation of when God changed Abram's name to Abraham and Sarai's name to Sarah? No?

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dscherck

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I can't recall any saints whose name is now considered pagan, but there are lots of pagans who went on to become saints! :)

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SantoSubito

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Interesting.
Is any name other than of a saint considered pagen? What defines a saint? Do you define Jesus as a saint?
My mother tells me my name is in the Bible (spelt different than in the Bible) . Im one of Job's daughters. Satan kills me and my family, except my father, in a dust storm. What an inspiring name! :p (Being Sarcastic! Also pretty sure she wasn't considered a saint)
Are Baptismal names possibly suppose to be a representation of when God changed Abram's name to Abraham and Sarai's name to Sarah? No?

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There is a Saint Dionysus who was named after the Roman god of wine.
 
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Warrior44

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Dscherck, ive been learning more about the eastern rites. You are in something called dormition right? What is that exactly?
 
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rodogg

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My confirmation name is Patrick. After St. Patrick. Im Irish and my dad suggested because his dad was also called Patrick. So there :D That was way before I became a proper Christian so it meant nothing much to me at the time
 

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