@Lukebarca
It's crazy that i was protestant for 30 years and my church never mentioned the church fathers.
@morningwatch9740
I’m Orthodox. The growth of my parish is astounding. On Sundays it’s standing room only. So many new faces, glory to God!
@ProLifeChloe
I was baptized into the Maronite Catholic Church as a baby yet raised Protestant. nothing was better than the day I came back to the Catholic Church after I confessed for the first time and than received the Eucharist. proud to be ex-Protestant now Maronite Catholic Christian. may the Virgin Mary, St. Charbel, St. Maroun, St. Rafqa and ALL the holy saints, pray for us!!
@shaulkramer7425
I'm a Jew... but I came to Catholicism, the Church of the Lord, for many of the reasons you listed.
@mikem8650
I was Lutheran for many years but our pastor took the Niceness Creed out of the liturgy. The church seemed to be falling into modern day liberal views. I left the church and am now a Catechumen in a Greek Orthodox Church. Jesus Christ is worshiped and PRESENT whenever I’m in the church.
@anastasiathiraiouyerostath5664
May Jesus always protect Christians worldwide.Pray for the christians in Syria and the middle East😢😢
@The_Way_Ministries
I grew up as a catholic, hated it, became and atheist for 28 years until 2024, I'm now attending a Christian Church and it's awesome worship and great sermons. But I miss the Eucharist so much, I have been praying asking the Lord for an answer on what church I should attend, and everywhere I look, I see Orthodoxy or Catholicism. I miss the amazing stories of the saints, I miss the Eucharist and I'm at the cusp of going back to the Catholic Church. I went a few times earlier this year, to my local Catholic Church and I felt the holy spirit there, the presence of our Lord was immediately felt. At the Church I attend I also feel the holy spirit but it's not the same. Catholicism has this holy submission that just can't be replicated.
@berserker9682
I came from Atheism straight to Catholicism because of the reality of eucharist and Priesthood.
@ottol265
I was baptised in infancy to Lutheranism. When I started looking for "biblical" Church in my teen years, I had only two options, either Catholic of Orthodox. Now I'm Orthodox priest.
@jmwnhlhk
I grew up in evangelicalism, specifically pentecostalism, but it has always felt shallow and empty. I started attending Roman Mass in October 2024 and I LOVE it. I have never felt such a connection to God. My wife is still very much pentecostal, so it has been and is a struggle, but I don't regret attending Mass. I hope to start RCIA/OCIA in August.
@manny75586
I've genuinely always felt that most of the converts come to realize that every Apostolic Church can look at their bishops and who ordained them and realize that the beginning of that line is an Apostle who was sitting next to Christ himself at the Last Supper. Then, examining their leaders, they realize the line goes, at best, back 500 years. Its a hard hurdle to overcome.
@michaeloakland4665
Excellent job with this video. Your tone is very professional and level-headed. I was baptized Catholic but raised Protestant. I used to be a full-time minister but reverted to the Catholic Church later in life. I'm attending a Byzantine Catholic church and discerning the diaconate. I look forward to seeing your channel grow ... and helping you towards that end. Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory forever!
@tru2thastyle
I'll never forget that one Baptist who insulted Priests over their vows of poverty and chastity. Jesus was also poor and a virgin. facepalm
@andyscheurer6336
My former fundamental baptist pastor could hardly get through a sermon with bashing Catholics. Often cited that Catholicism is a pagan religion. I eventually reverted to Catholicism. It only took me almost 30 years. I was Protestant for 30.
@tater6122
I went from growing up protestant to atheism basically and if it weren't for the Orthodox church I would have never followed anything. I was coming to start believing in God so I may have ended up somewhere but knowing what Protestantism is from my own experiences, i was just not interested in it. My brother found a Russian Orthodox church and finally got me to go, I have to say that my life changed the day I walked into that church, I have never felt God in my life like I do there. It is an amazing feeling to finally understand what being "in Christ" means. I have become a Catechumen and will hopefully be baptized next year, I watched my brother's baptism and it was nothing like what you see in a protestant church, it was AMAZING!!! I have never been a part of anything like it, and my soul hungers for more, it wants to be close to Christ and I feel like it is rejoicing now that I have a path where it (my soul) was in despair from my denial of Him. The forgiveness ceremony that we did at the beginning of Great Lent was the most humbling and wonderful experience I have ever been a part of, my soul was dancing from it. Never have I been so aware of my own soul as I am now, I know from the deepest parts of me that He is truly real, He is truly King and I will scream it from the rooftops because I want others to experience what I have experienced in just these past 6 months of going to a church that has true reverence for the Lord. The worship of Christ is unbelievable and the people are amazing as well. I have yet to receive the Eucharist and look forward to the day that I get to partake in that experience and be closer to the Lord. Jesus is King! May He have mercy on our souls, for we are all sinners!
@TJ-015
Good message bro. Ortho seeker here, spot on breakdown. ☦️
@charlessutherland274
I was raised Episcopalian for 25 years and converted to Catholicism in 2015. I have never looked back.
@levibarros149
That is SUCH a good point about how Protestants mostly define themselves by what they aren't. They really do jump from "I love Jesus" to "But, I'm not Catholic" just to make sure you know....
@jslice3163
I fell away from the Catholic Church in 2003, shortly after my Confirmation. At first, I neither knew nor cared enough to seek God. After experiencing some painful losses within my family, I became emotionally disconnected and irreligious. In my rebellion, I came to a dark place—wondering if this life was all there was, and if so, whether it was even worth living. Around that time, I also began exploring Protestant End Times theology, which led me to become a non-denominational Christian. I tried to defend my newfound faith by debating against my former irreligious worldview. However, I quickly realized that arguing from Sola Scriptura—“the Bible alone”—wasn’t effective with skeptics who didn’t accept divine revelation to begin with. I saw that evangelizing doubters required something more. Instead of returning to the apostolic churches, though, I drifted into the New Age and Occult. I formally embraced Gnosticism, thinking it would help me create a clear distinction between the Old Testament God and the New Testament message—something I thought would make me more persuasive to irreligious critics. Yet through all of this, I never let go of Jesus—He was always present, always the “good guy.” And eventually, through a series of providential interventions, the lies of the New Age, Occult, and Gnosticism were exposed for what they were. I began exploring Eastern Orthodoxy and, although I never formally joined an Eastern Orthodox church, I realized I needed to give the Roman Catholic Church a fair and honest “day in court.” In the summer of 2011, I found myself intellectually convinced of the Catholic Faith. Then, during Holy Week of 2012, I made my full return and went to confession after being away for 8–9 years. I’ve been attending the Traditional Latin Mass ever since. While I still have a deep appreciation for Eastern Christian theology, today I am a professed Dominican tertiary, striving to live out the faith I once wandered from.
@rjltrevisan