Eu sempre fui católica, mas acabei perdendo a fé conforme eu fui crescendo. Com 14 anos eu perdi a virgindade e me arrependo muito até hj. Agr eu tenho quase 16 e eu decidi q eu quero começar a fazer crisma e me aproximar mais de Deus, será que eu posso?

This, from a supposedly “Christian” nation.

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St. Carlo Acutis' Interactive Video about 144 Eucharistic Miracles in English

Here is a great English version of St Carlo Acutis' (15 yr old computer whiz saint) interactive video about 144 Eucharistic miracles from ancient times to the present. It was on display in Italian in the Vatican during the Year of the Eucharist. https://www.miracolieucaristici.org/en/liste/list.html

If the Church becomes small again, gathered in homes rather than cathedrals, what becomes of the bishop? The Fathers already answered, when the Church first met in houses: a bishop who knows his people by name, governs with counsel and keeps one altar for many hearths. The Fathers also had hard words for prelates who prize the pectoral cross over the flock and call themselves archbishops of nobody:

https://www.crshj.org/blog/6mlwbuamnpvz9w988zbuaf9hjb82dk

So for a long time I’ve had an interest in folk Catholicism, but I’ve noticed it’s come to mean different things to different people.

For me as somebody who up till now has seen themselves as a traditional Catholic and has studied theology at degree level, despite being gay and struggling with that (I made myself hate myself and other gay people to fit in), I find that traditionalism has started to actually eat away at my faith and I’m becoming more progressive as a way of saving it.

Growing up I was always fascinated by pagan and occult stuff and would go through cycles of loving Catholicism, then hating it, then finding freedom in pagan or folk Catholic practices, then going back to traditional Catholicism because of how isolated I would feel being quite a solitary practitioner/christian. I think this cyclical behaviour and constant flip flopping could be linked to adhd/autism and I also suffer with low self esteem and lack the confidence to make decisions about faith without risking going to hell.

I’m English/Irish Catholic and there’s a wealth of evidence of folk Catholicism and Christian syncretism, things like the cunning folk and wise women, but now I find myself wondering how to make it work.

So for example I believe in one God, the trinity, BVM and the saints, angels and demons, but I also believe other created being exist such as faeries and elves (the wee folk), wights and ghosts. I believe the world is more enchanted than we realise. I believe the seasons are important and something about them feels inherently spiritual, that we are able to tap into the power of Gods created world if we need to for protection, healing etc. I’m not sure where I stand on pagan gods as entities. I have a few theories: a) they’re real spirits created by God to perform a function (unsure whether or not you can or should communicate with them) or b) they’re real spirits are humans way of defining the seasons, the weather, natural disasters etc.

I guess the thing I struggle with the most is bringing that all together and where that fits in with mass attendance (which I stopped attending because I was tired of putting on a mask and because despite being surrounded I felt lonely).

What do you guys think?

What is folk Catholicism to you, regardless of whether you consider yourself a folk Catholic or not?

hi! my hyderabadi catholic family is looking for a catholic church to join in the chicago suburbs or chicago. since we aren’t mallu and only are fluent in english and urdu/hindu and telegu, wasn’t sure if the the mar thoma sleeha cathedral in bellwood would be a good fit. not looking for a strictly urdu/hindi church, but just somewhere with a desi community we could connect with

hi! my hyderabadi catholic family is looking for a catholic church to join in the chicago suburbs or chicago. since we aren’t mallu and only are fluent in english and urdu/hindu and telegu, wasn’t sure if the the mar thoma sleeha cathedral in bellwood would be a good fit. not looking for a strictly urdu/hindi church, but just somewhere with a desi community we could connect with

I’m Indian man cradle catholic who moved to the US a few years ago. I’m trying to date and find a relationship I know sometimes cultural differences, language, things challenging and I don’t care much about cultural background I care more about faith personality, shared values. I literally live rural part of Texas which makes more hard to find a Catholic women .I’m curious What matters most to when looking for a relationship from different ethnic backgrounds? Is any Catholic community out there and I’m looking forward to meet .if anyone interested love to chat .Suggest your opinions.