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622 upvotes
Aug 3, 2026, 3:48 PM UTC
Posted by /u/Fast_Tangerine7898
Growing up my whole life I’ve noticed that Christian’s tend to hate a lot, criticize you and other religions rather than love, and almost feel like a cult compared to Catholics. I grew up with lots of Mexicans and it just feels like Catholics have that warmth to not criticize, l…
506 upvotes
Aug 4, 2026, 8:24 PM UTC
Posted by /u/Far_Magician8224
I was shocked to learn that one of our faithful daily Mass-goers suddenly died yesterday. He himself was at Mass yesterday, with his wife. Understandably, she wasn't there today. You just don't know the day or the hour. How humbling this is. Please pray for the repose of his sou…
269 upvotes
Jul 30, 2026, 6:06 AM UTC
Posted by /u/Tripp_lovesoutdoors
I recently began praying 15 decades of the rosary everyday. Since I started doing this, the graces that have been shown to me are beautiful. Yesterday I was praying the rosary at adoration, and I was stuck on the mystery of the scourging at the pillar. I look at the host in the…
230 upvotes
Aug 2, 2026, 5:02 PM UTC
Posted by /u/OkGolf7196
I'm a huge metalhead and I have been for so long and I know that's unrelated to the church...but to just give a bit of context for my tattoo! It was supposed to be some old biker decal from the 60s and I got the tattoo right when I turned 18 (I'm 21 now) the dude changed it up a…
221 upvotes
Aug 3, 2026, 1:18 AM UTC
Posted by /u/Various-Stranger1143
This was on my mind today. As we know, Catholic Priests were the subject of a very large abuse scandal over the last few decades. The first thing the average person thinks of when they hear Catholic Priest is, unfortunately for all involved, "pedophile". As a Gen Z it's basicall…
192 upvotes
Aug 3, 2026, 10:23 AM UTC
Posted by /u/liliguf_
I'm a 28-year-old woman who has never been in a relationship. But at my age, I'm really starting to feel the desire to meet someone, get married, and have children. I even feel like I'm already behind, and it's making me anxious. There's a man around my age whom I've noticed at…
187 upvotes
Aug 1, 2026, 11:34 AM UTC
Posted by /u/Competitive_Crab_281
I promised to report back, so here it goes! The priest was warm and welcoming. We sat down, he tried to light a candle. It ididn’t work, and he got a little embarrassed. That small moment actually put me completely at ease. 🙃 His first question was simple: tell me about yoursel…
184 upvotes
Aug 3, 2026, 8:24 PM UTC
Posted by /u/pcamejo
I wanted to share something that happened to my wife and me at the end of 2024. I still don't really know what to make of it, and I'm curious how other people, especially Orthodox Christians, would interpret it. For context, I am not a Christian Orthodox. At the time, my wife an…
179 upvotes
Aug 3, 2026, 8:30 PM UTC
Posted by /u/OctupleABatteries
An estimated 90,000 Catholic Christians would die trying to defend their faith from the anti-theistic tyrannical government of Plutarco Elias Calles. Although the war ended in June 1929, conflict would resume years later in the mid-30s sparking an obscure second Cristero war tha…