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489 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…
122 upvotes
Aug 4, 2026, 11:28 PM UTC
Posted by /u/Sea_Offer_5854
I’ve noticed lately at Mass that when we hit the line in the Nicene Creed, "and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man," a few people bow. By the way I'm not looking around, I just noticed it from the corner of my eye. According to the General Instru…
99 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 6:13 AM UTC
Posted by /u/NeitherBarracuda
I think I am giving up on becoming catholic due to OCIA/RCIA scheduling conflicts. I am a young mom and my son is 18 months old. I work full time. I have called 7-8 parishes near me and they all have classes and required mass at times that do not work with my family's schedule.…
92 upvotes
Aug 4, 2026, 8:52 PM UTC
Posted by /u/No_Cycle_9120
I know this statement will stir up controversy. The problem is that Catholicism in the world isn't even truly known by many practicing Catholics because its true essence remains unknown to most. Catholicism is not just going to Mass, being kind to people, or following a certain…
88 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 2:03 AM UTC
Posted by /u/Daedric_Prince07
I arrived at Mass about 20 minutes early to find the laity praying the rosary out loud with one person starting the Hail Mary while the rest of the people finished it and they did this for the entirety of the time before the Priest walked out. Is this a normal practice?
59 upvotes
Aug 4, 2026, 10:11 PM UTC
Posted by /u/Sufficient-Gain-226
I notice that as someone who votes 3rd party, a lot of people on the left will say, "Trump is a threat to democracy," or "you can't ignore his criminal conduct." And on the right it's "the left is destroying the country through its policies," or "Democrats are taking away freedo…
50 upvotes
Aug 4, 2026, 11:49 PM UTC
Posted by /u/FancyFaceFrom1992
For context, I have a just turned two year old and a 3 month old. I am in the process of getting them baptized. I have struggled with regularly attending mass, and this has only increased with the stress of having two kids. My partner is non practicing and works Sundays, so if I…
36 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 4:23 AM UTC
Posted by /u/Truebluejello
I've been wondering about something, and I'm genuinely curious if there's research on it. There's been a lot of discussion about rising male loneliness, fewer young people dating, and declining relationship formation. But one factor I rarely see mentioned is the Dobbs decision.…
33 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 3:19 AM UTC
Posted by /u/muniilong
I 25F (non religious) have been seriously talking to a 24M white/Italian Roman Catholic man. When he told me his religion I was a little surprised. I don’t know too much about the religion as I’ve grown up around mainly black Christian’s. Please enlighten me
30 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 4:57 PM UTC
Posted by /u/Spartaco9999999
After 5 years (yes, a very long time) I was still hung up on my ex for various reasons, many reasons, aside from the extremely strong bond and love that we shared I thought she was the woman of my life - years ago I did ask God to let me meet the woman of my life and two weeks l…
27 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 12:59 AM UTC
Posted by /u/IndigoBroker
I was re-reading the passion narrative in Matthew 27:52-53, which mentions that when Jesus died, the tombs broke open and many holy people were raised to life, later walking into the holy city and appearing to many people. This strikes me as an incredible event, arguably one of…
25 upvotes
Aug 4, 2026, 7:41 PM UTC
Posted by /u/Think_Interest5234
I've been going through a very difficult patch work wise. Since my first confession from 3 weeks ago, the priest suggested that I pray the rosary. I started doing this last Sunday, then again yesterday and today. There's something at work that cropped up. Not due to my incompete…
24 upvotes
Aug 4, 2026, 7:52 PM UTC
Posted by /u/joe_pao
I just watched the film Silence and I thought it was fantastic. My only questions is: why did Jesus tell Andrew Garfield it was ok to step on Him and commit apostasy?
18 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 9:38 AM UTC
Posted by /u/Wooden-Reveal2097
How were things 20, 30, 40 + years ago compared to today? I don't mean so much as how Catholicism was viewed or fit into society as it was in the time, but how things were run, the culture within the church, etc.
18 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 12:58 AM UTC
Posted by /u/throwRA_problemssss
I am married and wish I could be a sister or nun but you can't have both. What is the closest career that resembles this vocation?
17 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 1:34 AM UTC
Posted by /u/utaikune
This is long, but I'm really excited to share! About two months ago, I posted on this subreddit with deep sorrow asking how I can heal from the strained relationship I had with my muslim mother. It was leading to absolute bitterness and anger towards her. I'm still new to Cathol…
16 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 10:49 AM UTC
Posted by /u/xMintBerryCrunch
I married young (24M) to my wife (22F) in a secular marriage. We had our son the year after (2014). I'm now 37. We divorced 7 years ago due to her infidelity. I was baptized by my grandfather (a pastor) (God rest his soul) when I was around 13ish in the "Church of God" denominat…
16 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 1:40 AM UTC
Posted by /u/hello_e_1986
So, I am a fellow agnostic here, I need an answer and it's, I am afraid that the true God will bring me to hell like one day when I die I might wake up to see a god, could be any god for that matter and he could look down at me and say I will go to hell. And I don't want that,…
16 upvotes
Aug 4, 2026, 7:33 PM UTC
Posted by /u/Additional-Term-4282
Been a follower of Christ as a Catholic for almost half a year now. I was Christian before, but was not Catholic. So technically, I have been Christian for about 3 years. In the beginning of being a more Protestant leaning Christian, I found that prayer felt like a chore, as I g…