luminoushope

Hi luminoushope
I dropped in to your group and found interesting posts... on the same lines of conversion... catholics too are desperately in need of... just that they do not recognize the need... !
I am wondering if you would like to join us and share your testimony within my group.... "Devotion to the Sorrowful Mother"... I feel we could turn the fire on with convicing proof from people like you. Please do drop by sometime, if you feel lead by our Mother to bear witness for Her Son, Jesus.
Glory be...God loves us!
Her foot stool

Hi.
I'm trying to join the Recent Converts' Group. When I click on Group Rules nothing happens. I tried to figure this out about a month ago in the Help -- how do I...? Forum, and the reply I got there didn't make it clear to me. So, if you can help me, I have a question. Are there rules to joining a group, and if so, what do I do to find them out? Thanks.

Greetings, HimFirst, and welcome. I have no idea how "new" you have to be. I started this group and I'm not even a Catholic yet. I cannot come in this Easter, either, due to needing annulments. I think you're fine. We all need to vent; check out the Recent Converts' Group and you'll see. I'm probably venter-in-chief. My husband still attends the evangelical church I recently left. I try, not always successfully, to respect him, give him the space everyone is entitled to, and remember that there is a God and I'm not Him. I would say back off and give God time and space to work in your husband's life; it all belongs to Him anyway. I believe judgments like "lukewarm" are not for us to make. That's why I describe myself as a recovering evangelical.

There is a very good "marriage book", not Catholic, but it helped me so much that I gave away 40 copies. It is "The Fruit of Her Hands", subtitled "Respect and the Christian Woman", by Nancy Wilson, published by Canon Press. She emphasizes the Biblical command to respect one's husband, not by lecturing, but actually practically showing you how. It's not my intention to promote non-Catholic material on this site, but I imagine you can find it online.

As to the new group you have joined at your church, I pray that it will bear much fruit in your lives and the lives of others, yielding true fellowship.

Hail Mary, full of grace.
The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Hi there. I am new to the forums (today). How "new" of a convert do you have to be? I came into the church via RCIA in Easter Vigil 2002, but still feel new. My husband is a cradle catholic, but is not on fire for Jesus and the church the way I am. In fact, he is what my protestant friends would consider "lukewarm". We just joined the third parish since I became Catholic in hopes of finding the "right" parish to which my husband may hopefully become more involved. He does attend mass weekly with me, but says he does it to pelase me.

Sorry, so off topic. I guess I need to vent! I so wish I had some good Catholic friends, but because I converted and my husband was a non-practiving Catholic when I did so, we don't have many friends at all. They just started dropping out of our lives when it became apart I/we did not partake of the many sinful recreational activities they did. We have one couple whom we are best friends with and they are protestant, strongly so, but are the only ones I can speak with of spirital matters. I have just started to join a group at our new parish in hopes of finding Catholic friends.

Thanks for hearing me out!

God bless you!