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The Holy Eucharist

Siya si DAVE WILLS, isang bagong convert.

Dahil sa kanyang matinding kagalakan, ibinabahagi niya sa atin ngayon ang dahilan kung bakit siya'y umanib sa tunay na Iglesia ni Cristo:

Why I Converted – Part 7: The Beautiful Collision

By Dave

This is part 7 of a 10 part series of posts I will be writing to kick off this blog. A lot of people ask me why I converted to Catholicism and I’ve never been able to give anyone a full answer due to the sheer depth of it. This is my attempt to lay it all out there. To answer the question of my conversion, I will be leaning heavily on the work of Father Robert Barron and the structure of his PBS series entitled “Catholicism.” I do this because 1) he articulates the faith way better than I will ever be able – I will only offer my feeble take on his brilliant presentation; and 2) it is precisely his teachings that articulate what I knew to be true in my heart when I made the jump almost three years ago. So now, part 7: The Beautiful Collision.

A few months ago, as I was preparing to plan a talk for the youth group I have the pleasure of mentoring, I came across a video (which you can see at the bottom of this post) titled “Holy Mass – A Beautiful Collision.” Besides providing the namesake for this blog, this video moved me in a profound way. Filled with images of the Blessed Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ, as well as thought-provoking quotes from some of the giants of our faith, all set to David Crowder singing “A Beautiful Collision,” this video speaks powerfully of the collision of heaven and earth that takes place during the Holy Mass. In the chorus, we hear Crowder’s unique voice singing these words:

“Here it comes, a beautiful collision is happening now.

There seems no end to where You begin

And there I am now, You and I collide.”

THAT is what takes place at a Catholic Mass. Does it only happen at a Catholic Mass? No, of course not, but we believe it happens every time we enter a church to celebrate the Liturgy. We believe that the Mass, particularly the Eucharist, is the place where heaven and earth crash into each other in the most tangible way. It might do me well to say clearly here that there is no other reason for me converting to Catholicism that is as important as the Mass. Its mystery drew me in, its complexity led me to explore its depths, and its beauty has filled my heart with a love that cannot be contained. It is, as they say, the source and summit of my faith... ituloy ang pagbabasa rito...

Malaking Pamamahayag ng Iglesia ni Cristo sa USA

Ang Iglesia ni Cristo sa America ay magkakaroon ng isang malawakang kampanya upang manawagan sa mga kaanib na nanlalamig.

Ang "Catholic Come Home" ni Tom Peterson ay kauna-unahang pagkakataon na magkakaroon ang Iglesia ng isang malawakang pagtawag sa mga Katolikong nanlalamig sa kanilang mahigit na 2,000 taong pananampalataya.

Nilalayon ng proyekto na aabot sa mahigit sa 250 milyon na mga viewers ang makakapanood nito sa Estados Unidos bagamat ang bilang ng mga kaanib ng Santa Iglesia ng Dios ay hindi lumalayo sa 24-25% sa kabila ng malawakang epekto ng "sexual abuse" ng iilang mga paring Katoliko sa USA at sa Europa.

Sa pangkalahatan, ang USA ay may 77.7% bilang na mga Katoliko. Nawa'y sa pamamagitan ng proyektong ito ay magbalik loob sa tunay na Iglesia ni Cristo ang mga dating kaanib at mga kaanib na nanlalamig sa ngayon.

Catholics Come Home: Coming home has never been easier. We are family. Welcome home.

Ipagpatuloy ang pagbabasa rito...

Pagbabalik-loob sa Iglesia ni Cristo

Hindi naging balakid sa mga kaanib ng Iglesia ni Hesu-Kristo ang mga nakaraang mga "Church scandals" na yumanig sa mga pananampalataya ng maraming kaanib sa loob ng mahigit na isang dekada. 

Sa katunayan, maraming mga dating kaanib ang ngayo'y bumabalik muli sa Kawan ni Cristo, ang Iglesia. 

Mababasa rito ang mga dating mga tumiwalag sa pagka-Katoliko na ngayo'y nagbabalik-loob nang muli sa Kanyang tunay na Iglesia-- ang Iglesia Katolika na siya mismong itinatag ni Cristo Hesus. Upang makapagbasa pa ng ibang mga kwento ng mga nagbalik-loob at mga iba pang mga umanib sa Iglesia, i-click ang inyong mouse sa Why I'm Catholic.