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Recent content by IM3RD

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    OBOB Family Album

    me... if it worked. :wave:
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    Newby

    Good chattin' with ya tonight, Miss Sandrella. Hope you enjoy the forums, and this will be another good way for us to keep in touch!! :thumbsup:
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    Baptist Catechism?

    Don't feel bad... I felt my calling to the Catholic Church nearly 20 years ago when I was a junior in HS and just realized this year that "catholic" means "universal" and "catechism" means "instruction"!! Completely changed the name of the book "Catechism of the Catholic Church" for me!! Now...
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    I'm new here...

    Thanks again to all who replied so kindly with notes of welcome and encouragement!! I've gotten a couple of anonymous "gifts and blessings" as well, and I really appreciate those who made the special effort whoever you may be... Many blessings to you and yours for this wonderful Holiday...
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    I'm new here...

    to whomever sent me the "anonymous gift" of the advent wreath, i just wanted to say THANK YOU!! :wave: I am now off to the gym for a nice Saturday afternoon workout, for it is in a healthy body that a healthy mind dwells... So, if our body's are "temples", I want to keep mine in tip-top...
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    5 Solas

    That might be the VERY FIRST time I've ever heard a Catholic say that!!! :eek: :thumbsup:
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    Conversion Stories

    That is an AWESOME story... However, I'm afraid that you may have set the bar a bit too high!! My "conversion" was not nearly so powerful, but I hit rock bottom this past year after abandoning my faith. I'd made some bad business decisions, gotten involved in drugs, and hit a depression that...
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    I'm new here...

    Y'all are too kind. I'm starting to feel as if I might actually have to "contribute" something worthwhile at some point though... ;)
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    Who Needs Blessings

    thanks!! i suppose, like all things in life, i'll get my blessings when God wants me to have them and not one second sooner! ;)
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    I'm new here...

    Thank you very much. Some good friends of mine were very devout Catholics and invited me as my (non-practicing) Methodist family wasn't much involved in church at all. The fact that jeans were "appropriate attire" for mass made it very appealling to me at the time. When I found out that...
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    I'm new here...

    thanks, Aaron. I've noticed your screenname before, did you (or do you) go to aTm?
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    I'm new here...

    I don't know if "new here" posts are ok on this forum, but I read the "read this before posting" bit and it didn't say anything about it. Anyway... I'm new here. Converted to Catholicism when I was in HS, and was confirmed in 1984. I am active in my parish as an RCIA Sponsor and also...
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    Who Needs Blessings

    I have ZERO blessings... but, I just joined today!! ;) Would love to spice up my avatar and add a sig line if anybody can help... :crossrc: