Curious About Eastern Catholicism? Start Here... w/ Mr. Natalia

In this clip, Sr. Natalia gives a tutorial on how to get into reading the "Eastern Fathers" and other Eastern Catholic texts.

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[matthew]

My father was raised Catholic but was either very poorly catechised or he learned very poorly and he rejected it and left somewhere in his early teens.
He raised me very bitterly anti-catholic and my very bad experiences with sectarian bullying as an atheist in a majority-catholic school only fuelled this.
When I researched religious beliefs and arguments for the existence of God and came home to the Catholic Church of my own volition, my father did not react well.
I gradually realised how much bad information he'd fed me, but he refuses to accept anything I tell or show him that goes against what he's convinced himself the catholic church teaches.
He likes to repeatedly claim that the church picks and chooses which parts of the Bible to follow, but, ironically, he only picks out parts (of the little he remembers) that he doesn't like and twists them to suit his agenda. He's shown little but hostility and mockery to my beliefs since I accepted God.
Please pray with me for the softening of his heart and the opening of his mind.

[necromancersorcerer]

Oh you mean Mother Natalia, Matt? 😁 Would be nice to have her back and share her reflections while on a week ‘retreat’ in the chapel, with the Lord, after her perpetual profession ☺️

[PeteV]

We were all very poorly catechized as cradle Catholics. I feel a bit robbed lol

[Chevaposaurus]

I get it now, Mother Natalia, gets so INTENSE, there's no way ANYONE can say "no" to her faithful will, what a legend, God bless her and the Mothers who ask/direct what needs to be done, for the faith! Looking for a nunnery for my kids to visit to feel the true blessed instructions when no, is not an answer! God bless, our beautiful, wholesome nuns, As a father (to children, not a Fr.) I'm pretty tough, but the Mothers are so much more faithful, and firm in their beliefs, makes a "luke-warm" Catholic shake in their boots, so great!!

[talionthe.ranger]

I read the way of the pilgrim and it was one of the best books I have ever read.

Now I am slowly getting back into studying Christianity and I plan on visiting the book again

[Gfj]

“I’m not gonna slap you…. Because I’m a nun.” I love it 🤣🤣

[crushtheserpent]

Fr. David Abernethy does a superb job of explaining the Desert Fathers. His series on the Ladder of Divine Ascent (St. John Climacus), St. Isaac the Syrian, St. John Cassian and the Philokalia is brilliant.

[rickjohnson]

The Way of the Pilgrim is one of my favorites. Have looked over the Philokalia and enjoyed what I read. Very intense, but came to the realization it was for monks.

[jacobwmccoy]

What beautiful souls! ❤ I love needing out with you guys! Blessings in the highest!

[gliderfs]

I really would like to become byzantine/orient catholic, a way to become closer to the orthodox faith without leaving the Catholic Church which I love 🙏💖☦️

[Traditionalrcath]

A Byzantine priest, Father Steve Greskowiak, told me one needs to fast and pray before reading the Fathers especially the Philokalia.

[anthonylangford]

I was introduced to the Way of a pilgrim as a young chap while staying a while in the English Carthusian monastery. Beautiful book.

[kjaye]

Anybody have any suggestions on where to start on living out a more “eastern” Catholic faith when the closest Byzantine church is 3 hours away? Currently RC but have been drawn to the eastern church since converting from atheism

[sardg]

I'm a member of the Chaldean Catholic Church which is made up of Ethnic Assyrians which had branched off from the Church of the East. The Church of the East split from the "One Church" after the Council of Ephesus for alleged heresy (Nestorianism).

[Ana-hoc-aliquid]

Matt Would you please try to interview a Discalced Carmelite nun??

[michaelaguilar]

Thanks for the Catena App recommendation.👍

[SevenDeMagnus]

our eastern catholic siblings (shortcut for brothers and sisters) which are different from the orthodox church of course, their sign of the cross goes to the right first (but that was actually the original way to do it).

God bless, Revelation 21:4

[DigitalLogos]

I've been interested in the East for the past few years, set it aside after being convinced by sedevacantism, and now that I'm growing tired of the trad infighting I'm taking the East more seriously again.
The Fathers, the Philokalia, the Jesus prayer all just 'click' for me. I went to my first Divine Liturgy today and found a lot to love.

[briandunleamusic]

The Orthodox Bible and the Holy Fathers has helped me, and helps me daily. God bless.

[collegesuccess]

01:59 min. mark. Those who wrote the Philokalia <<were hard-core ascetics>>! To Matt's defense, the reason that I started by diving in to the Way of the Pilgrim and the aforementioned book was because I found myself in a world in which I was surrounded by hard-core pagans: A Real Desert in the City! +Peace+ 😃