The MOMENT Tim Staples Changed his Mind About Mary

As a former Protestant, Tim Staples had a lot of doubts about Mary and marian teaching. In this short clip, Tim explains the moment when that all changed.

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[LeoMullinsJMS]

I was born and baptised Catholic but in my early 20s began the happy clappy Protestant song and dance that lasted off and on for decades until I discovered my Catholic heritage in my 50's. Now I am a devout Catholic because it fully satisfies my soul that Protestantism never did, but I still really appreciate my Protestant experience because it led me to the deep truth of Catholicism.

[Daniel--tjqe]

I’ve been struggling with my Catholicism for a while, but this has always made sense to me, pray for me please, God bless you all

[EmperrHrde]

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst 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

[susanmiguel]

I also, like Leo, was a cradle Catholic. I attended Catholic grade school 1st-8th grade. I loved everything about my faith as a Catholic. I left the church at age 24. I became born again in a Protestant church and for the next 20 years learned to study the Bible, grow in my faith and also developed an arrogance on why Catholicism is wrong. At age 45 started going thru a really difficult period at my work. It was so bad that I felt God didn’t care about me. I started questioning my faith. One day I heard the Lord speak to me and tell me to go to Mass that night. I, in my Protestant arrogance, told the Lord that I was too good for the Catholics. I didn’t go and the following Monday I went to my pastor and told him that I felt the Lord was leading me back to the Catholic Church. He began to tell me I was all wrong, that the stress from my job was playing a big part in that - a change to escape my hostile work environment And then he had his associate pastors and the church secretary lay hands on me and pray that my mind would be clear enough to truly hear the Lord and “forget the nonsense and wrong thinking” about returning to the Catholic faith. Well, it worked. God did answer prayers. That following Saturday I heard the Lord speaking to me again and this time I went to Saturday night Mass. I sat in the last pew in the corner and wept and knew this is where I belong. I’m 68 now, have truly studied the faith, have grown in Bible study and devotions and am so thankful that He took me on that long journey to get to where I am now. Our 3 kids who were raised in the Protestant faith still don’t understand why I am Catholic. They stopped going to church. I don’t preach to them but they see me live my faith and I everyday and I share my faith with them when they ask about it. My actions speak volumes and that is how I what I want my witness to be - a sinner saved by Grace, who loves the Lord, and am so blessed by my journey with the Lord.

[SuperIliad]

I came into the Church from a secular Jewish background. I devoured the teachings of the Catholic Church but had a stumbling block with Mary; not as Protestants do because I had no anti-Marian background to deal with. I would do what I later learned Chesterton did: I moved on, accepting the Church with confidence and putting off the question of Marian devotion, expecting that God would make sense of it to me in time. One day, it happened. Mary broke through my coldness to her and made sense to me. How happy I am for that.

[Jack-uogz]

The “human marriage and childbirth” analogy is absolutely incredible, I can’t believe that I’ve never heard it before!

[luisforeal]

I was born and raised Catholic, and I've been to protestant churches while being respectful and keeping an open mind through invitations from friends who tried to convert me, but none came close to how I felt in the Catholic church... Praise The Lord and his church!!!

[MeekoMeeko]

Wow! Just wow!!
I'm an orthodox and no one EVER explained this to me this clear 😍
Thank you so much

[JesusfoundedCatholicChurch]

I am blessed that Jesus Christ showed me the errors of my misconceptions about Catholicism. I spent several weeks discerning my desire to be Catholic and after reading the early church fathers, I correctly discerned my desire was from God. I was attacked with such hate from Protestants during my RCIA classes. I pray every day for Protestants to come to the knowledge of God's truth

[mcnzefili]

Fr Mitch Pakwa is incredible. Always been to me since the first time I heard him, even till this morning.

[burtonify]

John 19:26–​27
When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, "Dear woman, here is your son, " and to the disciple, "Here is your mother." (NIV)

[NoOne-meje]

Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus holy Mary mother of God pray for us sinners now until the hour of our death Amen

[gabinocarreon]

Make it easy...Scripture says Elizabeth told Mary Mother of my Lord..easy enough

[NewNostalgia]

Mary has always been a favorite that I've accepted as long as I can recall, because my grandmother took me to mass from at least my age 3 years of age on.

[jameswrightii]

I was gonna start my rcia classes before the virus decided to make people crazy. Now i don't know when they're gonna start back up. I'm hearing maybe September for the church by me. But the confusing thing is, is that I'm 16. That's a problem cause i wanna be put with the adults who actually want to be there and are educated on the subject like i am. Anyway i dunno why i said that cause i doubt anyone cares but o well😐

[candyclews]

Although Mary is the Mother of God, she is not his mother in the sense that she is older or wiser than God or the source of her Son’s divinity, for she is neither. Once you understand this, honouring, loving and respecting The Blessed Virgin Mary is easy.

[christfollower]

I wonder if protestants scholars knew of the Papyrus 470 which is the oldest papyrus that contains prayer to Mary dating 250 AD before even Constantine reigns and before any Council (so u cant make an argument that Constantine or Council of Ephesus made the movement of worshipping Mary) is made, i encourage everyone to go check it, it is preserved in John Rylands Library in Manchester, It’s the Sub Tuum Praesidium, and it goes like this:

Beneath your compassion,
We take refuge, O Mother of God [Theotokos]:
do not despise our petitions in time of trouble:
but rescue us from dangers,
only pure, only blessed one.
Wow they called her Theotokos, only pure, only blessed? Isnt this made up in the Council of Ephesus ? No Early Christians all knew of the status of Mary and her wonders she make with people whom call her, they loved her and she loves her children also 🤗🥰🥰🥰
💞💞💞🕊🕊🕊🕊

[grantmullen]

I gotta say this is the most convincing argument I gave heard for Mary as the mother of God. I have been praying for a long time now and constantly have been having a subtle answer in my heart that i need to go to the Catholic church. I have been protestant then agnostic then back to protestant all in my adult life. The thing that scares me is how resistant I have felt myself to this idea of joining the Catholic faith and this almost fear of talking about with those I am so close to in my life. I feel your videos and many others have helped me in my journey with theology and I am very optimistic about growing in and furthering my relationship with God and in finding a church to belong to fully in my heart. Thank you, God bless you

[rem]

Ironic how having grown leaving my juvenile assumptions and learning from these silly attacks from many, I have begun to appreciate Catholicism in my return from nowhere

[utamihalliday]

Very powerful statement, Tim. Thanks Matt for inviting him to your channel. God bless