There is a good thread entitled "Why the RCC?" at this link. Part of my story is there:
http://catholicxjw.proboards55.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=89
Posts by NanaR
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239I Do Not Understand Why JWs Leave & Become Catholics!
by minimus inout of all religions, catholicism, to me, is wrong and clearly could never be the truth.
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I Do Not Understand Why JWs Leave & Become Catholics!
by minimus inout of all religions, catholicism, to me, is wrong and clearly could never be the truth.
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NanaR
Minimus:
I am Catholic because I found Jesus in the Catholic Church.
The Catholic Church lives in Jesus' life. They follow a liturgical calendar that begins with the month leading up to His birth and continues through his earthly life marking every milestone in that life.
The Catholic Church takes seriously Jesus' admonition that the "sheep" are to take care of the poor, and the sick, and the imprisoned. There are Holy Orders that tend to people with every sort of problem, from leprosy to blindness to the poverty of countries wracked by war. Individual members of the Church visit the old in nursing homes, the sick in hospitals, and encourage the depressed. Catholics are taught to be the face of Christ to those they meet. Many of them pay attention to that teaching.
The Catholic Mass IS Holy Scripture. At the first Mass I ever attended, I could recognize every part and knew what part of the Bible it came from.
While the Witnesses (and other groups) go to foreign lands (which are foreign because the Witnesses are primarily an American religion) and evangelize among those who are already Christian (usually Catholic), Catholic missionaries go to foreign lands and do the really hard and dangerous work of evangelizing Muslims, Chinese, and others (even secular Americans -- America is a mission field). Just this year, two Iraqi Archibishops were killed for practicing Christianity in a Muslem country.
As for the presence of sinners in the Church, well that is how it must be. We are all sinners, to a greater or lesser extent. The Church is a hospital for sinners, not a country club for saints.
If you want to know more about me, feel free to pm me or check out my blog:
http://nanaruthann.blogspot.com
The Catholic Parish I belong to has enfolded me in its loving arms, and I have found mothers and fathers and sisters and brothers there. My own parents are dead, my sister has little to do with me (she is still a JW), my husband has not chosen to return to the Church as yet (he was Catholic before he was JW) although he has not opposed my pursuit of it.
I have found Jesus, I have found loving friends who do not sit in judgment of their neighbors, and I have found peace. What more can a person ask?
Pax,
Ruth
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Tom Cabeen to be interviewed on TV
by Nathan Natas inposted by jimwhitney on sat - may 3 - 5:25pm: .
in reply to: tom cabean to be interviewed on cable tv posted by jimwhitney on sat - may 3 - 5:25pm:.
posted by flatlander on sat - may 3 - 6:08pm: .
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NanaR
I would like to contact a Catholic Ex-JW group too
Check out http://www.catholicxjw.com . There is a link on the home page to Tom Cabeen's newest biography, and on the left are links to other conversion stories.
There is a forum there as well; there is a link to the forum on the home page.
Dr. Jeff Schwehm, who is the administrator of the catholicxjw.com site, has contacts with Spanish CatholicXJWs as well as some in other countries besides the USA. He has a page with contact information (link at left side of home page). Email is the fastest way to contact him, but if you leave a message at the phone number given he always returns his calls.
Coming Home Network International (started by Marcus Grodi, the host of the Journey Home program that will be interviewing Tom on May 19) has a Spanish counterpart. You can go to their home page: http://www.chnetwork.org and find the link.
May God bless your journey!
Ruth
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HAPPY 1ST ANNIVERSARY, XENA & LITTLE TOE!!!
by cruzanheart intoday is their first wedding anniversary.
yes, a year ago we were at renfest, with butterflies hovering and a slight sprinkle of rain, watching as xena and little toe were married.
it was beautiful and i hope they are having a wonderful anniversary!.
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NanaR
Many happy returns of the day!
Ruth
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Dispelling Watchtower Myths of RC Beliefs
by Amazing inover the last two years, as i moved back to the catholic church, i have been confronted with objections by several people regarding certain catholic teachings.
these concerns are almost always the same, and are founded in mythology created by the watchtower society, and some evangelical denominations.
god can and does use fallible men to do infallible things?
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NanaR
bookmarked ;-)
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Tom Cabeen to be interviewed on TV
by Nathan Natas inposted by jimwhitney on sat - may 3 - 5:25pm: .
in reply to: tom cabean to be interviewed on cable tv posted by jimwhitney on sat - may 3 - 5:25pm:.
posted by flatlander on sat - may 3 - 6:08pm: .
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NanaR
Anyone who wants to read Tom's biography can check: http://www.xjw.com/cabeen.html
A new version of Tom's story can be found here:
http://www.catholicxjw.com/files/TC_Bio.pdf
Tom commented on another thread on this subject here:
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/157532/2891833/post.ashx#2891833
Anyone who can't get the TV version of EWTN but has broadband internet can watch the program at
It will be broadcast live on the internet and also archived (in video and audio) and rebroadcast.
If you watch the live broadcast, you can call in with questions or email them to be answered on the air.
Pax,
Ruth
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"Paradise Lost" and "JWs in Divine Purpose" -- PDFs!
by cabasilas ini received a request for pdfs of from paradise lost to paradise regained (1958) and jehovah's witnesses in the divine purpose (1959).
these are pdfs that have been around for a few years, so some here may already have them.
the only difference is these have bookmarks added to them to aid in finding info quickly.
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NanaR
Thank you!!
Reading the "Divine Purpose" book when I was young gave me nightmares :-( I was completely convinced that someone was going to come to our house and arrest my mom and dad and take my sister and I to prison.
I can put this research to good use. Searchable on the computer beats reading page after page any day!
Ruth
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Ex-Jehovah's Witness on Catholic TV May 19th
by jschwehm intom cabeen, former jehovah's witness bethel elder and pioneer will be interviewed on ewtn's "the journey home" on his conversion to the catholic church on may 19th.
you can read tom's story at:
http://www.catholicxjw.com/
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NanaR
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Former workmate dies, I'm in shock
by Junction-Guy injust this week we received some tragic news, that a former workmate died.
i'm taking it kind of hard because i was his training officer when he first hired in.
he was just a little younger than me and had suffered from diabetes since he was young.
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NanaR
Dave:
I'm so sorry. You're young, you don't expect to start losing people at your age.
I hope you will find comfort in your good memories. It is very nice that you share the same faith.
Pax,
Ruth
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Ex-Jehovah's Witness on Catholic TV May 19th
by jschwehm intom cabeen, former jehovah's witness bethel elder and pioneer will be interviewed on ewtn's "the journey home" on his conversion to the catholic church on may 19th.
you can read tom's story at:
http://www.catholicxjw.com/
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NanaR
DJ:
Tom commented several times on this board back in February. This is his post history, in case you want to read them:
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/member/26004/default.ashx
To read his biography, go to the link Jeff mentioned and look in the top middle of the page for the link. Jeff's link is:
Tom and Gloria were received into the Catholic Church in June 2006.
Pax,
Ruth