The Powerful Catholic Conversion Story of Jim Wahlberg | The Catholic Talk Show
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- In this episode of The Catholic Talk Show, the guys are joined by filmmaker Jim Wahlberg, the big brother of Mark & Donnie Wahlberg, who shares his powerful conversion story.
Episode 90:
In this episode, we will discuss:
• How drugs and alcohol ended him up in prison
• How a visit from Mother Theresa in prison changed his life
• How a Catholic prison Chaplin "hustled" him
• His work to combat opioid addiction
• His upcoming book "The Big Hustle" and film "What About The Kids"
• and much more
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I'm a convert myself. Just received into full Communion with the Church yesterday. Your show has helped me greatly in my faith journey
Were u raised around any religion? Did u have a calling.
@@videoman7659 I was brought up by Catholics. I was baptized into the Congregational Faith a few years ago and I was called by the Holy Spirit to the Catholic Faith
Welcome home 🙏🏻
@@danieladonosopit's good to be home. God Bless
I came in to the Church Pentecost Sunday as well. Congratulations Anthony
Before becoming Protestant I was a nieve Catholic (was baptised & did Communion & confirmation) was drawn by the care of Pentacostals in my area and got to more the bible
and more......but as I kept hearing them knocking the priests, the Pope and the Church and becoming dis-satisfied spiritualy , Doctrines. etc and more!
So I left and eventually came back home to stay at my Apostolic Catholic Church. AMEN!! The personal relationship with Jesus Christ having the Eucharist every sunday at the mass.
Your comment made me cry of joy and pride for you! It is so beautiful that you recognized your wrong and came back home to our faith! I am a cradle Catholic and have never left it. I think it's so beautiful when people return.
@@rosevargas5124 thanks you can see the full story with pictures and documentary in 4 minutes ( from Protestant to Catholic) I does this in 3 languages... evangelizing...Eucharistic miracles and music 🎵 and more Catholic
Oh! how God touched the hearts of the lost sheep i'm grateful to hear such story of people once protestant being converted to the true💓
Just subscribed to your channel, Carl. I am in a state of strengthening my Catholic Faith. I am basically a cradle Catholic but as I experience the world around me and encountered Protestants inviting me to their congregations,…and, like you, encountered many of their “protests” against the Catholic Church. I just kept quite with all their noises but, would answer back politely that I would refer back to my Parish Priest about the passage in the Bible that they gave me. The Protestants thought and assumed that we pray on idols because of the many sacred images and decorations that the Catholics have in their Church and that of their homes, and I may not be that good in spouting the Bible verses automatically, but, I will tell my Protestant friends that what they assumed were not true at all.
@@rosevargas5124 i
Grew up in a family of 13 children, I’m number 6. Was raised protestant but in a very broken home. My husband and I joined the Catholic Church along with our 4 children last year.
Such a beautiful testimony about how nothing is impossible with God, and with his help you can raise above your circumstances. Really enjoyed listening to his testimony.
Wow, you are amazing with the Lord
Live it.
God is a true hound dog which never gave up on you.stay blessed always Amen ❣️
What a brutally honest, moving life experience. My husband is a recovering addict/alcohol sober now for 19 years. I hold u in my prayers having been married to him for 28 years. Tough yes but God has made it possible.
What's up with the little puppy waking and down the hallway in the hallway in the background?
Welcome on the Catholic Church,from the Catholic community of the Philippines.
I am the second of nine kids. We experienced the same poverty, government cheese, free lunches, etc. Thank you so much for this powerful testimony!!
I’m an eighty five year old lady and I thank God everyday for being born into a catholic family, and my Religious education was the best for which I’m grateful for.
Greetings from El Salvador. I just saw Jim's powerful testimony and it really fills me with hope knowing that, if God wants, if He works, even a lost case can find Grace to recover and save the beauty and tenderness of God's Love. I am the father of an addict and it really breaks my heart to see my beloved son trapped by this terrible demon and it destroys me inside to see myself so helpless. I only ask God to have mercy on me, and to free my son from that addiction. I trust that it will be so. Amen.
@Selin Trigueros I'm sorry you and your son are going through this period of trial. It is so difficult to watch your grown child struggle while you feel helpless. Trust that this period of trial is part of his journey to Christ. Read the Diary of a Soul (about St. Faustina) and pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy for your son. Jesus' mercy is unfathomable. Place your son in His merciful hands and trust Him to do the work in your son's life. "Jesus, I trust in You." Peace, brother.☦
I’m just coming back to the Catholic faith...and in ‘recovery’ too. So good to listen to this, thanks Jim! I also went to all lengths to change the way I felt..and Jesus is calling me home. Thanks to you all for sharing. Xx 🌸
Welcome home. I would recommend for you to study why things are done how they are done in the Church. This will make you firm on your faith. ❤
Ely Garcia thank you...I really do need to learn! Just looking at best places to start. 🙏
@@autumnangel8004 watch Fr Issac Reylea on TH-cam
That was so powerful. This Walberg family is really something else. It seems as if it is their love for our Lord and their strength of faith is making them more popular and influential than their famous careers. It's never too late to return home to the arms of our Lord and the church he established.
I went to high school with your brother Donald. Bravo that you have changed for the better🙏🙏🙏🙏👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Father Pagano, my brother in priesthood, every priest in the country wants to get tanned like you are. God bless your ministry.
Every priest in the country, Father? As a Black Catholic brought u in Black and Latino Catholic communities that comment felt little off. I get the joke but I guess you weren't thinking about the many Black and Brown priests in the country who are just fine in their own tanned skin. Just saying....and I'm sure you meant no harm but I hope my Father priests-of all colours-can think about how their words might fall on all the faithful to whom they've been called.
@@RedRiverMan you need to find Jesus because victim mentality is of the devil! Anyways, as a Mexican I too want to be one day as tan as that degree BECAUSE it symbolizes being in the sun being active BEING HAPPY! Now don’t you bring race into this you divider (son of the devil) and learn to find the common ground for peace makers of the heirs to the Kingdom of Heaven! ✌️
I am very fortunate to hear Mother Teresa speak when I was 13 years old, a student in Goa. I recall even then, feeling so inspired and filled with the spirit. I immediately thought, this is a living, walking talking saint. I was seated in the aisle seat and when she walked past me, putting my hand out and touched her white saree and felt so blessed. I was totally in awe of her, her work, her faith, her holiness.
I met mother Teresa at an airport in Bombay during my studies in India. Very blessed, never realized she was going to be a Saint today.
I'm one of 11. I'm on the younger ages side of the family. But listening to Jim's story reminds me of our family experience from the neighborhood and public school experience and living/having a poorly Catechized Catholic faith.
So many of my brothers and sisters fell into the addiction and lonliness that they had. Wow! How the heck we made it through this was by the grace of God. I see my family story as what Jim is describing.
I completely understand..I'm from a family of 7 kids..mom and dad = 9
My dad kept us inline...but he had a fatal accident at work! Us kids were from ages 8 to 19..I was 17. My 4 youngest brothers went through this!
Great testimony and discussion.
I am 56 and grew up in Roslindale which is a section of Boston not far from Dorchester.
I am Catholic and a member of AA with over 10 years sobriety.
Keep up the good work!!
I like your name here. I sometimes say I'm born again Catholic too whenever a so-called born again Christian asks me about my religion. :)
@@vanzealotbush2244
Haha that's basically how and why I came up with that name; to poke fun at the protest-ants.
When I was younger, a die-hard, arrogant and prideful Protestant almost dragged me out of the Catholic Church because I did not know my faith and he knew the Bible way better than I did but God had another plan and within a year-and-a-half of him working on me very hard with all his classic anti-catholic propaganda he decided to convert to Catholicism and admitted to me what he was originally trying to do.
It's also for all those sometimes well-meaning but very irritating protest-ants that I use to constantly get into debates with or that continually bash the Catholic Church and our mother the Blessed Virgin Mary.
I don't even argue with them anymore because it's a complete waste of time.
Dominus Vobiscum
Pax
I was raised Catholic family of 8 kids.
It was a circus. I remember sleeping 5
Boys in one bed. We were super poor.
But my parents didn’t drink and watched us
A little bit. How I’m still Catholic and go to
Mass at 59 I have no idea
Through the wonderful grace of God, Him Bike.
He loves you so very much!
God bless you in abundance🕯🕯🕯
I was in love with this guy's brother (Donald) for 7 years of my life (I was "just a fan", but I loved him a whole lot).
He talked about his family with such love and pride! And even though he mentioned tough times and an underprivileged childhood, I never knew it was this difficult!
I have utmost respect for Ms. Alma. I love her spirit, her courage, and her drive to do her best for these kids.
It's beautiful to see Marky as such a faithful man, and now hearing Jimbo's story also fills my heart with joy.
WHAT A STORY!!! Thank you for this candid look into a man who most would think came from privilege. There is always hope. Thank you.
An amazing testimony! Thank you for sharing! Relationship with Christ is an everyday effort, not a once in your life thing! Yes! Preach!
Mother Theresa!!!! Wow!!!...I can only imagine how precious she was❤️🌹
Thanks Be To Our Most Holy Creator “I AM” For Converts and Reverts to His Catholic Christian Faith/Piety Amen
This is the most beautiful, honest and open testimony I have ever heard. Love conquers everything! Thank you. God bless you and your families 👐👐👐🕯🕯🕯⚘⚘
That was deeply touching. So it took Mother Theresa to get to you, eh Jim? Funny how the Lord can put those special people in front of you at exactly the right time. And I’m sure Jim Wahlberg is exactly that person at times. Keep sharing your testimony, and find joy in watching what He’s doing. 😊
Thank you so much - I feel very hopeful for both of my brothers ( alcoholism )
I needed to hear this- I will pray more fervently and with hope this time around for them .
Fr. Maximilian Kolbe pray for us !
This is such a powerful testimony from Jim Wahlberg. Addiction isn't an easy thing to recover from and it hurts very many people. Jesus is always stretching out His arms calling us to Himself. I'm glad that Jim was able to recover and really, it goes to show that you never really know what a person has gone through until they share the story. P.S. the little dog walking at the back was terribly cute and very well behaved! I thought it would come and interrupt the podcast. Be blessed guys.
Love this program,what a great Testimony of Jim Walberg ,never heard about him except Mark, Donnie ,I'm a big fun of them.God bless,Canada
My parents were divorced when I was 12...My dad moved had retired and wanted to move back to Mississippi and I guess my mom wasn’t havin it so they got a divorce so at 12 I grew up in an instant...when you talk about doing all those things because you wanted to be accepted and liked well that’s how I felt too...I always hated crowds and I never really knew how to be social...and I was very naive... So I can relate 100%.... And now when I look at kids that are 12 it amazes me that I lived through that part of my “childhood” at all...in the 60s early 70s
What an awesome testimony.... thank you Jim Wahlberg. And the part about mother Theresa....so so inspiring. God bless you and yours. Amen.
Thank you so much Jim for sharing your testimony and faith. What! Mother Teresa.... I can't imagine Jim, what a blessing. You are blessed. I pray this is shared far and wide. Amen brother 🙏 Jim God bless your mother as I am like her. God has told me to step aside and my lost child ultimately is his. God does not have grandchildren. God said to me placing his hand on my chest holding me back saying to me (I don't want to say my sons name) this child must fall and come to me. Amazing show guys.... unbelievable family. Hey Jim come to St John Paul II in Nocatee.... Great community. Thank you Father for final prayers.
Thank you for your honesty and showing God’s redemption and love!
I'm amazed to hear a very articulate Jim Wahlberg, hearing about his rough years of crime and addiction. I lost a brother to alcoholism and suicide in his 20's. Your family must have been well educated for you to be able to speak so well. I share the same encounter with St Mother Teresa unknowingly being on the same flight to my home city in my school where she was being honored, before she became a big celebrity in a good way. ❤
This was one of the best testimonies and interviews I’ve ever heard!
No one told me either...and now it amazes me all the things about being a Catholic that no one ever told me...But I’m learning although on my own...
When you said you felt you had been robbed of a loving relationship when you were young I know exactly what you mean...Exactly
What a testimony! I'm blessed. There are many that are really struggling with faith, of returning to God , going through similar life experiences..Thankyou for sharing and encouraging us all..🙏
1:03:08 "Only God can take this brokenness, this sin, these shameful things, and take 'em all, and turn them into assets. To say, I'm gonna use this, all these nasty little things about who you used to be and I'm gonna use those to reach to others to glorify Me. Only God can do that. I can't do that. It just doesn't work that way... It's about showing and sharing with people the power of Christ and what is possible. My line is 'Nothing is too big for God.' And in some ways I'm an example of that." - Jim Wahlberg. Just wow. Thank you, Lord! Thank you guys for this amazing show... Amazing grace!
I was/am a big fan of NKOTB (Donnie Wahlberg's band) since the '90s! And I've read about Mark Wahlberg's conversion in the past years... to know of another brother's (Jim's) story is going to be cool. Just about to start!
im here to say...brother jimbo not only talks the talk...he walks the walk....ty for everything ski..love ya buddy...great to see you again
Way to go Jim great conversion story Mother Teresa what an honor to be at Mass with her
This seems to be a running sub-topic among many main topics on this show: coming back to The Church after leaving for some years. This includes me! I just wonder why this is so common.
I think it is so common because alot of us do not know our faith. I came back when a close person to me started going to a protestant church. That made me look into why are we as Catholics different..and well LOOK AND YOU WILL FIND ❤
The Spirit of God is moving all over this world. Our Father does not want to lose any of His children. Jesus said the Good Shepherd would leave the safe 99 sheep to search for the one lost one.
Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Beautiful testimony. Thank you Mr Wahlberg for sharing your life experiences with us.
The Church has to do more for young people. We have a lot for children but in their teens looks like there's nothing for them and that when the trouble starts. We need to tell them about God's mercy and that they are always welcome and find something for them to do in church.
We have been blessed to hear Jim speak a few times. Great story - great guy!
So powerful! I’m getting chills!!!! His story is so powerful!
28:52 "Oh, that's awesome! Who's Mother Teresa?!" Hilarious! God bless you, Jim Wahlberg!
Great testimony Jim. I understand the battle you have gone through as I came back to my faith like you over 5 years ago and then joined a recovery program later. It's a slow process to build a lasting holy life that works. I wonder what the God of your own understanding was? Just last month an old timer in AA challenged me for not finding my own higher power, as if it was kinda off to be picking God.
Love conversion stories bc I too am a revert. Praise b to God through the intercession of Our Holy Mother. Thank u
I needed this, thank you
What a great program this was tonight! Very powerful testimony, thanks for bringing it to us! I really enjoy all of your shows, thanks for your time and effort in continuing to bring it to us through the pandemic!
This was very inspiring and enjoyable to listen to
Ave Maria University. I wanted to go but I couldn't afford the school and to rent some place off campus but AMU told me I was "too old" to live in the dorms. And wouldn't budge. I hope they've changed their policy.
God bless you, Jim Wahlberg, you are honest, truthful and sincere. Blessings.🙏💜
Thanks for sharing this story. So honest, really heart felt. The journey we make to our faith... the pain, the suffering, the joy, its beautiful, it's horrible. Ultimately, there He is... Magnificent...thank you Jesus.
I love You.
NKOTB! The Wahlberg brothers are cool.
Is he Brothers with NKOTB ? Didnt realise he was from the same Wahlbergs
gentlemen, brothers, thank you for this discussion. God’s love shone through the video. I too had a powerful encounter in Emmaus retreat. God bless you all.
Father God, We love you and trust you. We see and know you. We trust in your promises. We abide in you warm love. We boldly and humbly ask for blessings for this youtube channel, for James Wahlberg,, that their service brings peace and love to broken souls,, so that they are redeemed in your pure mercy and grace. Dear Lord, what a blessing to know that through James’s lifelong struggles, you were always there by his side. I pray for James father and mother. I pray that James continues to be faithful and the give generously of the spiritual gifts you have given him. The kingdom of heaven is at hand, we rejoice in that truth, with childlike faith. Kids forgive easy, so lets Forgive like a kid. FLAK. I pray this in Jesus name. Amen.
You guys are awesome...Thank You For All your hard work...God Bless You And Keep You🙏🌹
Yes, sometimes it's safer to keep a distance even if you don't stop loving!
So true it takes day by day to keep on the church, bible and gods path.
Thank you for sharing your testimony God bless you
God bless all of you! 🙏
God Bless you I can’t wait to purchase your book.
Wooow.such ag great great testimony Jim.How great the love of God.just across this show so I started listening to all the episodes 2 wks ago and I found it so amazing...so nice to read all the comments here bro.Jim and it really touched people's lives and mostly could relates on your life's experiences. TO GOD BE THE GLORY!WE'RE SO GRATEFUL BEING A CATHOLIC.
Wonderful story. I got chills when you mentioned seeing Mother Theresa.
😂😂 Great question! My mom went through five of my siblings' names and two dogs before she got to mine. That's not a common question so you must have been through it, too 😂
God bless you
Lizzie we called that The Litany!😂
My mom had the same kind of perch. That cord could never be untangled no matter how hard my dad yelled about it.
God blessed you bro.
Powerful testimony, thanks~
Woah can't wait!
Amazing testimonies of everyone of you ❤.
What a beautiful testimony Good bless you! Give me hope
Proud to be Catholic 🙏
What a beautiful story of conversion. Heaven is celebrating for one prodigal son coming home. I guess matk i more happy for your conversion bro. You pulled out one nail from the cross jim.
That's a lot of ads guys! It's ok..You're worth it
A different set of eyes!!!! Yes!!!!🙏✝️
To Jim Wahlberg are you Donnie (NKOB) brother? That’s why I love the band because I saw Donnie with a rosary in his hand you don’t have to answer I know you are Donnie and Mark brother 😍❤️🔥👍 God bless you all 😍🕊❤️🔥🌸❣️
Praise Jesus Christ ,Lamb of God for the conversion of this soul.
Thank you Cross God bless ✝️❤️
I rode my bicycle across India
I got to stop at Mother Teresa’s tomb
@Homelander so awesome.
It's so MASCULINE AND HUMAN. God bless you!
Jimbo ... are you doing an audiobook? I would like to listen to you reading the book!
May Jesús live in your forever Jim
Greetings from Argentina
awesome..
Excellent and powerful!
It’s good to see your faces up close.
I was always in trouble at school. I was always giving the teacher a hard time and custom out the teacher I'm not feeling for doing that now. I'm age 66 if I had to go back and time. I would a treat at my teacher's with respect. Because I learned the teacher's do not get paid for some of the things that they have to do before the school year begins. They come on their own time and I didn't know that so much they do for a kids. I wish I would have done the right thing. It my If my dad was alive today couldn't like. Then it went to the Catholic church that I'm a practicing Catholic. This is the first time I'm learning what the what we believe is catholics. I didn't know that eucharistic is the Body and blood of Jesus Christ. I've thought it was a symbol but he is not Father Mike what's the one that got me to come back listen to all his topics? When did the things I'm doing ago to my parish a third week of each month? Bible study for men.. Most of us listen to further Mike Bible in the year.. I can tell that my cousin didn't like that I'm going to the Catholic church. My cousin is a Baptist.. I enjoy going to mass heavy Sunday. I'd like listen to the priest and what his messages. In portaking. Eucharistic
I totally understand that “tradition alone “
St. Rita what a marvelous saint.
I'm so grateful. I didn't go to prison for drugs and i'd gotten involved end the Catholic. Church . And I'm grateful for my. Ones and high school they've got me started in the church. That was my classmates.
Yes, I can't love people if I judge them.
Distracted by wandering French bulldog at 38:11 and 38:55...!
me too...lol
Why are you moving the show from Houston to Florida? Awesome episode btw
It will make it easier for Fr. Rich! Leaving his parish for a week at a time is difficult!
I wish I learned my lessons sooner than life.. I will go to stores and steel alcohol. It took me until I? Was? How's the adult to stop doing those type of things? And the biggest problem I was hanging around the wrong crowd. And I regret that it's one of the things that I said to the priest a confession. I told him everything. It is 48 years, a stuff I brought to the priest. I'm going once a month to confession since I did 48 years of confession. Took the longest time to do all the confessions. I put it on my phone so I wouldn't forget.
38:27 made my eyes well up, praise God.
My biggest addiction of working at the University of California. . After. Yes? Get. Off? Work I will get off on friday night and I wouldn't have to be back until monday morning. So after I cut. Off Friday night I would drink.
Sundown Friday to sunrise on Saturday. So that was two days a drinking So on Saturday I cleaned up so I'll be ready for work on Monday.. That's when I knew I had a problem. I started going to AA I meet. Catholic there.
I take it back. My right ear phone isn’t working!!
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God is Great!
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