I converted back in the 80's. It's a never ending process of refinement and learning. Not an 'easy' life, but one in which God is waiting for you after every fall, and ultimately at the end of your journey. God bless!
Agree completely I'm also returning after just falling away and not really knowing our Catholic faith and studying what we believe and why. Still have so much to learn. Your Catholic Brother Robert from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷
Happy Anniversary Daniel. 🥳 5-30pm Saturday Mass is considered Sunday by the Church as we use the Jewish calendar, new day starts at sundown. Sunday Mass is also a non-negotiable in our family, all our extended family/friends know this and it hasn't cramped our social life. No thing and nobody comes before Mass.
I’m a cradle Catholic, who has never lived up to the fullness of the faith, but I’ll keep trying. My wife was raised in reformed Judaism, your channel has truly helped me understand my faith and has helped me better understand the Jewish roots of the church. I’m so happy I can teach my children about their Jewish roots in the formation of their Catholic faith. Thank you for sharing your experience!
One of the beauties of being catholic, besides the sacraments, is the sacramental. My daily life is permitted by sacranwntals: the sign of the cross, the crucifix, the rosary, candles, incense, etc -- oh, & the Holy water 💧 that has had the devil beat out of it. I'm telling you, that gives life so much meaning, purpose & peace to the soul. Viva Cristo Rey!
I am a baby catholic - converted from Hebrew Roots this Easter vigil - it is still very new to me. I have been in the church for almost a year, but after growing up Lutheran, hen been in a more Pentecostal church for about 5 years, and 6 years in Hebrew Roots - this was the last place I was expecting God to lead me 😊 Thank you so much for your videos, they are very helpful!!!! God bless! Shalom!
I’m sorry to hear about the treatment you received from fellow Catholics😢Clearly a sign of their ignorance of the Jewish roots and reality of their faith.🕊 Thank you very much for your channel and the work that you do💓And congratulations for your 1st year as a Catholic!! 🎉💐🕊
I am a cradle Catholic from Germany and I slowly found my way back to the faith from 2020 onwards. For me it's specifically diffcult, because I am struggling a lot with obesity and being bullied for the majority of school. Which resulted in me thinking I was queer. I only recently started to work on myself. And the Catholic Faith helped me so much actually discussing things that were troubling me about myself.
Congratulations! I do want to say that I feel bad about how you have been treated by fellow Catholics. It is complete ignorance they display. If I met you personally, I would be so excited and would ask you to share your testimony with me. We should be proud to welcome anyone home to the Catholic Church. A small note, my mom would wear a Star of David with her cross. A protestant questioned her about it and my mom told her that the Jewish faith is the root of Christianity. 💥😇
Regarding impious Catholics, TH-cam has a large percentage of Christians who are ignorant not only of the intellectual elements of their faith, but it's moral demands. it is hardly representative of the Christian community at large, or of Catholics in particular. I used to take umbrage, but I switched to a policy of love and gentle remonstrance. Perhaps, I reasoned, I can best explain Catholic piety and beliefs by modeling them in action. I also pray for people who are less catechized, lack self control, are unempathetic or are threatened by what they don't understand. It's a common problem not only among Catholics on line, but among Christians in general. Just my $.02.
Welcome and congratulations to you! Your Jewish roots are so important. How we worship as Catholics, the instruments, the prayers, the tabernacle, etc. all come from our Jewish brothers and sisters. How the Old Testament and New Testament proves the Catholic faith as the fulfillment of the Jewish faith. God bless you! I am so excited to watch all of your videos, and so happy that I found you today. Peace to you!
Congratulations on yr anniversary ! Sorry you hv had negativity from Catholics. I enjoy learning more of our jewish roots from you. St Paul called out the jews for not accepting the gentiles ... seems the shoe's on the other foot 😂
Congratulations Sir! It truly is one big family. I agree, the negative comments from within the faith itself is disheartening- I'm sorry you experience this. On a lighter note, I am looking forward to your video about home ascetics! God bless!
Amen! I have found the Catholic church very vast and the journey interesting! Also, I have been attacked by being called an "Idol worshipper", not "Holy Spirit filled", etc.
I have only recently discovered your channel. I just want to say that as a Catholic, who is very drawn to Judaism and church history, I am so grateful that you bring to light and explain how Jesus is the Messiah and that the church he founded is a fulfillment of scripture. Its awesome 🙏🏼❤️
I've been catholic for my whole life, and I am realizing that many new catholics live catholisim better than I do. congratulation brother for your first year as a kid of god, your videos are reaching center of america, probably I am the only one but, maybe your community grow up until it turns to millions around the world. I can not prommise to follow you on instagram, I am fighting again my adiction on social medias so youtube is the only social media I want to left since the logarith is less invasive.
Dear Brother-in Christ Daniel, I was so excited and blessed to find your site on TH-cam! As a Catholic Deacon I have been pleased to experience your sharing on your conversion to Yeshua and Catholicism, especially with your testimony to His real presence in the Eucharist. I pray God continues to bless you and keeps you strong in the Faith. Thank you!
I just came across your channel and I instantly subscribed. First of all, as a cradle Catholic, I am very sorry to hear about the treatment that you've received from fellow Catholics who have verbally attacked you and casted doubt on your faith and goodwill. Let us pray for them. I have been a lapsed catholic during my late-teen years and early 20s, and only now in my late 20s-early 30s, am I reclaiming my Catholic faith. So, I am happy to hear when someone discovers the calling to be Christian from inside their heart (even more so the calling to become Catholic). I am a lay Catholic from the Archdiocese of Jakarta (the capital city of a Muslim-majority country), and I still live here. Living here as a Catholic minority has its own challenges, maybe different challenges than those living in a Christian or Catholic majority country, or even a de-facto secular country. To my fellow Catholics who doubt or dislike this man's proclaiming his Catholic faith despite also being Jewish, I think It would do us all good to return to the gospels and remember what Jesus told us (this is only from the top of my mind, there are probably more): 1. Matthew 15:22-28 "The Faith of a Canaanite Woman" 2. Matthew 10:5-6 "Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles" 3. Mark 12:10 "The Parable of the Tenants" My point is that Jesus came originally for the 12 tribes of Israel and in so doing he also became the Living God for all the nations. We Catholics must pray for our Jewish brothers and sisters whose ancestors may have rejected the cornerstone, that they may return to accept Him, thus accepting He who has sent the Son. Lastly, being a Jewish Catholic and living in Japan, you must have an amazing story! Keep up the good work with the channel and let us hope to grow together in our faith. I pray that God will always keep you and your family. Amen.
@the Jewish Catholic @Daniel I'm truly happy for you like you im still learning and growing in our Catholic faith I'm a cradle Catholic but fell away for a long time now I'm back home and hungering for meat. Thanks for all that your doing for the Kingdom of GOD. Your Catholic Brother Robert from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷
As a son, grandson, nephew and cousin of sincere and faithful Baptist Pastors, I came across the teaching of the Church Fathers and that was a game changer. I became a Catholic last October 9th 2022. I share many of your experiences and thoughts. Thank you. As my DNA test showed, I have Sephardic and Ashkenazi Jewish roots (shoreshin) so I perfectly understand what you mean. Considering that Jesus and the Apostles were Jews, we are in good company.
eyy fellow one-year-old convert! thank you for doing what you do, Daniel. all the points you brought up were well taken, but let me just say how impressed I am with the feel of your home! wow job well done! definitely have to up my game here too. haha just a soft, super gentle rebuttal though: as much as I love the Rosary and also pray it everyday, I think it's actually the Divine Office that is the Church's 2nd most important prayer after the Holy Mass. blessings, my friend -- to you and your family (who is also now my family! how cool is that?)
Thank you for making these videos! As a cradle Catholic I didn't learn how much of Catholicism came from Judaism until a few years ago, and I believe your channel helps all people understand the connection. I also am sorry that you have experienced negativity from Catholics. That is a scandal honestly. As you know, the Church welcomes you and is better with you.
Your negative experiences with your fellow Catholics are shocking to me, Daniel. I’m so sorry to hear it. From the first day I set foot in a Catholic church, in 1990, I’ve been warmly welcomed, and marveled over, by so many Catholics. I have never heard a negative remark from anyone about my Jewishness, in all these years. Whenever I have told people at church I’m Jewish, they invariably respond by saying, “Our Blessed Mother was Jewish,” or some other friendly comment. I will say that the Lord tested me in some ways, but not in that way. After my dramatic conversion experience, I was very on fire for Jesus, super-enthusiastic and excited. When I showed up at RCIA every week with a new story - “You won’t believe what Jesus did for me this week,” - the four team leaders and two priests would cringe, knowing that they’d be pestered with questions from some of the 32 others in the class, like, “Does Jesus really do things like that?” Of course, I was oblivious, because I thought every Catholic or would-be Catholic had experiences like I did. At one point the team leaders and priests tried to persuade me that I’d be “happier at Hope Chapel,” which was some kind of new-fangled Christian church. I refused to leave, saying, ”Look, it took an Act of God to get me into this Church, it will take an Act of God to get me out. I’m not leaving.” They were stuck with me, but they did make me wait, so I was not received at the Easter Vigil with my classmates, but six months later, by myself, at a Daily Mass. It was actually wonderful. Everyone lined up to give me a hug, and many gave me gifts. After Mass, a huge group of us went out for breakfast. Along the way I learned that whatever happens to me is God’s Will, and thankfully, the Lord gave me the grace to say, “Fiat,” and not get upset. I would sometimes think about King David, when he was being cursed and insulted by Shimei, a foreshadowing of Our Lord’s suffering, and David’s response when his bodyguard wanted to defend him. “Leave him alone. The Lord told him to say that.” So that’s what I think about the negative experiences you have gone through. The Lord has given you the opportunity to experience rejection, insults, and hatred, just as Jesus Himself did. Your attackers meant it for evil, but God meant it for good. (Gen 59:20) It will strengthen your faith. God bless!
It saddens me to think that you’ve been treated so badly by other so-called Catholics. I am a cradle-Catholic , but did not start really digging deep into my faith until recently. I appreciate and love it so much. Also, since I have been researching the faith more and finding out about all of the Jewish roots, I am now buying Jewish books and reading up on the first Christians. I love your name “The Jewish Catholic.” I wish more people knew the history and the connection between Jews and Catholics. Congrats on your 1-year anniversary!! 🙏🏻✝️✡️
Daniel, your mind will continue to be blown. You will be continue to be more impressed than born Catholics due to your Jewish knowledge. I've experienced this first hand.
I have always been Catholic and I would like to apologize on behalf of our brothers who criticize you. They probably have less knowledge about the Catholic faith than you. Let us pray that these silly attacks stop. I'm loving your channel.
What a fascinating journey you are on. I can’t understand how anyone who understand the roots of our faith could be critical of your channel name. Our faith blossomed into its fullness from the Jewish tradition. We continue the priesthood that had been in the Temple, we continue the methods of public penance like covering our heads in ashes, our tabernacle which carries the new Arc of the Covenant and the red temple lamp that stands beside it. I can only tell you that they are operating from a place of ignorance and you seem to be exercising charity. You wouldn’t be really Catholic if you didn’t get smacked around on all sides. We get it from atheists, Protestants, and other Catholics. Welcome to the family. ❤️
Congratulations! I've been Catholic for 4 years. I don't understand the negativity you've received. Catholicism is simply the continuation and fulfillment of Judaism. They are inseparable (Jesus, Mary, Josep, and all the Apostles where Jews). I prayed Psalms at the Western Wall and in the caves along side Jews. I visited the Great Synagogue and saw the Dead Sea Scrolls. And yes, I even went to Temple Mount to see where it once stood. A Jewish Catholic to me is someone who has the fullness of truth and KNOWS IT fowards and backwards! 😁
I am so very grieved that fellow Catholics were uncharitable to you. It is shocking to me that they weren’t welcoming and gentler with their concerns. May God open their eyes and help them develop their interior life by His grace. 😢
A recomendation: You should look into Fr James Mawdsley, who has recently been talking a lot about how everything of the New Testament is prefigured in the Old Testament. Also, i hope you understand why many Catholics have a negative knee-jerk reaction to any jewish aesthetic. (not accusing you of it as I don't really know you) Judaizing has always been a very real and persistent problem in the Church's history, which at times might have resulted in Catholics in general preferring to take more distance from traditions that come directly from the Old Testament than perhaps strictly necessary. A good example is circumcision which while not heretical per se, is heretical if you believe it justifies you in any manner, so the more prudential act is to stay away from it altogether. Protestantism has many Judaizing factors, Protestant ministers are closer to Jewish Rabbis than they are to Catholic Priests. Anyway, I do believe that it would do you good to speak with a Priest that has deep knowledge of the Old Testament to get a clearer picture of when/where you might be straying a bit too far. Don't forget the Talmud was compiled with a heavy emphasis on rejecting Christ, so while not necessarily everything in there is wrong, it's not that safe either either and does contain blasphemies against Christ and the Blessed Mother.
What a blessing to to have you in the family. Re your critics, if they were not so ignorant, they'd know that there are Bizantine, Maronite, Greek catholics, etc. So what's wrong with being Jewish Catholic?
Pharisaic. That is how it sounds like these Catholics are behaving. I understand some of their reasons behind their concerns. I do not understand their reaction though. It is good to have your channel named what it is. It will attract many i believe.
If only the latin language had not been taken away from the mass, against the prescriptions of Vatican II itself, we would have the same mass everywhere and noboty should look for a mass in their own language when abroad. Personally, when I am abroad, I attend mass in the local language, because you can respond in your own language if you have a missal , or even if you haven't it, the mass has the same structure everywhere, you can figure out what to respond and when. The only thing you can't understand is the homiy, but most important of all, you can take the eucharist whatever the language.
Maybe it would be easier for people to understand if you say you are of Jewish ancestry, but are a practicing Roman Catholic. I left Christianity 40 years ago and discovered Judaism 20 years ago. I have never converted so I cannot say I am Jewish, so the most I can say is that I have Jewish religious belief system. (When I was little my mother told me, when I asked "What is God?", "I can only tell you what God is to me and when you grow up you will have to figure out what Got is to you.)
I think the Jewish people and the Irish share a similar sense of humor, and perhaps a somewhat feisty temperament as well. As a Jewish convert to the Catholic Faith, I have to say that most of my closest Catholic friends have been at least part Irish. I’ve been Catholic now for 33 years. From Day One, Catholics have always welcomed me warmly, with friendly comments about the Blessed Mother and Jesus being Jewish. I’ve never heard a negative remark about my Jewishness in all these years. On the contrary, my fellow Catholics are always fascinated and eager to hear the story of my conversion. Just thought I’d share a little positivity. with you. Have a blessed day 😊
I’m catholic for seventy three year ,and I don’t feel any better or any worse than other denominations ,because you have to believe in Jesus regardless of who you are ,Jesus said whosoever would come and believe ,would be saved ,so I don’t advertise religion,I advertise Jesus ,believe and take up your cross and follow him ,or you can be whatever religion you like and you will be lost forever ,that’s the word off god ,because it not how you feel or what you may think ,or what someone told you ,it’s what Jesus said ,read the word off god yourself ,and know for sure ,because Jesus said,whosoever would come anyone don’t worry just come and he will save you amen
I’m a Jewish convert to the Catholic Faith. I was converted by a dream. I’ve been Catholic for 33 years and I’ve been in love with Jesus from the day of my conversion. Jesus is awesome! I love Him so much, I wanted to be as close to Him as possible. The Lord blessed me by leading me to the Catholic Church. I’ve been going to Daily Mass since before I was received into the Church. Receiving Jesus every day in the Eucharist, Holy Hours of Adoration - Jesus is the center my life, and the source of my joy. I thank God every day for my Catholic Faith.
Im sorry that other Catholics attack you for havung Jewish things. We all are Jewish. We follow the Law of Moses and Jesus's two commandments. The Law comes from Judaism. I actually started praying the rosary every morning for a month now. My life has changed for the better. I have cleaner thoughts, less depression, a lot happier, and I just see the world in a light.
And many holy Korean martyrs! I’m also a Jewish convert to the Catholic Faith. Catholicism is the fulfillment of Judaism. Many thousands of the first “Christians” were Jewish. All the Apostles were Jewish. Jesus, Mary, and Joseph were Jewish. If you ask me, I will tell you, the Catholic Faith is Jewish. God bless you and all Korean people. 😊
Sorry for those Catholics that attack you, but that, says a lot about how shallow is there knowledge, Jesus IS JEWISH, He will always be!!! And Mary too!!!
I sincerely do not understand how a Jewish person can be catholic. Have you read the the Jewish Bible. Please understand that Catholics are not Christians. Catholics have placed the virgin Mary above Yeshua. The sacrifice Yeshua every Sunday service with the Eucharist. They teach that the wind they drink is really His blood and the bread they eat is actually the flesh of Yeshua. This happens every single service. Why are you at a Catholic Church? Do you receive Yeshua as your Messiah, if so go to a messianic church or a Christian one. Please look into this more and pray earnestly. I beg you
1. the NT is Catholic, CC put it together in 382AD at Council of Rome and rejected dozens of letters/epistles/"gospels". How do you know Catholic clergy got the contents of NT right? 2. Messianics are Protestant Karaites. To walk with Christ is to enter into the covenant. The Torah Shebaal Peh is not a man-made tradition, but is the authentic teaching of G-d to Moses on Mt. Sinai. It is the Torah Shebaal Peh which gives meaning and context to the written scripture. Modern Protestant Messianic Jewish Movement denies Sacred Tradition which is required to give context and meaning to scripture. So, Jewish accusation made against these groups as being Karaites is justified. This movement attract those who have fallen into Karaitism. In fact, every protestant is a Karaite. Where did Karaitism begin? It began among the Samaritans living at the very northern most area which bisected Phoenician territory to the East and Syria to the west. So, the woman who was called a Syro-Phonecian was a Samaritan from this area. Jewish Rabbis in the past have call Karaites "Meir Kelev" (being worth the price of a dog). When Christ encounters the Syro-Phonecian woman he says “Suffer first the children to be filled: for it is not good to take the bread of the children, and cast it to the dogs." from Mark. Matthew also mentions her but calls her a Cannanite woman (but the Cannanites were vanquished during the First Temple period and later that territory was given to the Samaritans during the Second Temple period). The Karaites deny the Torah Shebaal Peh in the same manner as Messianics deny Sacred Tradition. 3. We do not place Mary above Jesus, she is the ark of the new covenant and our Gebirah so she is given the same due honor of the original ark . Mary had free will to say "no" to archangel Gabriel, she said 'yes'. There are no humans Jesus loved more than Mary and Joseph, anyone who tarnishes or insults those two will have to answer directly to Jesus. 4. No we don't re-sacrifice Jesus every Sunday, every Sunday we are mystically transported back to the foot of the cross and the upper room. Similar to the jews who are mystically transported back in time every passover.
I beg you watch Daniel's video on his faith journey from Pantecostal, Baptist, other denominations, messinaic judaism, rabbinic judaism and end up being Catholics. I assume that Daniel read more religious books than many of us. Cheers.
You are completely misinformed about the Catholic Faith. I feel sorry for you. You have been lied to. I’m a Jewish convert to the Catholic Faith. I had a powerful conversion experience like St. Paul, and I fell in love with Jesus the moment I encountered Him. Jesus founded one Church. The early Church was first called Catholic, meaning universal, in the year 110 AD. The only Christians for the first 1500 years of the Church were Catholic. The Church Father and successor of St. Peter, St. Ignatius of Antioch, in the year 110 AD, said that anyone who rejected the belief that the Eucharist is the same flesh of Christ that suffered, died, and rose for us, should not even be considered a Christian. By this definition, Protestants wouldn’t even qualify as Christians. “Take note of those who hold heterodox opinions on the grace of Jesus Christ which has come to us, and see how contrary their opinions are to the mind of God. . . . They abstain from the Eucharist and from prayer because they do not confess that the Eucharist is the flesh of our Savior Jesus Christ, flesh which suffered for our sins and which that Father, in his goodness, raised up again. They who deny the gift of God are perishing in their disputes” (Letter to the Smyrnaeans 6:2-7:1 [A.D. 110]). Your idea that Catholics believes that Mary is above Jesus is beyond ridiculous. I never heard such a thing in 33 years as a Catholic. Mary is a human being. Jesus is God Incarnate, the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity. The Catholic Church is Christocentric. Jesus gave us the Eucharist as a command, at the Last Supper. The Eucharist is the New Covenant. “This is the New Covenant in My Blood.”He Himself is the new manna, the supernatural food He gives us to sustain us on our journey to the Promised Land. You are missing out on the greatest grace Our Lord and Savior has given us. The antidote to the poisonous fruit of disobedience that our first parents ate in the Garden of Eden is the Holy Eucharist, the fruit of Yeshua’s loving obedience to His Father, His death and resurrection for the life of the world. God bless you as you continue your journey.
The Beauty of the Catholic Church “drew us in” and then reading the Early Church Fathers helped us come back into the church. * Brant Pitre’s book the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist was EXTREMELY helpful in our reversion/conversion. So thankful we found your channel. th-cam.com/video/uz1tMcqIJeg/w-d-xo.htmlsi=GbcsNqzCUv4YwYu_
I converted back in the 80's. It's a never ending process of refinement and learning. Not an 'easy' life, but one in which God is waiting for you after every fall, and ultimately at the end of your journey. God bless!
Agree completely I'm also returning after just falling away and not really knowing our Catholic faith and studying what we believe and why. Still have so much to learn. Your Catholic Brother Robert from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷
Convert here! Happy Anniversary. I'm celebrating 15 years. Never going back, EVER! Deo Gratias!
Happy Anniversary Daniel. 🥳 5-30pm Saturday Mass is considered Sunday by the Church as we use the Jewish calendar, new day starts at sundown. Sunday Mass is also a non-negotiable in our family, all our extended family/friends know this and it hasn't cramped our social life. No thing and nobody comes before Mass.
I’m a cradle Catholic, who has never lived up to the fullness of the faith, but I’ll keep trying. My wife was raised in reformed Judaism, your channel has truly helped me understand my faith and has helped me better understand the Jewish roots of the church. I’m so happy I can teach my children about their Jewish roots in the formation of their Catholic faith. Thank you for sharing your experience!
One of the beauties of being catholic, besides the sacraments, is the sacramental. My daily life is permitted by sacranwntals: the sign of the cross, the crucifix, the rosary, candles, incense, etc -- oh, & the Holy water 💧 that has had the devil beat out of it. I'm telling you, that gives life so much meaning, purpose & peace to the soul. Viva Cristo Rey!
I am a baby catholic - converted from Hebrew Roots this Easter vigil - it is still very new to me. I have been in the church for almost a year, but after growing up Lutheran, hen been in a more Pentecostal church for about 5 years, and 6 years in Hebrew Roots - this was the last place I was expecting God to lead me 😊 Thank you so much for your videos, they are very helpful!!!! God bless! Shalom!
I’m sorry to hear about the treatment you received from fellow Catholics😢Clearly a sign of their ignorance of the Jewish roots and reality of their faith.🕊
Thank you very much for your channel and the work that you do💓And congratulations for your 1st year as a Catholic!! 🎉💐🕊
I am a cradle Catholic from Germany and I slowly found my way back to the faith from 2020 onwards. For me it's specifically diffcult, because I am struggling a lot with obesity and being bullied for the majority of school. Which resulted in me thinking I was queer. I only recently started to work on myself. And the Catholic Faith helped me so much actually discussing things that were troubling me about myself.
Congratulations! I do want to say that I feel bad about how you have been treated by fellow Catholics. It is complete ignorance they display. If I met you personally, I would be so excited and would ask you to share your testimony with me. We should be proud to welcome anyone home to the Catholic Church. A small note, my mom would wear a Star of David with her cross. A protestant questioned her about it and my mom told her that the Jewish faith is the root of Christianity. 💥😇
very True, Catholicism is a big Treasure
Regarding impious Catholics, TH-cam has a large percentage of Christians who are ignorant not only of the intellectual elements of their faith, but it's moral demands. it is hardly representative of the Christian community at large, or of Catholics in particular. I used to take umbrage, but I switched to a policy of love and gentle remonstrance. Perhaps, I reasoned, I can best explain Catholic piety and beliefs by modeling them in action. I also pray for people who are less catechized, lack self control, are unempathetic or are threatened by what they don't understand. It's a common problem not only among Catholics on line, but among Christians in general. Just my $.02.
Welcome and congratulations to you! Your Jewish roots are so important. How we worship as Catholics, the instruments, the prayers, the tabernacle, etc. all come from our Jewish brothers and sisters. How the Old Testament and New Testament proves the Catholic faith as the fulfillment of the Jewish faith. God bless you! I am so excited to watch all of your videos, and so happy that I found you today. Peace to you!
Congratulations on yr anniversary ! Sorry you hv had negativity from Catholics. I enjoy learning more of our jewish roots from you. St Paul called out the jews for not accepting the gentiles ... seems the shoe's on the other foot 😂
Congratulations Sir! It truly is one big family. I agree, the negative comments from within the faith itself is disheartening- I'm sorry you experience this. On a lighter note, I am looking forward to your video about home ascetics! God bless!
Every day is a challenge.
I loved what you said that the rosary IS the greatest prayer after the mass. It truly IS. My day is just not complete without praying the rosary.
Amen! I have found the Catholic church very vast and the journey interesting! Also, I have been attacked by being called an "Idol worshipper", not "Holy Spirit filled", etc.
I have only recently discovered your channel. I just want to say that as a Catholic, who is very drawn to Judaism and church history, I am so grateful that you bring to light and explain how Jesus is the Messiah and that the church he founded is a fulfillment of scripture. Its awesome 🙏🏼❤️
Welcome home!!! Very inspiring to see your journey coming to the Catholic faith.
I've been catholic for my whole life, and I am realizing that many new catholics live catholisim better than I do.
congratulation brother for your first year as a kid of god, your videos are reaching center of america, probably I am the only one but, maybe your community grow up until it turns to millions around the world. I can not prommise to follow you on instagram, I am fighting again my adiction on social medias so youtube is the only social media I want to left since the logarith is less invasive.
Dear Brother-in Christ Daniel, I was so excited and blessed to find your site on TH-cam! As a Catholic Deacon I have been pleased to experience your sharing on your conversion to Yeshua and Catholicism, especially with your testimony to His real presence in the Eucharist. I pray God continues to bless you and keeps you strong in the Faith. Thank you!
I just came across your channel and I instantly subscribed. First of all, as a cradle Catholic, I am very sorry to hear about the treatment that you've received from fellow Catholics who have verbally attacked you and casted doubt on your faith and goodwill. Let us pray for them. I have been a lapsed catholic during my late-teen years and early 20s, and only now in my late 20s-early 30s, am I reclaiming my Catholic faith. So, I am happy to hear when someone discovers the calling to be Christian from inside their heart (even more so the calling to become Catholic). I am a lay Catholic from the Archdiocese of Jakarta (the capital city of a Muslim-majority country), and I still live here. Living here as a Catholic minority has its own challenges, maybe different challenges than those living in a Christian or Catholic majority country, or even a de-facto secular country. To my fellow Catholics who doubt or dislike this man's proclaiming his Catholic faith despite also being Jewish, I think It would do us all good to return to the gospels and remember what Jesus told us (this is only from the top of my mind, there are probably more):
1. Matthew 15:22-28 "The Faith of a Canaanite Woman"
2. Matthew 10:5-6 "Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles"
3. Mark 12:10 "The Parable of the Tenants"
My point is that Jesus came originally for the 12 tribes of Israel and in so doing he also became the Living God for all the nations. We Catholics must pray for our Jewish brothers and sisters whose ancestors may have rejected the cornerstone, that they may return to accept Him, thus accepting He who has sent the Son.
Lastly, being a Jewish Catholic and living in Japan, you must have an amazing story! Keep up the good work with the channel and let us hope to grow together in our faith. I pray that God will always keep you and your family. Amen.
@the Jewish Catholic @Daniel I'm truly happy for you like you im still learning and growing in our Catholic faith I'm a cradle Catholic but fell away for a long time now I'm back home and hungering for meat. Thanks for all that your doing for the Kingdom of GOD. Your Catholic Brother Robert from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷
I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts on what it's like being Catholic in Japan.
As a son, grandson, nephew and cousin of sincere and faithful Baptist Pastors, I came across the teaching of the Church Fathers and that was a game changer. I became a Catholic last October 9th 2022. I share many of your experiences and thoughts. Thank you. As my DNA test showed, I have Sephardic and Ashkenazi Jewish roots (shoreshin) so I perfectly understand what you mean. Considering that Jesus and the Apostles were Jews, we are in good company.
Love your videos
I learn something new from your talks
Thank you Daniel God bless you and your family
Happy 1,year Anniversary May our Lord continue to guide you to spread the word of Jesus! God bless you and your family!
eyy fellow one-year-old convert! thank you for doing what you do, Daniel. all the points you brought up were well taken, but let me just say how impressed I am with the feel of your home! wow job well done! definitely have to up my game here too. haha
just a soft, super gentle rebuttal though: as much as I love the Rosary and also pray it everyday, I think it's actually the Divine Office that is the Church's 2nd most important prayer after the Holy Mass. blessings, my friend -- to you and your family (who is also now my family! how cool is that?)
Thank you for making these videos! As a cradle Catholic I didn't learn how much of Catholicism came from Judaism until a few years ago, and I believe your channel helps all people understand the connection. I also am sorry that you have experienced negativity from Catholics. That is a scandal honestly. As you know, the Church welcomes you and is better with you.
Congratulations 🙏🏼🙌🏼❤️ You are inspiring us… the cradle catholics….🤲🏼
Peace be with you.
Shalom ach! Just sent you an email about doing a show! Congratulations on your one year!
Loving your videos Brother.
Feliz aniversario. Todo para la gloria de Dios
Your negative experiences with your fellow Catholics are shocking to me, Daniel. I’m so sorry to hear it. From the first day I set foot in a Catholic church, in 1990, I’ve been warmly welcomed, and marveled over, by so many Catholics. I have never heard a negative remark from anyone about my Jewishness, in all these years. Whenever I have told people at church I’m Jewish, they invariably respond by saying, “Our Blessed Mother was Jewish,” or some other friendly comment.
I will say that the Lord tested me in some ways, but not in that way. After my dramatic conversion experience, I was very on fire for Jesus, super-enthusiastic and excited. When I showed up at RCIA every week with a new story - “You won’t believe what Jesus did for me this week,” - the four team leaders and two priests would cringe, knowing that they’d be pestered with questions from some of the 32 others in the class, like, “Does Jesus really do things like that?” Of course, I was oblivious, because I thought every Catholic or would-be Catholic had experiences like I did. At one point the team leaders and priests tried to persuade me that I’d be “happier at Hope Chapel,” which was some kind of new-fangled Christian church. I refused to leave, saying, ”Look, it took an Act of God to get me into this Church, it will take an Act of God to get me out. I’m not leaving.” They were stuck with me, but they did make me wait, so I was not received at the Easter Vigil with my classmates, but six months later, by myself, at a Daily Mass. It was actually wonderful. Everyone lined up to give me a hug, and many gave me gifts. After Mass, a huge group of us went out for breakfast.
Along the way I learned that whatever happens to me is God’s Will, and thankfully, the Lord gave me the grace to say, “Fiat,” and not get upset. I would sometimes think about King David, when he was being cursed and insulted by Shimei, a foreshadowing of Our Lord’s suffering, and David’s response when his bodyguard wanted to defend him. “Leave him alone. The Lord told him to say that.”
So that’s what I think about the negative experiences you have gone through. The Lord has given you the opportunity to experience rejection, insults, and hatred, just as Jesus Himself did. Your attackers meant it for evil, but God meant it for good. (Gen 59:20) It will strengthen your faith. God bless!
is the first time that I take a look to your video , I have learned a lot from you. congratulation and well come to our blessed church .
It saddens me to think that you’ve been treated so badly by other so-called Catholics. I am a cradle-Catholic , but did not start really digging deep into my faith until recently. I appreciate and love it so much. Also, since I have been researching the faith more and finding out about all of the Jewish roots, I am now buying Jewish books and reading up on the first Christians. I love your name “The Jewish Catholic.” I wish more people knew the history and the connection between Jews and Catholics. Congrats on your 1-year anniversary!! 🙏🏻✝️✡️
Happy Anniversary 🎉 Catholic aesthetics are top notch 👌
Daniel, your mind will continue to be blown. You will be continue to be more impressed than born Catholics due to your Jewish knowledge. I've experienced this first hand.
And the Parallel between mass on Saturday night (sundown) and Shabbat.
I’ve officially been Catholic for more than 64 years. I foreswore my life of debauchery when I was one week old. I was baptized in Latin.
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Thank you for this video brother!
Another Jewish Catholic here. I love you ans support your work brother!
I have always been Catholic and I would like to apologize on behalf of our brothers who criticize you. They probably have less knowledge about the Catholic faith than you. Let us pray that these silly attacks stop. I'm loving your channel.
Felicidades Daniel , bienvenido a casa.saludos desde New York 🗽
What a fascinating journey you are on.
I can’t understand how anyone who understand the roots of our faith could be critical of your channel name. Our faith blossomed into its fullness from the Jewish tradition. We continue the priesthood that had been in the Temple, we continue the methods of public penance like covering our heads in ashes, our tabernacle which carries the new Arc of the Covenant and the red temple lamp that stands beside it.
I can only tell you that they are operating from a place of ignorance and you seem to be exercising charity. You wouldn’t be really Catholic if you didn’t get smacked around on all sides. We get it from atheists, Protestants, and other Catholics. Welcome to the family. ❤️
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Congratulations! I've been Catholic for 4 years. I don't understand the negativity you've received. Catholicism is simply the continuation and fulfillment of Judaism. They are inseparable (Jesus, Mary, Josep, and all the Apostles where Jews). I prayed Psalms at the Western Wall and in the caves along side Jews. I visited the Great Synagogue and saw the Dead Sea Scrolls. And yes, I even went to Temple Mount to see where it once stood. A Jewish Catholic to me is someone who has the fullness of truth and KNOWS IT fowards and backwards! 😁
Congratulations ❤
I am so very grieved that fellow Catholics were uncharitable to you. It is shocking to me that they weren’t welcoming and gentler with their concerns. May God open their eyes and help them develop their interior life by His grace. 😢
Yay congrats 🎉🎉🎉😊
I know you made the right decision! Do you know how I know? Your eyes are filled with the Holy Spirit!
A recomendation: You should look into Fr James Mawdsley, who has recently been talking a lot about how everything of the New Testament is prefigured in the Old Testament.
Also, i hope you understand why many Catholics have a negative knee-jerk reaction to any jewish aesthetic. (not accusing you of it as I don't really know you) Judaizing has always been a very real and persistent problem in the Church's history, which at times might have resulted in Catholics in general preferring to take more distance from traditions that come directly from the Old Testament than perhaps strictly necessary. A good example is circumcision which while not heretical per se, is heretical if you believe it justifies you in any manner, so the more prudential act is to stay away from it altogether. Protestantism has many Judaizing factors, Protestant ministers are closer to Jewish Rabbis than they are to Catholic Priests.
Anyway, I do believe that it would do you good to speak with a Priest that has deep knowledge of the Old Testament to get a clearer picture of when/where you might be straying a bit too far. Don't forget the Talmud was compiled with a heavy emphasis on rejecting Christ, so while not necessarily everything in there is wrong, it's not that safe either either and does contain blasphemies against Christ and the Blessed Mother.
What a blessing to to have you in the family. Re your critics, if they were not so ignorant, they'd know that there are Bizantine, Maronite, Greek catholics, etc. So what's wrong with being Jewish Catholic?
I like that you're a Jewish Catholic. That's great!
Thanks :)
Daily mass is the greatest!
Pharisaic. That is how it sounds like these Catholics are behaving. I understand some of their reasons behind their concerns. I do not understand their reaction though. It is good to have your channel named what it is. It will attract many i believe.
If only the latin language had not been taken away from the mass, against the prescriptions of Vatican II itself, we would have the same mass everywhere and noboty should look for a mass in their own language when abroad.
Personally, when I am abroad, I attend mass in the local language, because you can respond in your own language if you have a missal , or even if you haven't it, the mass has the same structure everywhere, you can figure out what to respond and when. The only thing you can't understand is the homiy, but most important of all, you can take the eucharist whatever the language.
Jews are our BROTHERS in faith.
Maybe it would be easier for people to understand if you say you are of Jewish ancestry, but are a practicing Roman Catholic. I left Christianity 40 years ago and discovered Judaism 20 years ago. I have never converted so I cannot say I am Jewish, so the most I can say is that I have Jewish religious belief system. (When I was little my mother told me, when I asked "What is God?", "I can only tell you what God is to me and when you grow up you will have to figure out what Got is to you.)
The Menorah is pointing to the Holy Spirit in Pentecost… so keep it brother
I think those kind of attacks represent a form of scrupulosity, a spiritual form of OCD.
Funny as an Irish Catholic I feel more closer to the Jews faith, the amount of people I have met in London etc ask me am I Jewish.
I think the Jewish people and the Irish share a similar sense of humor, and perhaps a somewhat feisty temperament as well. As a Jewish convert to the Catholic Faith, I have to say that most of my closest Catholic friends have been at least part Irish. I’ve been Catholic now for 33 years. From Day One, Catholics have always welcomed me warmly, with friendly comments about the Blessed Mother and Jesus being Jewish. I’ve never heard a negative remark about my Jewishness in all these years. On the contrary, my fellow Catholics are always fascinated and eager to hear the story of my conversion. Just thought I’d share a little positivity. with you. Have a blessed day 😊
I’m catholic for seventy three year ,and I don’t feel any better or any worse than other denominations ,because you have to believe in Jesus regardless of who you are ,Jesus said whosoever would come and believe ,would be saved ,so I don’t advertise religion,I advertise Jesus ,believe and take up your cross and follow him ,or you can be whatever religion you like and you will be lost forever ,that’s the word off god ,because it not how you feel or what you may think ,or what someone told you ,it’s what Jesus said ,read the word off god yourself ,and know for sure ,because Jesus said,whosoever would come anyone don’t worry just come and he will save you amen
I’m a Jewish convert to the Catholic Faith. I was converted by a dream. I’ve been Catholic for 33 years and I’ve been in love with Jesus from the day of my conversion. Jesus is awesome! I love Him so much, I wanted to be as close to Him as possible. The Lord blessed me by leading me to the Catholic Church. I’ve been going to Daily Mass since before I was received into the Church. Receiving Jesus every day in the Eucharist, Holy Hours of Adoration - Jesus is the center my life, and the source of my joy. I thank God every day for my Catholic Faith.
Im sorry that other Catholics attack you for havung Jewish things. We all are Jewish. We follow the Law of Moses and Jesus's two commandments. The Law comes from Judaism.
I actually started praying the rosary every morning for a month now. My life has changed for the better. I have cleaner thoughts, less depression, a lot happier, and I just see the world in a light.
🎉✝️❤🕎🎉유태인이 가톨릭을 믿는게 말이 되나? 싶다가도, 첫 교황과 요한바오로2세가 유태인이거나 유태인과 친했으니 납득 ㅇㅇ 아무튼 축하드려요.. 유태인인데 가톨릭이라니 멋지네요.. 한국에도 가톨릭신자가 많다는걸 기억해 주세요..
And many holy Korean martyrs!
I’m also a Jewish convert to the Catholic Faith. Catholicism is the fulfillment of Judaism. Many thousands of the first “Christians” were Jewish. All the Apostles were Jewish. Jesus, Mary, and Joseph were Jewish. If you ask me, I will tell you, the Catholic Faith is Jewish. God bless you and all Korean people. 😊
Sorry for those Catholics that attack you, but that, says a lot about how shallow is there knowledge, Jesus IS JEWISH, He will always be!!! And Mary too!!!
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I sincerely do not understand how a Jewish person can be catholic. Have you read the the Jewish Bible. Please understand that Catholics are not Christians. Catholics have placed the virgin Mary above Yeshua. The sacrifice Yeshua every Sunday service with the Eucharist. They teach that the wind they drink is really His blood and the bread they eat is actually the flesh of Yeshua. This happens every single service. Why are you at a Catholic Church? Do you receive Yeshua as your Messiah, if so go to a messianic church or a Christian one. Please look into this more and pray earnestly. I beg you
1. the NT is Catholic, CC put it together in 382AD at Council of Rome and rejected dozens of letters/epistles/"gospels". How do you know Catholic clergy got the contents of NT right?
2. Messianics are Protestant Karaites. To walk with Christ is to enter into the covenant. The Torah Shebaal Peh is not a man-made tradition, but is the authentic teaching of G-d to Moses on Mt. Sinai. It is the Torah Shebaal Peh which gives meaning and context to the written scripture. Modern Protestant Messianic Jewish Movement denies Sacred Tradition which is required to give context and meaning to scripture. So, Jewish accusation made against these groups as being Karaites is justified. This movement attract those who have fallen into Karaitism.
In fact, every protestant is a Karaite. Where did Karaitism begin? It began among the Samaritans living at the very northern most area which bisected Phoenician territory to the East and Syria to the west. So, the woman who was called a Syro-Phonecian was a Samaritan from this area. Jewish Rabbis in the past have call Karaites "Meir Kelev" (being worth the price of a dog).
When Christ encounters the Syro-Phonecian woman he says “Suffer first the children to be filled: for it is not good to take the bread of the children, and cast it to the dogs." from Mark. Matthew also mentions her but calls her a Cannanite woman (but the Cannanites were vanquished during the First Temple period and later that territory was given to the Samaritans during the Second Temple period). The Karaites deny the Torah Shebaal Peh in the same manner as Messianics deny Sacred Tradition.
3. We do not place Mary above Jesus, she is the ark of the new covenant and our Gebirah so she is given the same due honor of the original ark . Mary had free will to say "no" to archangel Gabriel, she said 'yes'. There are no humans Jesus loved more than Mary and Joseph, anyone who tarnishes or insults those two will have to answer directly to Jesus.
4. No we don't re-sacrifice Jesus every Sunday, every Sunday we are mystically transported back to the foot of the cross and the upper room. Similar to the jews who are mystically transported back in time every passover.
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I beg you watch Daniel's video on his faith journey from Pantecostal, Baptist, other denominations, messinaic judaism, rabbinic judaism and end up being Catholics. I assume that Daniel read more religious books than many of us. Cheers.
You are completely misinformed about the Catholic Faith. I feel sorry for you. You have been lied to.
I’m a Jewish convert to the Catholic Faith. I had a powerful conversion experience like St. Paul, and I fell in love with Jesus the moment I encountered Him. Jesus founded one Church. The early Church was first called Catholic, meaning universal, in the year 110 AD. The only Christians for the first 1500 years of the Church were Catholic. The Church Father and successor of St. Peter, St. Ignatius of Antioch, in the year 110 AD, said that anyone who rejected the belief that the Eucharist is the same flesh of Christ that suffered, died, and rose for us, should not even be considered a Christian. By this definition, Protestants wouldn’t even qualify as Christians.
“Take note of those who hold heterodox opinions on the grace of Jesus Christ which has come to us, and see how contrary their opinions are to the mind of God. . . . They abstain from the Eucharist and from prayer because they do not confess that the Eucharist is the flesh of our Savior Jesus Christ, flesh which suffered for our sins and which that Father, in his goodness, raised up again. They who deny the gift of God are perishing in their disputes” (Letter to the Smyrnaeans 6:2-7:1 [A.D. 110]).
Your idea that Catholics believes that Mary is above Jesus is beyond ridiculous. I never heard such a thing in 33 years as a Catholic. Mary is a human being. Jesus is God Incarnate, the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity. The Catholic Church is Christocentric.
Jesus gave us the Eucharist as a command, at the Last Supper. The Eucharist is the New Covenant. “This is the New Covenant in My Blood.”He Himself is the new manna, the supernatural food He gives us to sustain us on our journey to the Promised Land.
You are missing out on the greatest grace Our Lord and Savior has given us. The antidote to the poisonous fruit of disobedience that our first parents ate in the Garden of Eden is the Holy Eucharist, the fruit of Yeshua’s loving obedience to His Father, His death and resurrection for the life of the world. God bless you as you continue your journey.
The Beauty of the Catholic Church “drew us in” and then reading the Early Church Fathers helped us come back into the church.
* Brant Pitre’s book the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist was EXTREMELY helpful in our reversion/conversion. So thankful we found your channel.
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