Amen. I grew up sort of catholic. My dad would take us to ccd on Sundays but wouldn’t go to Mass himself since he had a divorce I think and we didn’t go to mass or talk about God at home. But I was decent at baseball and got a scholarship to play at a Methodist college in west Texas. After a few months I quit saying I was catholic and I ended up going to a non denominational church with some of my teammates. I actually really loved it and would go to FCA Bible studies. I got a job after college and moved to Colorado and I sort of went to a mega church non denominational church on Sundays but it was so big I never found that group like I had in college and I quit going. I eventually started dating a girl and she didn’t go to church so I quit going and almost quit believing in God at that point. But by the grace of God after Covid I got laid off and the girl and I broke up and I got a dog. It was a really hard time for me losing my girlfriend and job and the Covid was scaring everyone. While I started trying to go to this non denominational church near where I moved back to in Texas and it was ok. I started praying a lot and asking God for help. I asked him to help me find a good group a christians and a good church. While I was walking my dog I met a guy that the lake who also had a dog. Well he was walking and praying a rosary and I sort of remembered what that was from my youth. He and I started talking and I asked him about his rosery and the Saint medals he was wearing. He told me he was catholic and I told him I grew up Catholic but it’s not really for me anymore. I don’t like organized religion blah blah blah. I even quoted some anti catholic stuff to him that I picked up as a Protestant and he answered things about the faith with a lot of Bible verses. And since he was such a nice guy he actually asked for my number and texted me a catholic podcast. Well when I was listening to it I really got a lot out of it and I liked it so I texted him thanks. He texted me some kind words and asked me if I wanted to go to Mass with him. Well I did and long story short I loved it so much and it brought tears to my eyes. I started going to mass and adoration with him and he gave me a rosary. Well long story short that was around Christmas 2020 and I’ve been going to mass ever since. I truly found the home I was missing. Praise God and Ave Marie!
I left out I researched a lot of everything the Catholic Church taught and I tried to disprove it. I watched a lot of Protestant vs catholic debates and definitely more than a few Catholic Answers videos. I even called it to a few Ewtn shows to ask questions. I read the entire gospels since I only wanted to do it start to finish and not just cherry picking verses for a Bible study. I started with Mark since I heard it was the shortest so I was listening to it on audio book before bed. Then I got to Matthew and Luke and John. I feel in love with Jesus again. I was going to both Protestant church and Catholic Church on the same Sunday. Then father mike did the Bible in a year at the start of 2021 and I started listening to that. Eventually for lent I went to my first confession since I was confirmed when I was 15 and long story short I’m now all in on the Catholic Church.
Man you got me crying. I was born and raised a strict Catholic. I've lost my faith but listening to you echoes the void and I know I need to reconnect. Thank you so much.
Sounds like me. Grew up in strict catholic home. Left for over 25 years. Came back 4 years ago. Never ever leaving again have been so blessed coming back home. I now go to adoration regularly, confession and mass. GOD IS SO GOOD. I joined TMIY, and other various groups on church. Will pray for you to feel God's love as you come back home!!
Am here in Uganda in Africa land of Martyrs and a practicing Catholic.Thank you for that explanation about Father as it refers to our priests. Be blessed. How about doing a piece on our Blessed Mary Mother of God and her role in our Salvation?
My favorite Spanish moment of all time was in strange tides when the English and the pirates are going after the fountain of youth and then the Spanish show up and you're like what? What are they going to do? And then they just say " only the Blood of Christ has the power of eternal life, destroy this pagan Temple" I was the only person in that theater to yell YES out loud at that part.
@@TheCatholicNerd Spanish have changed since then. Most people gave up Christ, and now worship idols of government, celebrities, alcohol, drugs, childlessness, and "migrants"
My husband passed away suddenly in 2019 after we had just reconciled after a long separation. I always ask our Blessed Mother to pray that he can see how much I love and miss him. What you said resonated and reassured me in my grief. Thank you for sharing your very touching experience with your precious wife.
@@FleefromROMEif you understood the Bible, you would know the Holy Spirit is the reason for Jimmy's conversion just as in my own conversion. When you don't have the Holy Spirit leading you, you end up in all kinds of strange teaching such as taught in Protestantism or non-Catholic churches
@Humbleservant0707 You cannot receive the Holy Spirit by water Baptism. First, Catechism 978 says that "holy Baptism...delivers no one." If the "grace of Baptism delivers no one," (978) one cannot be "reborn" by this work/Sacrament.(980) You may be Catholic, but you're not a Christian.
Catholic radio here in central Oklahoma is such a blessing to us. I have the radio dial in my car and in my home set to Catholic radio. Being a new convert, so many of my questions are answered.
Listening to Jimmy has been transformational for me. I converted to Catholic in 2005 but didn’t really start to understand it until about 5-6 years ago. Thanks so much Jimmy!
Ive listened to you for many years now, but this the first time i comment. Yes, you did help me understand better my faith. Thank you for all you do. Listening from the Philippines.
As a reverted Catholic in Arkansas who just received Confirmation and First Holy Communion Easter of this year, I have been extremely blessed to hear from you Jimmy and your colleague Trent Horn. I’ve found a loving family of fellow Catholics in the evangelical Bible Belt, and now have a better and more patient understanding towards our Protestant brothers and sisters.
Yes, it's wise to be loving and patient with them. Many would have come home to Mother Church by now had not so many American Catholics--esoecially modernist hippie priests--been laying low in the post Vatican II era. 😮
I m so excited watching you debate with protestant apologist. I never though that we will have a Catholic apologist like you. I m so proud of you Jimmy.
I met you here before your show, Jimmy! Fr. Jeff introduced my finance Kati and I to you. I don't know if you'll see this, but I wanted to let you know that she and I have decided to become Catholic and start RCIA at the end of the month!
I felt your pain in the love for your wife, but I also felt your joy in how you love her. It's a beautiful love story, more than any Disney movie can do, because it's a Godly love, because God is Love. Bless you Jimmy
Jimmy you are a trailblazer that our beautiful Catholic Church so desperately needed back in the 1990"s. May the Holy Spirit continue to inspire you in all you do! Catholic Answers rocks! God bless.
Catholic radio greatly aided in bringing myself and my son to Holy Mother Church 🩷🛐 Heard Bishop Sheens voice for the first time . Couldn’t stop driving until he had finished . 🙏🏽
He's correct. I converted during the same time, 1991-1993, when my husband and I were confirmed. As a result, my whole family just stopped going to Mass, one by one. I pray for them daily.
Your conversion is very similar to mine, in regards to studying all theology before coming to the conclusion that the Catholic Church is in fact true. I hope to be confirmed next Easter vigil after RCIA this fall. I have been attending mass since last December and weekly/biweekly adoration. You sir, Mr. Akin, have played a great role in all of this for me. God bless you
When I was young, I joined a retreat for a small group of teenagers. Then the lovely bishop asked this question, "Why are you a Catholic?" None of us gave a good answer. One said something like "Jesus is our saviour" etc. The bishop answered that other denominations can say the same thing. In the end, the bishop told us we should answer like this (not in exact words), "Because the Catholic Church is the Church built by Jesus upon St Peter, which can be traced back from the current pope through the apostolic succession".
That bishop was totally wrong. There aren’t any other so called denominations because there’s ONLY ONE CHURCH the holy Catholic Church. You have 48,000 protestant CULTS.
@@megancarney4511if you and others don’t like the painful truth then that’s tough. Why don’t you tell Our Lady off for showing the three young Fatima children a vision of HELL.
@@simonslater9024, Jesus is the truth and He is love itself so remember that love is patient and kind and does not put on airs. Be “wise as a serpent, gentle/innocent as a dove. 👍😊✝️❤️
Doing the Jimmy Akin Thing: Liking, Commenting, and Subscribed! Loved hearing about your history. So very grateful that you chose to become a Catholic. I’ve learned so much from you. If you weren’t a RC, I wouldn’t have found you.
Howdy Jimmy, ive heard your story in Journey Home, and equally as eager to hear another one now. Jimmy, Trent, Tim, Dr. Karlo, Joe, Chris, Matt, Keith, Dr. Ray G., Karl, Steve, Rose, Fr. Hough, Marcus, M'Angelica, Fr. Mike, Jeff, Scott and Cy are our[wife] heroes, exemplary in the aspect of what Charity and Apologetics truly mean to be. Regularly praying for you, Guys- here from the Philippines. We're gonna drop by San Diego this Christmas, 2024! See yah!
Another great video. Reminds me of the interview with Pints of aquinas, where Jimmy said he’d want to buy something for his wife, forgetting she had passed. Had to stop and think about that. Thanks Jimmy for sharing and making me realize to appreciate family more.
Dear Jimmy, first of all thank you so so much for sharing your testimoy. As french lebanese born and raised as a catholic, my parents both died when i was 9 years old, and my eldest brother paul also past away, before leaving lebanon to France , one night jesus apears to me with his incomparble smile and peace and put his hand on my head and with his smile told me < I will always be with you and protect you> throught my life whenever i go in a hard i know he is with me. I just love him more and more and our blessed mother mary. God bless you and again thank you for all what you do ❤❤❤ Just to add my name is Charlotte ( my sis is rose )
Love your work jimmy, you are playing a pivotal role in my journey down the long road to become an apologist, you should come and do some talks down here in Greenville SC, lots of Baptist and non denominational who are in need for a senior apologist of true faith. My younger brother has recently apostatized from catholic to non denominational and anti catholic. He has distanced himself from my family and am looking for any advice on how to help convert him back without pushing him away farther. God bless you Jimmy and the work you do.
6:18 I totally agree!!! That’s why I believe Jesus is literally a door with hinges! And He’s also literally a woody vine, and a shepherd, and we, His followers, are LITERAL sheep! Man, the Bible is so much easier to understand when you take it literally... like when Peter turned into a mineral-rich rock! 😁
I'm glad Jimmy talked about the different ways of reading Scripture that can result in very different interpretations. The example of Matthew 16 :18 especially jumped out in my mind because the Gospel Reading for the Mass the day this video was uploaded is Matthew 16 :13-23, and the Gospel Acclamation is taken from the same passage: it's Matthew 16 :18. I have to look up the chapter and verse numbers, but I'm well familiar with the passage because I grew up going to Mass every Sunday. Catholics do know the Bible even if we don't memorize chapter and verse. We just know it as it was written and originally proclaimed. The chapter and verse numbers are a great help for finding certain passages, and I wish I had that memorization skill because it would be helpful, but I learned to internalize a full passage for comprehension, and that's not bad.
Great video. Normally if people really love their spouse and that spouse dies ... it is not uncommon for them to marry again ... because they know how to love ... and appreciate the opportunity it offers to stretch themselves personally ... i.e. avoid becoming self absorbed. Jimmy certainly could fit the bill here ... but maybe not. Personally I know the Lord gave me my wife [51 years and going] and I don't want another. God Bless Jimmy, his family, and his mission, ... and the prayers of his guardian angel[s] and his wife in heaven.
Jimmy, this is the first time that I’ve heard your story but I’ve listened to the Mysterious podcast and CA for awhile now. It was cool to hear that you are from my hometown. The city by the bay- Corpus Christi. Thanks for sharing and teaching and exploring. I love you and all that you do. Blessings brother!
I like the way Mr. Aikan presents his thoughts without joking or using unnecessary rhetorical means. I have a background as protestant and my father was a Lutheran priest, and I have been with the Pentecostal congregation for a long time, but there are many things that I don’t find quite pleasing, including that people can make up their own mind about biblical truths. Without the early church meetings, we would have no church today and that means that church history is what brings up even the protestant denominations. So we are all dependent on the apostolic teaching and the early church.
My husband now deceased decide to become a Methodist minster about the same time my heart was being tugged on to return to the Catholic Church, he became a minster, I introduced myself as his Catholic wife….. can truthfully say all his church members were very accepting of me.
Methodists love LOVE IN ACTION and LOVE IN INTERACTION. What is done counts more than what is said or proclaimed. Obviously you were doing what the Eucharistic Lord wanted in their regards. It is sometimes a shock for them to discover Catholics are actually Christians.
Jimmy Akin's last name is actually Jimmy Aking but nobody knows since he drops the G. Silly joke, but this is a beautiful conversion story. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much Mr Akin. Christians'fellowship is with God the Father, God the Son and with God the Holy Spirit because the Bible says 'For where 2 or 3 are (Christians) gathered together in My name I am there in the midst of them' Mat 18:20. Moreover, for anyone to be in such assembly, the Bible has this to say, in Jn 1:12 - 13 "But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name : who were born, not blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man but of God" .
Amen. I grew up sort of catholic. My dad would take us to ccd on Sundays but wouldn’t go to Mass himself since he had a divorce I think and we didn’t go to mass or talk about God at home. But I was decent at baseball and got a scholarship to play at a Methodist college in west Texas. After a few months I quit saying I was catholic and I ended up going to a non denominational church with some of my teammates. I actually really loved it and would go to FCA Bible studies. I got a job after college and moved to Colorado and I sort of went to a mega church non denominational church on Sundays but it was so big I never found that group like I had in college and I quit going. I eventually started dating a girl and she didn’t go to church so I quit going and almost quit believing in God at that point. But by the grace of God after Covid I got laid off and the girl and I broke up and I got a dog. It was a really hard time for me losing my girlfriend and job and the Covid was scaring everyone. While I started trying to go to this non denominational church near where I moved back to in Texas and it was ok. I started praying a lot and asking God for help. I asked him to help me find a good group a christians and a good church. While I was walking my dog I met a guy that the lake who also had a dog. Well he was walking and praying a rosary and I sort of remembered what that was from my youth. He and I started talking and I asked him about his rosery and the Saint medals he was wearing. He told me he was catholic and I told him I grew up Catholic but it’s not really for me anymore. I don’t like organized religion blah blah blah. I even quoted some anti catholic stuff to him that I picked up as a Protestant and he answered things about the faith with a lot of Bible verses. And since he was such a nice guy he actually asked for my number and texted me a catholic podcast. Well when I was listening to it I really got a lot out of it and I liked it so I texted him thanks. He texted me some kind words and asked me if I wanted to go to Mass with him. Well I did and long story short I loved it so much and it brought tears to my eyes. I started going to mass and adoration with him and he gave me a rosary. Well long story short that was around Christmas 2020 and I’ve been going to mass ever since. I truly found the home I was missing. Praise God and Ave Marie!
Welcome home
What a powerful witness 🙏❤️🔥
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Wow…good stuff there. Thanks for sharing.
God answers prayers. ❣️
I’m being confirmed into the Church in the next month. Jimmy has played a vital role in my journey
Welcome to the True Church founded by our Lord Jesus Christ.💖
Amen, God bless you 🙏 😊
Welcome home! 📿⛪️
My confirmation is in October💃🏾😊. Thank you Jimmy,Trent,Shameless popery and others 💗. Love from Zambia 🇿🇲
@@mwizachipalo5219 God bless you!
I will be confirmed into the Church this Oct. 31! Thank you Mr. Akin for everything you have done for me, and everything you continue to do.
I left out I researched a lot of everything the Catholic Church taught and I tried to disprove it. I watched a lot of Protestant vs catholic debates and definitely more than a few Catholic Answers videos. I even called it to a few Ewtn shows to ask questions. I read the entire gospels since I only wanted to do it start to finish and not just cherry picking verses for a Bible study. I started with Mark since I heard it was the shortest so I was listening to it on audio book before bed. Then I got to Matthew and Luke and John. I feel in love with Jesus again. I was going to both Protestant church and Catholic Church on the same Sunday. Then father mike did the Bible in a year at the start of 2021 and I started listening to that. Eventually for lent I went to my first confession since I was confirmed when I was 15 and long story short I’m now all in on the Catholic Church.
Welcome home!
You may want to read books by Brant Pitre. His book on The Blessed Mother Mary and another on the Holy Eucharist are very well written.
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You have the holy Catholic Church. You have 48,000 protestant CULTS. Protestant’s are NOT Christian! The Bible a Catholic book condemns protestantism
You have the holy Catholic Church. You have 48,000 man made protestant CULTS.
Man you got me crying. I was born and raised a strict Catholic. I've lost my faith but listening to you echoes the void and I know I need to reconnect. Thank you so much.
Sounds like me. Grew up in strict catholic home. Left for over 25 years. Came back 4 years ago. Never ever leaving again have been so blessed coming back home. I now go to adoration regularly, confession and mass. GOD IS SO GOOD. I joined TMIY, and other various groups on church. Will pray for you to feel God's love as you come back home!!
Our faith is so rich in so many ways, the Eucharist, sacraments, saints life’s etc….
God Bless you Jerry!
Mother Mary is calling you home to her son. May she keep you under her mantle.
Jimmy Akin is one of the most reliable sources of the catholic faith.
May our Lord and Savior always bless Jimmy.
Amen.
@@bgsab7912 amen
Catholic Church has the fullness of truth
Protestants are the BEST Catholics once converted, because they already have the knowledge in Scripture and will appreciate more as they go deeper.
Just realise protestant’s are NOT Christian.
Yes and we were taught to pursue personal piety, "discipleship," through Christ and to seek ways to share that with others, "evangelism." 🙏🏻😬❤
Compared to a person who was raised Catholic and already have the knowledge in Scripture?
@@dave_ecclectic He is just bragging!
They actually dont have the knowledge they think they do, its when they actually study from someone credible that they finally become Catholic
Am here in Uganda in Africa land of Martyrs and a practicing Catholic.Thank you for that explanation about Father as it refers to our priests. Be blessed. How about doing a piece on our Blessed Mary Mother of God and her role in our Salvation?
As a Spaniard, I don't think I could ever be a Protestant. ¡Viva Cristo Rey!
My favorite Spanish moment of all time was in strange tides when the English and the pirates are going after the fountain of youth and then the Spanish show up and you're like what? What are they going to do? And then they just say " only the Blood of Christ has the power of eternal life, destroy this pagan Temple"
I was the only person in that theater to yell YES out loud at that part.
@@TheCatholicNerd Spanish have changed since then. Most people gave up Christ, and now worship idols of government, celebrities, alcohol, drugs, childlessness, and "migrants"
You have the holy Catholic Church. You have 48,000 protestant CULTS. Protestant’s are NOT Christian!
Thank God for Spain and its defense of the faith throughout the centuries
I thank your Ancestors for bringing Catholicism to Philippines. Philippines is 87% Catholic and the only Catholic country in south east Asia.
Jimmy is one of the best catholic apologist HERO of our time!
My husband passed away suddenly in 2019 after we had just reconciled after a long separation. I always ask our Blessed Mother to pray that he can see how much I love and miss him. What you said resonated and reassured me in my grief. Thank you for sharing your very touching experience with your precious wife.
May his soul RIP.
@@simonslater9024 Thank you. God bless you.
Sorry for your loss, stay strong in faith he Will be praying for you🙏❤️🔥✝️🤗
I love learning from Catholics. Thank you for sharing this.
If you learned from the Holy Spirit you would not be saying that.
@@FleefromROMEif you understood the Bible, you would know the Holy Spirit is the reason for Jimmy's conversion just as in my own conversion.
When you don't have the Holy Spirit leading you, you end up in all kinds of strange teaching such as taught in Protestantism or non-Catholic churches
Amen! The One True Holy Apostalic First Christian Church!
@Humbleservant0707 You cannot receive the Holy Spirit by water Baptism. First, Catechism 978 says that "holy Baptism...delivers no one." If the "grace of Baptism delivers no one," (978) one cannot be "reborn" by this work/Sacrament.(980) You may be Catholic, but you're not a Christian.
@@BramptonAnglican amen. Ignore the trolls. They just want to start useless arguments which can lead you to sin.
Catholic radio here in central Oklahoma is such a blessing to us. I have the radio dial in my car and in my home set to Catholic radio. Being a new convert, so many of my questions are answered.
Listening to Jimmy has been transformational for me. I converted to Catholic in 2005 but didn’t really start to understand it until about 5-6 years ago. Thanks so much Jimmy!
"I wouldn't debate Jimmy Akin on the name of my own father" - Matt Fradd
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Jimmy is too powerful
an amazing quote haha
Ive listened to you for many years now, but this the first time i comment. Yes, you did help me understand better my faith. Thank you for all you do. Listening from the Philippines.
As a reverted Catholic in Arkansas who just received Confirmation and First Holy Communion Easter of this year, I have been extremely blessed to hear from you Jimmy and your colleague Trent Horn. I’ve found a loving family of fellow Catholics in the evangelical Bible Belt, and now have a better and more patient understanding towards our Protestant brothers and sisters.
Yes, it's wise to be loving and patient with them. Many would have come home to Mother Church by now had not so many American Catholics--esoecially modernist hippie priests--been laying low in the post Vatican II era. 😮
Glory to God & welcome Home🙏❤️🔥✝️✅
Not many people are so blessed with such a beautiful love story! I feel like this should be a book or movie! ❤️ Thank you for sharing with us, Jimmy.
I m so excited watching you debate with protestant apologist. I never though that we will have a Catholic apologist like you. I m so proud of you Jimmy.
So true!
I’m so sorry about the loss of your wife. So sad.God bless you
I met you here before your show, Jimmy! Fr. Jeff introduced my finance Kati and I to you. I don't know if you'll see this, but I wanted to let you know that she and I have decided to become Catholic and start RCIA at the end of the month!
Awesome! I remember meeting y'all! May God give you many blessings on your journey!
Wow
Thank you for sharing our video! And, thank you for helping us bring Catholic Radio to the Little Rock area!
I felt your pain in the love for your wife, but I also felt your joy in how you love her. It's a beautiful love story, more than any Disney movie can do, because it's a Godly love, because God is Love. Bless you Jimmy
He is amazing!!! Thank you !!!
Jimmy you are a trailblazer that our beautiful Catholic Church so desperately needed back in the 1990"s. May the Holy Spirit continue to inspire you in all you do! Catholic Answers rocks! God bless.
❤ you have brought so many people to Jesus. You are truly blessed by our Lord.
Catholic radio greatly aided in bringing myself and my son to Holy Mother Church 🩷🛐
Heard Bishop Sheens voice for the first time . Couldn’t stop driving until he had finished . 🙏🏽
Jimmy is such a gift to Catholics
He's correct. I converted during the same time, 1991-1993, when my husband and I were confirmed. As a result, my whole family just stopped going to Mass, one by one. I pray for them daily.
Your conversion is very similar to mine, in regards to studying all theology before coming to the conclusion that the Catholic Church is in fact true. I hope to be confirmed next Easter vigil after RCIA this fall. I have been attending mass since last December and weekly/biweekly adoration. You sir, Mr. Akin, have played a great role in all of this for me. God bless you
Thank you! It's my honor to have played a role, and may God bless you on your journey!
@@JimmyAkin May God Bless you as well!
When I was young, I joined a retreat for a small group of teenagers. Then the lovely bishop asked this question, "Why are you a Catholic?" None of us gave a good answer. One said something like "Jesus is our saviour" etc. The bishop answered that other denominations can say the same thing. In the end, the bishop told us we should answer like this (not in exact words), "Because the Catholic Church is the Church built by Jesus upon St Peter, which can be traced back from the current pope through the apostolic succession".
That bishop was totally wrong. There aren’t any other so called denominations because there’s ONLY ONE CHURCH the holy Catholic Church. You have 48,000 protestant CULTS.
@@simonslater9024 dude that’s what he just said. No need to be hateful and call them cults. That’s not a good way to convert somebody
@@megancarney4511if you and others don’t like the painful truth then that’s tough. Why don’t you tell Our Lady off for showing the three young Fatima children a vision of HELL.
@@simonslater9024, Jesus is the truth and He is love itself so remember that love is patient and kind and does not put on airs. Be “wise as a serpent, gentle/innocent as a dove. 👍😊✝️❤️
@@simonslater9024 Use charity my brother. They might just be deceived.
Thank you for sharing your conversion story. I love hearing them.
Thanks for all you do Jimmy. My heart was broken a bit with the story of your wife. God bless you.
You’re an inspiration brother! Loved having you on my podcast! Hope we can do it again!
Man this was fantastic. God bless you Jimmy, and be assured of my continued prayers 🙏
Glad your on our team Jimmy! May God bless and keep you !
Doing the Jimmy Akin Thing: Liking, Commenting, and Subscribed! Loved hearing about your history. So very grateful that you chose to become a Catholic. I’ve learned so much from you. If you weren’t a RC, I wouldn’t have found you.
Thanks! Having done the study I've done, I wouldn't be anything else!
@@JimmyAkin Intellectual, well read, and rational.
Howdy Jimmy, ive heard your story in Journey Home, and equally as eager to hear another one now.
Jimmy, Trent, Tim, Dr. Karlo, Joe, Chris, Matt, Keith, Dr. Ray G., Karl, Steve, Rose, Fr. Hough, Marcus, M'Angelica, Fr. Mike, Jeff, Scott and Cy are our[wife] heroes, exemplary in the aspect of what Charity and Apologetics truly mean to be.
Regularly praying for you, Guys- here from the Philippines.
We're gonna drop by San Diego this Christmas, 2024! See yah!
Another great video. Reminds me of the interview with Pints of aquinas, where Jimmy said he’d want to buy something for his wife, forgetting she had passed. Had to stop and think about that. Thanks Jimmy for sharing and making me realize to appreciate family more.
You are one heck of a great human being Jimmy. Thank you for existing.
Dear Jimmy, first of all thank you so so much for sharing your testimoy. As french lebanese born and raised as a catholic, my parents both died when i was 9 years old, and my eldest brother paul also past away, before leaving lebanon to France , one night jesus apears to me with his incomparble smile and peace and put his hand on my head and with his smile told me < I will always be with you and protect you> throught my life whenever i go in a hard i know he is with me. I just love him more and more and our blessed mother mary. God bless you and again thank you for all what you do ❤❤❤
Just to add my name is Charlotte ( my sis is rose )
First time I’ve watched you sir. Excellent points you made. I will be following you to improve my Apologetics as a new convert. Thank you!! 🙏🏽😊🕊️
Fabulous explanation! Thank you Jimmy! ❤❤
Just found you, and love to see a fellow southerner who is catholic. Keep doin what you're doin brother.
Love you Jimmy! Your story always chokes me up.
God bless you, Mr. Akin. Youre a wonderful blessing to this world.
There is only One-True Faith…..the Catholic Faith founded by God Himself.
very true
New subscriber here from Manila Philippines ❤❤❤
I enjoy all of Jimmy's content, but his talks are my absolute favorite.
Thank you Jimmy Akin, i love listening to your podcasts. God bless you more abundantly. Amen.
God bless you Mr. Akin
Love your work jimmy, you are playing a pivotal role in my journey down the long road to become an apologist, you should come and do some talks down here in Greenville SC, lots of Baptist and non denominational who are in need for a senior apologist of true faith. My younger brother has recently apostatized from catholic to non denominational and anti catholic. He has distanced himself from my family and am looking for any advice on how to help convert him back without pushing him away farther. God bless you Jimmy and the work you do.
This is a wonderful talk. Thank you Jimmy!
Womderful story, amazing answers! Thank you for your beautiful life work Mr Akin! God bless you and you family 🙏
Amazing testament. I am glag i have watched this.😊
Liked even before watching it😊
I am going to watch this in the morning ...i should get some sleep now (I'm in Oz) ... I'll Be back ... Can't wait
Thank you Jimmy for all your content! It's so helpful and my children love listening to you!
Always wanted to know your story. Thank you for your time🙂
Thank you Jimmy!
You are in my prayers ❤🕊️
I feel blessed to have you in my life time. God Bless You Always.
Great video. Thanks!
6:18 I totally agree!!! That’s why I believe Jesus is literally a door with hinges! And He’s also literally a woody vine, and a shepherd, and we, His followers, are LITERAL sheep! Man, the Bible is so much easier to understand when you take it literally... like when Peter turned into a mineral-rich rock! 😁
Very hateful and reprehensible person. Stop trolling Catholics. Find something better to do.
Just subscribed. I hardly subscribe to anything, but somehow, just felt the need to, this time. JA points me to Jesus, and that’s what matters most. ❤
Congratulations from Brazil. We need an Apologist of you caliber here.
Thank you so much, Jimmy
The Eucharist! 🙌🏻💖🙌🏻
I've been wanting to hear your story for so long and I know it was in the book, "Surprised by Truth", but I was left wanting. So glad, God bless you!
24:10 🥺😭
Jimmy Akin knocking it out of the park again 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Every time I hear about Jimmy and his wife I tear up, it's just so precious. Jimmy you are such a good man.
God bless you Jimmy!!! Thank you!
I love this talk and have always loved Jimmy. He will be blessed for blessing us with his knowledge and kindness.
Supporting the Channel Jimmy!! 😌
I'm glad Jimmy talked about the different ways of reading Scripture that can result in very different interpretations. The example of Matthew 16 :18 especially jumped out in my mind because the Gospel Reading for the Mass the day this video was uploaded is Matthew 16 :13-23, and the Gospel Acclamation is taken from the same passage: it's Matthew 16 :18. I have to look up the chapter and verse numbers, but I'm well familiar with the passage because I grew up going to Mass every Sunday.
Catholics do know the Bible even if we don't memorize chapter and verse. We just know it as it was written and originally proclaimed. The chapter and verse numbers are a great help for finding certain passages, and I wish I had that memorization skill because it would be helpful, but I learned to internalize a full passage for comprehension, and that's not bad.
Thanks for your work in Christian apologetics ❤
Incredibly good talk. I recommend having a box of tissues handy when you listen to it.
Thanks much Jimmy..
Thank you Jimmy
Great video. Normally if people really love their spouse and that spouse dies ... it is not uncommon for them to marry again ... because they know how to love ... and appreciate the opportunity it offers to stretch themselves personally ... i.e. avoid becoming self absorbed. Jimmy certainly could fit the bill here ... but maybe not. Personally I know the Lord gave me my wife [51 years and going] and I don't want another. God Bless Jimmy, his family, and his mission, ... and the prayers of his guardian angel[s] and his wife in heaven.
Jimmy God Bless You.Lorenzo.❤
I've noticed you've become a linguistic G-dropper sine moving back to Arkansas... Love your work Seeker if Truth
Jimmy, this is the first time that I’ve heard your story but I’ve listened to the Mysterious podcast and CA for awhile now. It was cool to hear that you are from my hometown. The city by the bay- Corpus Christi. Thanks for sharing and teaching and exploring. I love you and all that you do. Blessings brother!
Thanks be to God 🕊️❤️🔥🕊️
Thank you 🙏🏻 ❤
Thanks Jimmy
I like the way Mr. Aikan presents his thoughts without joking or using unnecessary rhetorical means.
I have a background as protestant and my father was a Lutheran priest, and I have been with the Pentecostal congregation for a long time, but there are many things that I don’t find quite pleasing, including that people can make up their own mind about biblical truths.
Without the early church meetings, we would have no church today and that means that church history is what brings up even the protestant denominations.
So we are all dependent on the apostolic teaching and the early church.
Thanks Jimmy 🐝
My husband now deceased decide to become a Methodist minster about the same time my heart was being tugged on to return to the Catholic Church, he became a minster, I introduced myself as his Catholic wife….. can truthfully say all his church members were very accepting of me.
Methodists love LOVE IN ACTION and LOVE IN INTERACTION. What is done counts more than what is said or proclaimed. Obviously you were doing what the Eucharistic Lord wanted in their regards. It is sometimes a shock for them to discover Catholics are actually Christians.
Beautiful
Jimmy Akin's last name is actually Jimmy Aking but nobody knows since he drops the G.
Silly joke, but this is a beautiful conversion story. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you.
Thank you ❤
Praise the Trinity. Jesus is the Way.
GENIUS✨️...thank you🙏
Jimmy, I thank you for you. May you be Blessed always with Health, Wealth and Happiness, God Bless you. Regards from Australia, Gary.
Great stuff!
Thank you again Jimmy. You unify us as Christian community just as Jesus commands.
Love listening ❤
God bless you 🙏
Thank you so much Mr Akin. Christians'fellowship is with God the Father, God the Son and with God the Holy Spirit because the Bible says 'For where 2 or 3 are (Christians) gathered together in My name I am there in the midst of them' Mat 18:20. Moreover, for anyone to be in such assembly, the Bible has this to say, in Jn 1:12 - 13 "But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name : who were born, not blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man but of God" .