#thewanderingcowboy

[cheerfullycatholic]

I feel like I am being called to the Catholic Church but I have never followed a religion and am raised by a strongly anti-church (anti-religious, really) family. I am an adult and so can follow whatever I wish, but I am sincerely worried about how they would react to this as I have discussed the idea of religion in the past and was met only with concern with how I must be "brainwashed" or otherwise manipulated. I have also made some of these excuses for myself which have so far prevented me from exploring this further which I now fully acknowledge and would like to work past. Anyways I'm sorry for this very long message, I am very lost as I do not have a support system I can lean on during this time and I'm not sure how I am supposed to begin exploring my faith. I'm sure this is odd to receive, I hope you have a lovely day ♡

Not odd at all, I'm glad you reached out ☺️

I can't say that I understand how you feel, as I was thankfully raised in the faith, but I can imagine that it must be very hard. Doing or believing anything contrary to our parents is almost always hard, especially when they're not supportive. I want you to know that you have immense support here. You are always welcome on my blog and in my dms. There's so many lovely, devout Catholics on this site. Even though we argue sometimes, Catholic Tumblr is generally a cool place (how seriously prayer requests are taken is my favorite part!) I don't know if internet support is what you want, but it's certainly here.

I don't really know what to say about your parents. I don't know what I would do in your situation. I wish I could help in some way, but I'm afraid all I'm able to do is pray for you and your family.

However, I do have a bit to say on exploring the faith! The Catechism of the Catholic Church is, basically, a book that has everything we believe in it. A free app called Laudate has (among other things) the Catechism with a convenient search bar so you can look up anything you're curious about. I've used it a fair amount and really like it. That app also has a Bible, but I prefer to use the YouVersion Bible app. That app has pretty much every version of the Bible, both Catholic and Protestant. I mostly read the New Revised Standard Catholic Version (mouthful lol). They also have many different languages to choose from.

A website called Catholic Answers is also pretty handy. There's tons of articles explaining beliefs that we have and I turn to it often whenever I have questions. Ascension Presents on YouTube has many great videos on the faith, as well.

These I believe are good starting points to learning about the faith. And of course if you have any questions you can ask me or others on Catholic Tumblr (I'll recommend some blogs in the tags).

Dear Anon, I'm so proud of you for coming this far and I'm so incredibly happy that you reached out to me. I hope all of your questions are able to be answered and you find support. No matter what, please know you're always welcome here and God and I love you very much

[eucharistic-adoration]

List five things that make you happy, then put this in the ask box of the last ten people who reblogged something from you. Spread the positivity ✨💛��

1. God/Jesus/Holy Spirit

2. The Catholic Church

3. My family and friends

4. Music

5. Meditating on the beach

😊💖 @thewanderingcowboy

[thewanderingcowboy]

And so the Cowboy Wanders...

[tinyshe]

use this order and insert images according to how you view yourself!

1. Animal- donkey

2. Place- forest

3. Plant- briar

4. Character- Oliver Twist

5. Season- cusp between Winter and Spring

6. Hobby- is tumblr a hobby or a necessity?

7. Colour- season blend for camouflage

8. Crystal- NaCl unless that's not the type of crystals that 'qualify' then perhaps rose quartz

9. Food- soup

as always, please don't wait to be tagged, just jump right in! For those shy ones: @plutoniumpossum @cheerfullycatholic @meegan420 @krist-420 @thewanderingcowboy @thelegendofsqam

my zesty friend @zzzzzestforlife tagged me in this here game:

use this order and insert images according to how you view yourself!

1. Animal- rabbit

2. Place- bookstore

3. Plant- lily of the valley

4. Character-Circe

5. Season- autumn

6. Hobby- reading

7. Colour- yellow

8. Crystal- citrine

9. Food- sushi

and now I tag all of y'all reading this, but especially @studentbyday @barrilete02 @medstudentblues @medstudiees @eduurun @scourgebrother

[tria-haec]

5 songs

i was tagged by @vestige-of-thorns to share 5 songs i recently found myself enjoying

Bohren & der Club of Gore - Prowler

Mark Bernes - Dark Night

Aeseaes - Wicked Game

Bolt Thrower - All that Remains

Celer - Delaying The Entropy, In Emptiness, Forms Are Born



as per rules i'll tag @the-tea-and-book-nook, @tgmember, @fedkaczynski, @valiantlydecadentsuit2, @irishironclad, @cryptidoutlaw, @ekslibris, @thewanderingcowboy, @zamova, @mountain-raider, @slothu @saintedgf-deactivated20220929, @thehighmass , @seasonofsinging, @sweetsistertemperance , @lajthitje, @leeuwtjie, @patroness-of-the-seas, @dulcissimabellatrix, @dhal-rice-and-corbeaux , @pixyelt

if you want share it around

[rinielsaerwen]

@thewanderingcowboy tagged me for my top nine favorite movies (sorry I'm just getting to this now :P)

Here we go:

Tagging @poetavaquero @valiantlydecadentsuit2 and anyone else who wants to share their favorite movies :)

[cheerfullycatholic]

thank you so much for answering(I’m the one who asked about the marriage thing btw) 🥺 I rlly appreciate it. I hope you don’t mind if I just kinda vent a bit to you, there’s no need to answer if you don’t want to, I just really want to tell someone. so the reason I asked is cuz my bf and I really want to get married, but obviously we’re concerned about not being able to support children right away. He thinks we should wait to get married till he’s about a year from finishing college(due to some things, that won’t be for about 5 years ;-;), because he’s not sure if it would be right to still have sex if we aren’t gonna have kids, and he’d feel guilty about it. I want to respect his wishes and I’ll wait for him, it’s just really hard thinking about how far away that would be until we can(God willing, ofc, since we don’t know the future) be together, because I really love him and I want to spend the rest of my life with him, to be completely honest.

anyway I’m gonna discuss this more with him/probably ask a priest about this, thank you so so much again, I appreciate you(and the other person who answered, that was very helpful, thank you), and yeah hopefully this one isn’t too annoying. God bless ❤️

Not annoying at all, I'm glad I and thewanderingcowboy could be at least a little help to you. I'll keep you both in my prayers!!

[cheerfullycatholic]

Thanks!

1. The works of mercy

2. Halloween

3. Animals (mainly farm animals)

4. Writing

5. Sfx makeup

@griseldafury21 @my-rheality @thewanderingcowboy @holyloved

New Tumblr reblog game!

What are your Top 5 special interests?

1. Twilight Universe 2. Stardew Valley 3. Acrylic & Diamond Paint kits 4. Brainteaser word puzzles 5. Musical Theatre

Tagging: @acewardcullen @edwardskhakipants @clarasogatsby @edwardsvirtue @palmofafreezinghand @jessicanjpa @gisellelx @therealvinelle

[cheerfullycatholic]

Thanks!!

1. Wish You The Best by Lewis Capaldi

2. I Think We're Alone Now by Tiffany

3. Insane by Black Gryph0n

4. Keep Your Rifle By Your Side by The Hope County Choir

5. Only One by The Hamilton Family

@my-rheality @griseldafury21 @thewanderingcowboy

top 5 songs at the moment

Thank you for the tag, @francesderwent!

Handyman - AWOLNATION

Read My Mind - The Killers

The River - Daisy Jones & The Six

Lies For A Liar - GERD

Not Strong Enough - boygenius

I tag @thatscarletflycatcher, @nasranilady, @ihaveonlymydreams and @autumnhobbit if you’d like to partake.

[cheerfullycatholic]

Hey @thewanderingcowboy this you?

Cowboy Praying the Rosary by Don Smith

[cheerfullycatholic]

Thanks for the tag!

Last song: Little Lion Man by Mumford and Sons

Last movie: Tow

Currently watching: Leverage

Currently reading: Howl's Moving Castle

Currently listening to: Zombified by Falling in Reverse

Current obsession: Pikachu man

Tagging: @griseldafury21 @thewanderingcowboy @colormipretty

Tagged by: @khronoswheel

Last song: Dead Man Walking by Jelly Roll

Last movie: Megamind

Currently watching: Psych

Currently reading: Nothing yet

Currently listening to: a white noise machine

Current obsession: Close Enough and Miraculous Ladybug.

Tagging: @how-to-be-a-hero @cheerfullycatholic @naturesass @wealth-ofthe-lake @awaiting-my-escape

[cheerfullycatholic]

Awe thank you 🥰 those are both beautiful stories

He brought me closer to Him through five sweet little pets; two goats, two kittens, and a puppy. With them, He taught me that, no matter what tasks He gives me, I will be able to get through them as long as I lean on and trust Him.

I'll tag @colormipretty @holyloved @thewanderingcowboy

I’m in the mood to celebrate God, so let’s start a reblog game!! Say something(s) that God has done for you and then tag your friends! It can be big or small, something that happened within two seconds this morning or something that has been lifelong. Legitimately anything.

For me, He sent His most beautiful souls to surround me to lead me ever deeper into the faith. I am in awe of each and every one of them and see God in them daily, and it blows me away with gratitude how He placed so many spectacular people in my life (probably because He knew I would be lost without them).

@bookdragon1811 @avatardoggo @silverpaintedstars @fairytale-lights @holbytlanna @tessathecaffeinatedbutterfly @distance-does-not-matter @kazoosandfannypacks @intothelionsden @babsbabbles @the-permanent-blur @i-am-a-freg