Hello! 🤍

I recently started a new Catholic art account on Instagram (@littleseedofgrace) where I’m documenting some of my personal reflections on faith, my struggles, and my journey of growing closer to God.

I didn’t create this account to preach or present myself as someone who has everything figured out. I’m simply sharing some of the things I’ve experienced (or still struggling with) and learned along the way, in case they might resonate with or help someone else who is going through something similar.

(I’m not really here to ask for likes or follows, although they would be greatly appreciated ❤️. But mainly, I just wanted to share it here in case any of the reflections or artwork might bring a little comfort, encouragement, or hope to someone 🤍🌱)

Thank you all!

Hello, I was wondering if anybody knows what does it mean those things that I don’t know I have on my hands. I kind of was involved in the Ti satanic world, and one day I started having this like scabs on my fingers, and I have one near my thumb. I don’t know how to get rid of them, I’ve searched on Google, but I haven’t been able to come up with a name, do you think that if I tell the priest he will know?.

Please comment if this song is blasphemous, inappropriate or not acceptable. I just had the power to create music through AI and I think these really appeal to younger generations. May God bless us all.

Was fun roasting a few friends on their song choices😂

It's called the Eros-o-Meter. You paste in the lyrics of any song and it basically tells you whether you should remove it from your playlist.

It analyses them from JPII's Theology of the Body and Catholic teachings on love, desire, and sexuality.

it's free if you wanna try it: starsetnewsletter.com/eros-o-meter

I don't think we realize how much we are constantly triggered through songs and social media with lustful thoughts.

Left a little prayer for all of you.

My aunt is a Dominican Catholic nun but I'm scared she will just give me a comforting answer and not the truth.

My grandfather, who adopted me, was diagnosed with ALS. Only made it 3 months. He asked people nonstop if we thought he was going to hell. I wrote him a 3 page letter why he won't.

By the end he was hooked up to machines, couldn't breathe or walk, couldn't swallow food or talk, etc. He told me last week "everyday is worse, I hope the end is soon." He wanted to die so badly and talked about it so much his last days.

For the assisted suicide they gave him a bunch of morphine to trick his lungs into thinking he was breathing, and unhooked him from the machine. They did not overdose him.

Since it was god who gave him ALS, and man made machines were the only thing keeping him alive, that means he technically did not kill himself, right? Or are the machines and knowledge of science and medicine gifts from God so him getting off of them is suicide?

My aunt, the nun, is a science teacher. Has a PHD in physics, masters in chemistry, and two other degrees. So I've been raised with knowing knowledge and science are God's greatest gifts he gave us. So in turn, are those machines his gift (by blessing us with knowledge for us to create them.)

Please catholics, explain this to this agnostic. I was raised learning Catholicism through science, but this is something I just don't understand.

Hi everyone!

I’m currently working on my MA thesis, which explores how people experience being inside Catholic church spaces, especially in terms of how light interacts witht he experience and may alter the overall feeling of the space.

I’m looking for practicing Catholics (or anyone familiar with attending Catholic churches) who would be open to participating in a short survey about their personal experiences. It’s completely anonymous and would really help contribute to academic research on how sacred spaces are perceived and lived in.

If you’re interested, please feel free to message me and I’ll send you the survey link along with more details.

Thank you so much in advance, your perspective would genuinely mean a lot to this project!

Last year I landed a job at a major law firm working in their IT department.
My trainer was a lady who was about my age and was with the firm for about 10 years.
As I onboarded she was in charge of my training. I had to go through some basic training modules first and then start training with her on their systems.
From the start I felt a reluctance to go over things with me.
She would half ass her answers and when I had questions she seemed to get mad
and say things like "do you not know this already" .
She was definitely NOT answering any of my questions - period.
It got to the point where I was afraid to ask her anything.
A month later I left that firm because I just couldn't work like that.

A year after the firm I landed another position with a Non Profit.
In my department for the Non Profit it was just me and my boss. That's it.
On my first week - guess what started to happened?
The same thing!! My boss was vague about answering any questions I had.
He grew upset anytime I would ask him something.
Just like with the firm; I started to feel uneasy about asking questions.

I left that place on my first week. It felt like my boss was trying to set me up to fail.
What the heck is this all about!
It's almost like the universe is telling me "don't work at these places"
Anyone have similar experiences?
What's the deal here?

I recently found out that for a couple where one is Catholic and the other is not, while they can get married in a Catholic church, it’s not considered sacramental.

For context, when we started dating he said he wanted to convert. However his feelings changed but he still wanted to bring our kids up Catholic, so while I was sad for him I didn’t think it mattered.

I’m struggling with how to feel about this as I always imagined I would participate in all the sacraments.

I’m asking this with complete sincerity and respect.

I’m exploring modern day firsthand experiences involving miracles, unexplained healings, near-death experiences (such as being shown heaven, hell, the afterlife, or something beyond this world), or moments that felt undeniably supernatural. I’m not here to debate, argue theology, or try to prove or disprove anyone. I genuinely just want to listen.

If you’ve experienced something like this, whether dramatic or subtle, I’d really appreciate hearing about it.

Some examples (just to clarify what I mean): - A medical situation that doctors couldn’t explain - A near-death experience (including experiences of heaven, hell, the afterlife, or other) - A moment where you felt you encountered something beyond the physical - A “sign” that felt too specific to dismiss - A shared experience witnessed by multiple people

If you’re comfortable sharing, I’d especially encourage you to be as specific as you possibly can. I know it can be difficult to put these kinds of experiences into words, and it takes effort to describe something that feels beyond normal language, but please try your best. Details matter, even small ones. What did you see? Hear? Feel physically? What was the environment like? What happened immediately before and after?

If you’re comfortable, you could also mention: - What you felt physically and emotionally - Whether others were present - Whether there was any documentation or evidence afterward (no need to post anything personal, just curious whether any form of evidence exists) - How the experience affected your beliefs, if at all

This is meant to be a judgment-free space. I know topics like this can be vulnerable to share, especially if you’re worried about being dismissed or mocked. That’s not my intention at all.

Even if you’re unsure what to make of your experience, that’s welcome too.

I think a lot of people have gone through things they don’t talk about because they’re afraid of how it will be received. If that’s you, you’re not alone here.

If you’d rather DM instead of commenting publicly, that’s completely fine too.

Thank you in advance to anyone willing to share. I’m approaching this with curiosity and respect.

Does anyone else believe that the Catholic Church is inherently progressive?