A Presbyterian Minister's Journey to Catholicism - Dean Waldt

As a young Christian, Dean Waldt wanted to serve the Lord with his life, but his first experience of ordained ministry left him burned out, and he left to pursue a career in law.
When he revisited the idea of ministry through an opportunity to work with youth at his church, Dean discovered a new zeal for learning about the faith, and the more he prayed and studied, the more he realized that God was calling him toward the Catholic Church.
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  • @JesusfoundedCatholicChurch
    @JesusfoundedCatholicChurch11 ай бұрын

    Welcome home! I was Presbyterian for 55 years and ordained elder for 30 of those years. When the Presbyterian Church showed some sins as not a sin, I had to leave and study what the early church was like. In no time, I was in RCIA and studying to become Catholic. 3 years later, my only desire is why didn't I do it sooner. The more I read the Bible, the more I love my Catholic faith

  • @Sheilamarie2

    @Sheilamarie2

    11 ай бұрын

    Beautiful testimony! Welcome Home!

  • @salachenkoforley7382

    @salachenkoforley7382

    11 ай бұрын

    Amen....Welcome Home...❤❤

  • @Dienekes678

    @Dienekes678

    11 ай бұрын

    Welcome home 😊

  • @glennlanham6309

    @glennlanham6309

    11 ай бұрын

    lovely

  • @lingsuyen9509

    @lingsuyen9509

    11 ай бұрын

    Praise Jesus Praise The Lord Hallelujah 🙏💗

  • @iolitamallari1393
    @iolitamallari139311 ай бұрын

    This heartfelt testimony went straight to my head and heart and once again, I felt so blessed to be in the Church that our Lord Jesus founded. Thank you for sharing your story. God bless you and your family. Love from the Philippines.

  • @kristenstudebaker814
    @kristenstudebaker81411 ай бұрын

    Converted to Catholicism in 2015 from Presbyterian - best thing i ever did. God bless you

  • @emmanuelogbu8851
    @emmanuelogbu885111 ай бұрын

    Mother church welcomes you brother

  • @joeterp5615
    @joeterp561511 ай бұрын

    Short but beautiful! This is the good news of the gospel that I pray all our Protestant brothers and sisters will come to experience!

  • @dariachyrmang6777

    @dariachyrmang6777

    11 ай бұрын

    Pray more and more so that other Protestant will come home and be blessed.

  • @ginacaluscusin9172
    @ginacaluscusin917211 ай бұрын

    Welcome to Catholic Faith may God Bless U. More

  • @emmanuelogbu8851
    @emmanuelogbu885111 ай бұрын

    ..."Jesus I have been in Love all my adult life and has not met, just showed up in person" That a bomb there.

  • @TheRealFranc
    @TheRealFranc11 ай бұрын

    Beautiful story and observations. "You will see with new eyes. The eye is the lamp of the body; so then if your eye is clear, your whole body will be full of light. Matthew 6:22

  • @jamesm5462
    @jamesm546211 ай бұрын

    😊 just like a man finding the most beautiful treasure, went home, sold everything out just to buy the treasure!

  • @G-MIP
    @G-MIP11 ай бұрын

    ”Wherever the bishop shall appear, there, let the multitude of the people also be; even as wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church. “( Letter to the Smyrnaeans, Chapter 8)-St.Ignatius of Antioch, 107 AD St. Ignatius of Antioch was a disciple of St. John the Apostle and was installed as the 3rd Bishop of Antioch by St. Peter the Apostle (most likely) after the 2nd Bishop Evodius died. Ignatius was also one of the children Jesus Blessed in scripture.

  • @thepic12
    @thepic1211 ай бұрын

    Amen! Welcome home brother! Best part “I got a mom out of it.”

  • @johnvitelli3862
    @johnvitelli386211 ай бұрын

    Great man and a great story Welcome Home to the Church of Jesus Christ..

  • @joaquincapiro8919
    @joaquincapiro891911 ай бұрын

    Welcome Home, Brother.❤️❤️❤️✝️

  • @terrykessinger4432
    @terrykessinger443211 ай бұрын

    Beautiful testimony. Thank you.

  • @erikriza7165
    @erikriza716511 ай бұрын

    God bless this man.

  • @watermain48
    @watermain488 ай бұрын

    What a great story. Thank you for sharing it with us. Welcome home Dean.

  • @sheilatejada7748
    @sheilatejada774811 ай бұрын

    Welcome home brother 🙏❤️

  • @jmbm75
    @jmbm7511 ай бұрын

    So beautiful, our family is coming back together under the arms of Our Lord and Our Mother 🙏🙏❤️❤️

  • @davidmoser9934
    @davidmoser993410 ай бұрын

    Welcome home brother. He is there. It is His precious heart that is in that which looks like bread and wine.

  • @karensmith7487
    @karensmith748710 ай бұрын

    The Communion of Saints, our family, is a beautiful thing! Welcome Home!

  • @kylegabelino4390
    @kylegabelino439011 ай бұрын

    Good evening bro,I'm also a roman catholik loyay mem so I'm proud to be a roman catholik rellegion.

  • @sanddollar18
    @sanddollar1811 ай бұрын

    ❤this beautiful Catholic conversion story❤

  • @marcihf217
    @marcihf21711 ай бұрын

    Thank You Lord God for this conversion. Welcome Home ❤❤❤

  • @elispena1719
    @elispena171911 ай бұрын

    Beautiful testimony, I love it . Thank you for sharing your great story.

  • @edwinserrano2949
    @edwinserrano294910 ай бұрын

    Very inspirational.Welcome home brother in Christ. 🎉

  • @margaretpaul3609
    @margaretpaul360911 ай бұрын

    A beautiful testimony.

  • @NhanNguyen-st9gb
    @NhanNguyen-st9gb10 ай бұрын

    That’s simply a beautiful journey!

  • @gilbertgarrido297
    @gilbertgarrido29711 ай бұрын

    Thanks for sharing

  • @JEANCANDA
    @JEANCANDA11 ай бұрын

    Welcome brother🙏🙏🙏🙏♥️♥️♥️

  • @ceciliarepeki3426
    @ceciliarepeki342611 ай бұрын

    Welcome brother!

  • @vinceschenden7349
    @vinceschenden734911 ай бұрын

    Great story! Thanks for sharing it!

  • @jennywal7552
    @jennywal755211 ай бұрын

    A beautiful testimony of your journey home . Praise be Jesus Christ . ❤

  • @sopad4629
    @sopad462911 ай бұрын

    Makes me cry and emotional because it’s beautiful. Thanks for sharing. God bless us all.

  • @situatesanctify2818
    @situatesanctify281811 ай бұрын

    I thank God, and I thank you for sharing brother.

  • @draff1662
    @draff166211 ай бұрын

    Very cool!

  • @veronicamacgreevy6532
    @veronicamacgreevy653211 ай бұрын

    Fair play Dean sharing your experience in such a loving and informative manner. Pure Joy. Also the subtle way you introduced our mother Mary right at the close. Ave Maria. I wish more Catholics would open their hearts and minds to the beauty of our faith. We will get there in Jesus Name

  • @MaryMBray-ki9sy
    @MaryMBray-ki9sy17 күн бұрын

    God bless you🙌😇welcome home🙏✌

  • @tinygold772
    @tinygold7728 ай бұрын

    Beautiful ❤️ I’m starting RCIA next week

  • @RGTomoenage11
    @RGTomoenage1110 ай бұрын

    Powerful testimony

  • @cklyngdoh4628
    @cklyngdoh462811 ай бұрын

    Welcome home Sir. Jesus is now really very happy about you ❤❤❤

  • @nemanidrova
    @nemanidrova10 ай бұрын

    Profound and excellent; thank you Dean; yes indeed we meet Jesus every time we go to Mass on Sundays.

  • @sulongenjop7436
    @sulongenjop743610 ай бұрын

    Catholic is all about Jesus and our relationship with God the Creator/Father and the Holy Spirit to guide us to live on earth like in heaven.

  • @leedixon4228
    @leedixon422810 ай бұрын

    What a wonderful testimony. Godspeed. 🙏

  • @ourlifeinwyoming4654
    @ourlifeinwyoming46545 ай бұрын

    Welcome home!

  • @patriciamonayao3039
    @patriciamonayao30393 ай бұрын

    Wonderful, wonderful....

  • @augusta7356
    @augusta735611 ай бұрын

    Wonderful new perspective on the mass

  • @javiervonsydow
    @javiervonsydow10 ай бұрын

    Wow, that was just so beautiful. His faith is so strong and complete and the Theology and everything; it was, what ,12-13 minutes of a continuous stream of faith-based Truth coming out all the way to Mary in the end. It was just amazingly beautiful, a beautiful testimony of Life... How beautiful is the faith!

  • @Joliebebe2001
    @Joliebebe200111 ай бұрын

    Beautiful. God bless us all❤❤

  • @truclynguyen9700
    @truclynguyen970010 ай бұрын

    Thank you for your post.

  • @paddyearly
    @paddyearly11 ай бұрын

    A beautiful testimony Glory to God🙏

  • @darrylweartpipingancamping
    @darrylweartpipingancamping10 ай бұрын

    Outstanding interview, yes receiving the Body & Blood of Jesus 🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @MaranglikPeterTo-Rot-dm4nc
    @MaranglikPeterTo-Rot-dm4nc11 ай бұрын

    Welcome home brother 🙏

  • @julielabrecque6416
    @julielabrecque641611 ай бұрын

    Awesome Story!!

  • @prasantpradhan5902
    @prasantpradhan590210 ай бұрын

    Beautiful testimony...

  • @javiervonsydow
    @javiervonsydow10 ай бұрын

    Beautiful!!!

  • @sstritmatter2158
    @sstritmatter21589 ай бұрын

    Very nice

  • @rhwinner
    @rhwinner11 ай бұрын

    So inspiring to listen to such an erudite account of what must have been a very difficult journey.

  • @user-yx6iy3eo3r
    @user-yx6iy3eo3r3 ай бұрын

    Welcome Home

  • @colinjames9362
    @colinjames936211 ай бұрын

    welcome home - i have some Presbyterian family, how do i get them to look at the Catholic Church

  • @marywhittaker572

    @marywhittaker572

    11 ай бұрын

    Pray for them. Ask The Holy Spirit to descend upon them, to open their hearts, minds, eyes and ears. The Holy Rosary is a very powerful prayer.

  • @JesusfoundedCatholicChurch

    @JesusfoundedCatholicChurch

    11 ай бұрын

    Invite them to mass. I was Presbyterian all my life (55 years, 30 as an ordained elder ) and when I finally went to mass, I saw everything as biblical. I had a dream as a child and didn't know what it was until I stepped inside the Catholic Church. I truly believe that God revealed to me the mass in a dream. If they show interest, get them a Catholic Answers Bible or the Didache Bible. Both have inserts throughout that explain Catholic teaching using scripture. I have both and they are great! Pray for them.

  • @michaelofsydney6128

    @michaelofsydney6128

    11 ай бұрын

    send them this testimony

  • @filiposamunaka3
    @filiposamunaka311 ай бұрын

    Amen

  • @philipjohnginoy4673
    @philipjohnginoy467310 ай бұрын

    Proud Catholic =)

  • @lolitamaltizo6562
    @lolitamaltizo656210 ай бұрын

    ❤❤❤

  • @enricojrcapunihandailan9201
    @enricojrcapunihandailan920110 ай бұрын

    I am catholic since birth and i didnt look for Jesus but rather i help spread the gospel all throughout my life....as he instructed " go".. in catholic u can experience a unique way of encounter jesus in the Eucharist

  • @annakimborahpa
    @annakimborahpa10 ай бұрын

    With his extended family following him into the Church in subsequent years, did he become Dean of the Waldtensians?

  • @enricojrcapunihandailan9201
    @enricojrcapunihandailan920110 ай бұрын

    Correct brother, Jesus founded only 1 Church 33ad . 2000 year ago already. Outside it, no salvation....

  • @andrewmarascura1191
    @andrewmarascura119110 ай бұрын

    You are now relax being in the Roman Catholic Church. You can now indulge in what you want to do. If you commit sins, you can just confess your sins, say penance and you are forgiven by a priest.

  • @iggyantioch

    @iggyantioch

    2 ай бұрын

    Um.. that would be the OSAS crowd.

  • @Bethmin7
    @Bethmin711 ай бұрын

    Strange times! the Holy Bible is in each one’s hand Unlike the times when we were kept away from it. I was a catholic walked 350 kms to a so called mother Mary’s miraculous shrine. Cycled the same, but by the grace of Elohim I got converted and will NEVER get back to the deceit of Catholicism. There are many Protestants and evangelicals who are as bad as the catholics but that does not mean I should abandon the WORD. May the Yahshua come quickly.

  • @georgepierson4920

    @georgepierson4920

    10 ай бұрын

    Converted to what?

  • @Bethmin7

    @Bethmin7

    10 ай бұрын

    @@georgepierson4920 a Christian

  • @georgepierson4920

    @georgepierson4920

    10 ай бұрын

    @@Bethmin7 Catholics are Christian and the scriptures are not kept from us. Lying will do you no good.

  • @davetabuyan2172

    @davetabuyan2172

    10 ай бұрын

    ​@@Bethmin7you call yourself christian and joined denominations that just started less than 500 years ago. Bro/sis, the word christian was first used in Antioch back in the 1st and century. Those people who follow Jesus and His Church called themselves christians. So you cannot coined that word if your faith and way of belief doesnt even resemble how the first christian acted as a christian. In 1st and 2nd Century, they all agreed and believed that Jesus is truly present in the Eucharist. They believed in the magesterium and the authority of the bishops, bishop in Rome in particular. And here you are trying to convince us to abandon the faith of the old and joined your cause? What is a christian to you? Is that only by believing in Jesus Christ you automatically a christian? Demons and the Devil himself, believe and even tremble in the name of Jesus but they aren't christian. You abandon the Church because you cannot follow the church precepts and then decided to follow your ownself. Thinking that just believing Jesus and reading a book that you yourself don't even know the origin. And not just read but interpret on yourself by your own interpretation, you became a christian. How shallow is that reasoning. If you really wanted to be christian, then learn from the first christians themselves. How they behaved and how they believed. You will find that e christian really is not as easy as 1 to 3. Especially if you will find how very Catholic they were. So if you cannot accept that, then how dare you calling yourself a christian. You will never be a christian. You will always be a protestant, an agent of satan who has one mission, to divide the Church of God. If you were a catholic before, then you must be one out of the millions of successes satan made out of his ministry. Imagine, just by reading the bible you called WORD OF GOD, it created 40,000 denominations that don't agree by themselves. How absurd is that. A book written by men who supposed to be inspired by ONE Holy Spirit but if read and interpreted by merely ordinary and fallible individual it resulted to 40,000 denominations. What makes you the real christian among 40,000 claimnants? If you said, you read the bible, they do too. So are you sure that your denominations interprets the correct interpretation? All the 40,000 denomonations uses the same bible but cannot even agree in a simple theology. So what makes your 'christian' denomination better than them? Or say, what makes you sure that you are in the correct denomination? You know what. Protestantism in not a new thing. In fact this is just a shadow what happened in heaven. Many Angels protested against God and His Angels and His plans. Only that they were called fallen angels and you were fallen christians. Those rebelious angels doesnt want to obey and submit themselves to God. God wanted them to obey and even subject to men. That they will serve humanity for eternity. That's totally unacceptable to angels who were created with freewill and created above to serve humans that were created from dust below. That arogance and pride made them protested. And that exactly what you are doing now. That 's totally unacceptable for you to obey Jesus in His Church. It just that, you cannot fit your own pride and arrogance in the Catholic Church.

  • @nicolasbascunan4013
    @nicolasbascunan40132 ай бұрын

    protestantism = subjectvism, relativism, and at the end: wokeism.

  • @Justas399
    @Justas39911 ай бұрын

    Mind-numbing that a man can know Scripture and history can become a roman catholic. He must have stop thinking clearly.

  • @JesusfoundedCatholicChurch

    @JesusfoundedCatholicChurch

    11 ай бұрын

    To be deep in history is to cease being Protestant or non-Catholic. Those that ACTUALLY understood the scriptures become Catholic. I became Catholic after 55 years as a Protestant because I read my Bible and studied scripture. I am blessed that Jesus Christ led me to His Catholic Church

  • @Justas399

    @Justas399

    11 ай бұрын

    @@JesusfoundedCatholicChurch One thing we don't see in the NT or the church in the 1st century is the Roman catholic church. No bishop claimed to be the chief shepherd in the 1st century nor do we see the Marian dogmas nor celibate bishops. No purgatory either.

  • @JesusfoundedCatholicChurch

    @JesusfoundedCatholicChurch

    11 ай бұрын

    @@Justas399 Just because you don't see it or under it, doesn't mean the Catholic Church isn't the Church described in the book of Acts. The book of Acts describes the beginning of the Catholic Church. If you don't believe me, read the early church fathers. Every Christian from 33AD until the Protestant Reformation was Catholic. Except for the Orthodox schism in 1054. They went into schism over the pope.

  • @Justas399

    @Justas399

    11 ай бұрын

    @@JesusfoundedCatholicChurch The church described in Acts is not the RCC. There was no papacy then, Marian dogmas, purgatory, praying to the dead, holy water, rosaries celibate bishops. These are all the characteristics of the RCC and not the Chirstian church we see in Acts.

  • @Sheilamarie2

    @Sheilamarie2

    11 ай бұрын

    @@JesusfoundedCatholicChurch Amen, brother! God Bless!