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#509 Surviving Your First Year as a Catholic - Keith Nester

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Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.61.4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 October 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Cy Kellett welcomes Keith Nester, a former Protestant pastor who converted to Catholicism. They discuss the challenges faced by converts and how to help them navigate their first year in the Catholic Church. Keith also shares insights into the beauty of the Mass and the importance of understanding the “why” behind Catholic practices. Cy Kellett: Hello and welcome to Focus, the Catholic Answers Podcast for living, understanding and defending your Catholic faith. I’m Cy Kellett, your host, and we make it our business here at Catholic Answers to try to explain and defend the fa…

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Hello, and welcome to Focus the Catholic Answers podcast for living, understanding, and defending

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your Catholic faith.

0:12.1

I'm Sy Kelliger Host, and we make it our business here at Catholic Answers to try to explain

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and defend the faith so that people can come close to Jesus and particularly come close

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to Jesus in the Eucharist.

0:23.7

But what happens when people do come close to Jesus?

0:26.4

What happens when people accept the invitation and come into the church?

0:30.0

What do they find in the Catholic church?

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Is there help that we can give to people in that situation?

0:34.9

We've got the perfect guy to talk about this with us today.

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Keith Nestor is a former Protestant pastor.

0:40.5

He decades as a pastor.

0:43.2

He worked in the United Methodist Church, the Assembly of God, the Evangelical Free Churches.

0:48.2

And then in 2017, after a long period of discernment, he realized he was called into

0:54.2

the Catholic church.

0:56.2

And he followed that call into the Catholic church and then wrote a book called The Converts,

0:59.5

Guide to Roman Catholicism, Your First Year in the Church.

1:03.9

Keith Nestor, thanks for being here with us.

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So I thank you for having me.

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It's an honor to speak with you today.

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Well, okay, so you accepted the call.

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Here's what I want to know.

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