r/EasternCatholic

I come from an orthodox background, I was born into the orthodox church. I've been interested in Catholicism in general there's a list of things that attract me to it. I am curious as someone from an orthodox background if I was to convert what would I have to go thru? I've witnessed several people convert from Catholicism to orthodoxy and they were re-baptized. Would I have to go thru a similar thing or is the process different ? Also has anyone done the orthodox to Catholicism switch ?

Hello,

I’m visiting a Byzantine Catholic Church for the first time this Sunday. I was confirmed a few years ago at a basic novus ordo Parrish, and then I went full trad for a little bit going to a FSSP Parrish. I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m too traditional for most regular diocesan parishes around. I crave tradition and reverence. But I’m also too novus ordo for a strict TLM community.

I absolutely love the TLM. I love the traditional chant, ad orienting, the silent canon, and the overall mystery of the Eucharist and the reverence these parishes have. I’ve also realized these parishes can be very legalistic. On the flip side, I’ve found many novus ordo parishes to almost be too lenient, too loose with their liturgy, and I can’t help but feel like there should be a little more reverence and tradition there.

Funny enough, I was on a work trip taking an uber to the airport, talking with my driver who was a Byzantine Catholic who somehow completely understood where I was at. He strongly recommended attending a Byzantine Catholic Church and talking with the priest.

What should I know about the liturgy? Can I receive the Eucharist there? Are there any Byzantine Catholics who can share their faith journey and experiences? Are there any Latin Rite Catholics who attend a Byzantine Church or changed there canonical rite?

I notice in EO the priests always have at least a short beard but often huge long beards, whereas I've only seen a small amount of EC priests have that. The norm seems to be stubble or very very short beards, or even clean shaven. What is the reason for this?

As the title says, I have recently fallen into a lot of sin I haven’t for a while, and I don’t feel sorrow for them.

The sadness I feel is that God is going to send me to hell (they were mortal), and fear of dying before confession.

I don’t know if I should go to confession though, as I felt dry during Mass today (weekday Mass), and during adoration I just felt distant.

I have also been very very presumptuous, and have purposely committed these sins since I know I typically go to confession every Friday.

I was going to talk to my priest during confession for him to discern if absolution is okay, but I wanted some others opinions.

Thank you