NDE TV Presents Father Cedric, 2 Near-Death Like Experiences at 19 caused him to become a priest.
What Researchers Found
The Story
Father Cedric was a 19-year-old Catholic who had fallen away from church but was returning to faith through prayer. In 1977, he had two near-death experiences a month apart while falling asleep, not due to illness or accident but linked to his growing faith. During each, he felt pulled from his body through a tunnel at high speed, unable to control it. He emerged into a bright light he knew was God, feeling intense ecstasy, glory like electric lines, and overwhelming love. He sensed his unworthiness and heard God say, 'You must be justified.' He felt Jesus beside him with an arm around, who said, 'I will protect you.' He remembered a pre-existence in heaven. After returning, sobbing, the experiences transformed him. He became a Passionist priest, taking vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. He shifted from selfishness to selflessness, became generous and courageous, left business studies for priesthood, wrote 25 books, and preaches on TV and radio about faith, justification, and God's love.
“was God I knew that immediately I knew exactly where I was I I believe I was”
This account describes a profound spiritual experience involving a tunnel, divine light, glory, love, and messages from God and Jesus, but contains no veridical perceptions of physical events, people, or details that could be independently verified. The experiencer was not medically compromised, and all elements are internal/subjective with no claims of impossible sensory access or specific earthly observations.
Score reflects verifiable perceptions reported. A low score indicates the experience was primarily spiritual or subjective, not that it didn't occur.
Score reflects transformation as described. Domains scored 0 indicate the topic was not discussed, not that no change occurred.
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What Researchers Found
This account describes a profound spiritual experience involving a tunnel, divine light, glory, love, and messages from God and Jesus, but contains no veridical perceptions of physical events, people, or details that could be independently verified. The experiencer was not medically compromised, and all elements are internal/subjective with no claims of impossible sensory access or specific earthly observations.
Score reflects verifiable perceptions reported. A low score indicates the experience was primarily spiritual or subjective, not that it didn't occur.
Score reflects transformation as described. Domains scored 0 indicate the topic was not discussed, not that no change occurred.