Catholic Roots I was born in 1961 and raised in a rural area. Dad was an atheist, but not the militant type. He was also a World War II veteran,
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“For I know well the plans I have in mind for you… plans for your welfare and not for woe, so as to give you a future of hope. When
I grew up in the Northern Beaches area of Sydney, Australia, a picturesque area of the city. Our family never went to church. We tried once, out of curiosity, when
I was brought up in the Free Will Baptist Church and have many good memories from my childhood there. I had a wonderful mom who passed away suddenly in 2001
“Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you shall eat or what you shall drink, nor about your body, what you shall put on. Is
My journey into the Catholic Church begins with the long line of McLanes who were Presbyterian ordained pastors and elders, extending from the Reformation until today. Most recently, both my
I was born in 1985 to parents who were not very active in their faith. However, my grandmother (may she rest in peace) taught the kindergarten class in Sunday School
“What can I do but trust God?” I said that aloud when I was 10 years old, as I closed the Bible I was reading. What happened to me that
“I do not pray for these only, but also for those who believe in me through their word, that they may all be one; even as you, Father, are in
I parked my car at the church and sat with my thoughts for a while. I wasn’t sure what to expect from this meeting to which I had been summoned.
I was born in 1984 in São Paulo, Brazil, the younger of two children. In 1990, we moved to a neighboring city to live in a nice condominium. My first
When God sets His heart on you, you will be tried often. But the fact is, the longer and harder your affliction, the more deeply God has set His heart
