Paul grew up the 9th of 13 children in upstate New York. His mother was a faithful Catholic but his father was a vocal agnostic. He went to church but
Joey was raised in the non-institutional, non-instrumental Churches of Christ. His family was very active. If the church doors were open, they were there. He was baptized in the eighth
Deacon Rick was brought up Catholic but by high school he had lost his faith. He believed in God but religion was the last thing on his mind. While in
I was baptized and confirmed in a nominally Catholic home. My dad’s 30-year career in the U.S. military and the diplomatic service led us overseas among many moves as our 6-child family grew up, spending years in Panama, Cuba, and Colombia. Despite a Jesuit education into high school, by the time we returned to Washington, D.C. in the late 1960s, I was a high school student growing rapidly disillusioned with my faith and with the Catholic Church.
Reflecting on my life, I recognize God’s hand leading me through the times of joy and sorrow. I can now trace the turns in the road that led me to the best thing that happened to me in my life: coming home to the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church.
New Orleans native, Randy Ory, speaks of growing up in Louisiana – a place very Catholic in its culture and its practice. Randy attended Catholic schools through twelfth grade and
Mark Averett, though being born and lived for his first four years in Mississippi, counts Kentucky as his home. Raised until age twelve in the Southern Baptist tradition, Mark has
I was born on April 15, 1952 in Columbus, OH, the first of 2 children, into a family that did not practice any religious faith. We moved every couple of years, as my dad advanced his career as a professor. Christmas and Easter were celebrated as secular holidays. In fact there seemed to be an outright opposition in my household to anything to do with God, Jesus, the Bible, or church.
I left and came back.
That simple 5-word phrase describes a set of life decisions, over an 11-year period, resulting in my departure from and return to the Catholic Faith.
A special panel of Catholic converts discuss the topic of Sola Scriptura or “Bible Alone”.
Eben Emerson was raised by his mother in northwest Arkansas. Even though there was a pentecostal church next door, his family had no faith affiliation. Nonetheless, at age 7, seeds
Catholic apologist and author Bruce Sullivan began life in the southern Baptist tradition but by the time of college had become a member of the Church of Christ. Bruce felt