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
An Atheist Childhood My parents were raised Catholic before the Second Vatican Council, and both left the faith during the upheaval in the 1960s. The Vietnam War and the women’s
As a child I lived in Birmingham, England and attended a Methodist Sunday School; the church was across the street from my home but my parents did not attend. As
Fr. Bonaventure Chapman was always a good student in math, and he found the mathematical determinism of John Calvin’s theology appealing from a young age. As he pursued theological studies
Fr. Richard Rojas was a semi-pro skateboarder who found meaning through a personal relationship with Jesus. His first real experience preaching was sharing his testimony at skate rallies. Realizing he
Brother Bonaventure Chapman”s background was in a number of denominations: Presbyterian, Church of Christ, Lutheran. It was when he went to Oxford, England, to study for Anglican ministry, that all
Thomas’ father insisted that his family become involved in an Anglican parish, even though he himself wasn’t really a believer. He thought that belonging to a worship community was important
Just yesterday, an Evangelical Free Church pastor inquired over lunch about my journey from the Free Church to the Episcopal Church and on to the Catholic Church. As John Henry
The Olivers, who met in Bible college and worked in ministry in the Church of the Nazarene, talk about how they came to understand that the doctrines of the Catholic Church
Baptized Catholic, But… I was born on June 4, 1942 in New Haven, CT as my parents’ first child. On June 21, I was baptized at St. Mary’s Church there.
John Lillyman’s journey of faith has taken him all over the world, and brought him into encounter with a number of well-respected Christian traditions. Raised in Australia with little understanding
Barbara Golder’s search for truth took the form of her love of scientific inquiry. She was born into a Methodist family, delivered by a Jewish doctor in a Catholic hospital-