As an Evangelical Christian, John Bacon felt a nagging frustration with the concept of worship, and whether the services he was attending were focused on God, or focused more on
As an officer in the Salvation Army, Matt Sheils did not believe in any kind of sacraments akin to the way that many other denominations do; his tradition emphasized the
Shortly after becoming Catholic, Derek Rotty was introduced to the ancient Christian practice of Lectio Divina, or “Divine Reading,” an immersive form of prayer that invites believers to slowly and
When Tyler Pakka first visited a Mass, he wasn’t sure what to make of it; the building was beautiful, the rituals were foreign, and he felt completely out of place.
As a Baptist visiting Mass, Jerry Byrd felt an unexplainable hunger to receive the Eucharist, and wondered if he could do so without going through the trouble of becoming Catholic.
When Julianne Burkholder’s husband started going back to Mass, she started going with him; for a while, they’d been struggling and praying together about where they should be going to
While serving in Baptist ministry, Roger Maxson’s interest in Church history led him to a number of unexpected discoveries. Among them was that at the start of the Reformation, the
When Rhonda Gruenewald was taking classes to enter the Catholic Church, she had a million things going on in her life at the time, and on top of that, she
Rhonda Ortiz came from a Christian background, but didn’t think much about the idea of the Communion of Saints. In college, when she witnessed a Catholic friend’s simple love of
Debbie Capen spent many years away from the Church, and when she returned, she was grateful for the forgiveness and healing she found. However, she knew that one day, her
Some Christians reject the celebration of Easter, thinking it to be an observance copied from pagan religion. Others who celebrate the event prefer to use a different term for it,
A common reason people are reluctant to return to Mass after years away has to do with pride and shame. Will I be judged when I come back? Do I
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