When Sr. Julia was a young Evangelical Protestant, she began to discover the lives of the saints. She was immediately drawn to martyrs like St. Agnes and St. Maria Goretti;
Growing up Pentecostal, Fr. Michael Rennier felt called to ministry, but his concept of pastoring was built on big personalities and talented public speaking, and he didn’t feel like that’s
Deb Scaravilli grew up in a dispensationalist congregation that believed Baptism was part of a previous dispensation, and not necessary for Christians. Later, in an Evangelical Free Church context, Baptism
As a Seventh-day Adventist, there was a time when Norman bin Yazid believed a number of things about the Catholic Church: that it represented the worst of the Great Apostasy
Fr. Michael Rennier grew up in a Pentecostal environment, and the worship services he went to focused on contemporary praise music, with a sermon as the centerpiece. When he discovered
Sharing your Catholic faith can be a daunting proposition, but as Tyler Pakka points out, sometimes we overcomplicate it by overthinking it. There can be a tendency to reduce our
Many of us who became Catholic – especially if we came from Evangelical Protestant backgrounds — entered the Church full of excitement, fervor, and a desire to do what we’ve
The view of sexual morality that Rachel Bulman grew up with in her Pentecostal youth group was heavily focused on what counted as a sin, and had a strong emphasis
Many know Nathaniel Hawthorne as one of the most famous writers in American history. But did you know that his daughter, Rose, was a Catholic convert who founded her own
In 1992, the year Mick Souza won the Mr. Universe title, he had one of the most impressive physiques in the world. But as a scared little boy without a
When David Currie, a Baptist, felt God calling him to become Catholic, his situation was complicated by the fact that he had a family, including kids of various ages. He
As a Presbyterian minister, Dean Waldt was committed to teaching the Scriptures. But when leading an adult Sunday school class on John 6, Dean came to a crossroads; it seemed
Help us share the truth and beauty of the Church.
Help us share the truth and beauty of the Church.
Help us share the truth and beauty of the Church.
