I grew up in the suburbs of Toronto, Canada in a wonderful, loving family: my sister, my Mom and Dad, and a cat we’d adopted from the pound. It was
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Early Life – Seeds planted I was born in October of 1978 in Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada. The first of two children, my life would be significantly changed when, at
How It Began In early August 2016, my life suddenly changed — irrevocably and forever. It began on the night I picked up a rosary and a “How to Pray
I was born into a family of faithful Canadian Christians, with my parents and much of my extended family belonging to the Christian Reformed Church. Baptized as an infant and
My family left the Catholic Church when I was in first grade. I had only one year of Catholic education. Being the oldest of seven, none of my younger siblings
I have always wondered if there aren’t more folks like me, who needed a continual touch of grace in their lives over a longer period of time in order to become truly Catholic.
Easter 2018 marked my eleventh year as a Catholic. Since that Vigil eleven years ago, I have been asked many times, particularly by those who knew me previously, what on
I am “Sil” — Silvia Emilia de Jesus Barbosa da Cunha — born in 1990 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. My paternal grandparents immigrated here in 1947 from Portugal. My
The story of how and why I became a Catholic began in September 1960, while watching the summer Olympics on TV at my Aunt Eva and Uncle Charles Malik’s home
It is a journey that took him from being a fervent Presbyterian minister and Professor of Theology at a major Protestant seminary to becoming a Roman Catholic theologian and internationally-known
For as long as I can remember, I have always been involved in church. Growing up, my family was in church every time the doors were open: for Sunday services,
In July 1990, my wife, Sara, and I visited Poland as part of a pilgrimage. It was my first trip back since 1937, when I was four years old and
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