Category: Conversion Stories
My Conversion to Divine Mercy
When I first entered Mount St. Mary’s seminary in Maryland, I met some fellow seminarians with a devotion to the Divine Mercy. They would often get together and recite the chaplet together. I was invited on several occasions to join them, but I always politely declined. I thought I didn’t need another devotion and preferred [...]
An Unlikely Convert
I was drawn to the Catholic Church while attending a Presbyterian seminary during my mid-twenties. As the daughter of a United Methodist minister, I was raised in an orthodox, evangelical home and naively assumed that the majority of mainline Protestant seminarians believed just as we did. At the very least, I reasoned, they could affirm [...]
When Mom’s A Convert: The Distance in Your Eyes
“I was a horrible mother and I knew it. I didn’t have any time to raise my little daughter, but I couldn’t even entertain the idea of giving up my career… I still remember the look of sadness on my daughter’s face as I ignored her day after day after day. I was too busy [...]
My Conversion to Divine Mercy
When I first entered Mount St. Mary’s seminary in Maryland, I met some fellow seminarians with a devotion to the Divine Mercy. They would often get together and recite the chaplet together. I was invited on several occasions to join them, but I always politely declined. I thought I didn’t need another devotion and preferred [...]
Marcus Grodi Interview with Randy Hain will Air on EWTN’s The Journey Home – Monday Evening, December 26, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. ET
Many of you have come to know Randy Hain through his articles here on the Integrated Catholic Life™. Now you can hear his story of conversion to the Catholic Church when he is interviewed by Marcus Grodi [ ... ]
I Witnessed a Miracle
Sister Timothy Marie, O.C.D. Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles The following story is true. It happened to me. I will never, ever forget it. I had been a Carmelite Sister for many years when this story occurred. It changed my life forever, and I came away from the experience with [...]
Hauled Aboard the Ark – The Spiritual Journey of Peter Kreeft
I was born into a loving, believing community, a Protestant “mother church” (the Reformed Church) which, though it had not for me the fullness of the faith, had strong and genuine piety. I believed, mainly because of the good example of my parents and my church. The faith of my parents, Sunday School teachers, ministers, [...]
Now That You’re A Convert
So, you finally got up the nerve. At last, reservation after reservation was entertained and dismissed, and you took the risk of potentially alienating family members and provoking uncomfortable questions from co-workers. You decided to become the kind of member of the Catholic Church that will be known forever as the few, the odd, the [...]
ICL’s Matt Swaim – Conversion Story on EWTN’s The Journey Home
Matt Swaim, producer for the Son Rise Morning Show on the EWTN Radio Network and a contributing writer for The Integrated Catholic Life, was recently interviewed by Marcus Grodi on EWTN’s The Journey Home television show. He is also the author of Prayer in the Digital Age (information provided below the video of the interview). [...]
On the Road to Damascus
On the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul Nearly everyone loves conversion stories. Over the last couple of decades, the conversion stories of people who have entered the Catholic Church have exploded onto the scene in the form of compilations of short stories found in books such as Surprised by the Truth and more detailed accounts such as [...]
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