Posted on 05/06/2008 5:10:41 PM PDT by annalex
Happy Easter. Christ is risen!
Alex.
Anti-Catholicism, Hypocrisy and Double Standards
Hauled Aboard the Ark
Why I Returned to the Catholic Church. Part I: Darkness
Why I Returned to the Catholic Church. Part II: Doubts
Why I Returned to the Catholic Church. Part III: Tradition and Church
Why I Returned to the Catholic Church. Part IV: Crucifix and Altar
Why I Returned to the Catholic Church. Part V: The Catholics and the Pope
Why I Returned to the Catholic Church. Part VI: The Biblical Reality
His Open Arms Welcomed Me
Catholic Conversion Stories & Resources
My Personal Conversion Story
My (Imminent) Reception into the Roman Catholic Church
Catholics Come Home
My Journey of Faith
LOGIC AND THE FOUNDATIONS OF PROTESTANTISM
"What is Truth?" An Examination of Sola Scriptura
"Have you not read?" The Authority behind Biblical Interpretation
The Crisis of Authority in the Reformation
Our Journey Home
Our Lady’s Gentle Call to Peace
A story of conversion at the Lamb of God Shrine
Who is Mary of Nazareth?
Mary and the Problem of Christian Unity
Why I'm Catholic
A Convert's Response to Friends
My Story
Courage to Be Catholic
Finally Catholic! My Conversion to the Catholic Church
Southern Baptist Pastor Leaves Everything for the Eucharist
The Short Version (the Way International convert)
Also see:
Sheep That Go Astray
Pope Benedict Goes to Washington Ecumenical Meeting at St. Joseph's Church, New York
Orthodox and Catholic Churches are allies, (Orthodox) Bishop Hilarion says
Now this, Alex, is a wonderful conversion story! Not all converts suffer from “crazy convert disease”!:)
I kind of liked the previous one, too. They are both written “in the first person” — with simplicity and sincerity of an overwhelming irresistible change.
Beautiful! God bless you! Ave Maria!
That makes 2 Baptists.
Alright!!! The Maronites are very devoted to the Blessed Mother. Immediately following Baptism, the godparents carry the child, accompanied by the parents and family members and led by the priest, in a candlelight procession to the statue of the Blessed Mother, chanting a beautiful song of dedication to Mary.
Thank you, Annalex, for posting this beautiful thread!
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Many more blessings to you!
Our Blessed Mother seeks only to bring us closer to her Son.
Scott Hahn strikes again! I wonder how many converts he has helped “get started” on the WAY. I know I was one—though lots of others contributed.
I can't count myself among converts, but he was certainly one of the influences that helped me start to take the Faith seriously. For every convert you can count there's probably a revert or someone like me.
Me, too!
I would not say Scott Hahn started me on the road to conversion, but picking up his book was the first active step I took towards Rome. And it opened the floodgates. I mentioned to my husband, after reading Scott’s book, that I felt the Lord was drawing me to Rome. After a moment of apoplexy!, he started reading the Church Fathers, and then HE was encouraging me. We came in that next Easter Vigil (2005).
Thank you for posting this sweet Baptist’s story.
I was already 90% there and Scott Hahn just helped me put my decision in stone.
BTTT! What an intriguing story about keeping everything hidden. I also wonder how many ‘Christians’ receive such and indoctrination during their college years at a so-called ‘Christian’ college.
Glad to be back.
Welcome home!
** During the consecration, I looked up at Jesus, fully present in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar, and cried. I believed—I truly believed! I believed it all, down to the smallest point of Catholic doctrine, and I knew it was going to change my life forever.**
Says it all in two sentences!
I am very happy to see you back on these pages, Salvation, after your surgery.
How are you feeling?
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