Posted on 10/10/2015 1:31:00 PM PDT by NYer
Fox News’ highly reluctant Jesus follower has found a new church.
Kirsten Powers, USA Today columnist and contributor to Fox News, announced her decision on a live broadcast of “The Five.”
“Tomorrow night at 7 o’clock, I'm becoming Catholic!” she told viewers.
Powers, who grew up in the Episcopal Church, became an evangelical about 9 years ago, after attending Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York. Listening to Tim Keller preach opened the door for her to believe in God.
“I came to realize that even if Christianity wasn't the real thing, neither was atheism,” she wrote in a 2013 testimony for CT. “I began to read the Bible. My boyfriend would pray with me for God to reveal himself to me.”
For a while, Powers felt no connection to God. That changed during an overseas trip, where Powers said Jesus spoke to her. Eventually she joined a Bible study, an experience that changed her life.
“I'll never forget standing outside that apartment on the Upper East Side and saying to myself, ‘It’s true. It's completely true,’” she wrote it 2013. “The world looked entirely different, like a veil had been lifted off it. I had not an iota of doubt. I was filled with indescribable joy.”
Powers gave few details about her decision to become Catholic. She did thank Father Jonathan Morris, pastor of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in the Bronx, on Twitter.
More than 100,000 adults a year join the Catholic Church, according to the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) at Georgetown University.
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Fox News’s Kirsten Powers announces: “I’m becoming Catholic!”
Ping!
Welcome to the fold, Kirsten. There is room for all who love The Lord.
Based on pope-a-dope? She is lost for sure. Demo pundit who sometimes leans to the center or even right. No decides she likes the pope’s messages? Confusion reigns. Or is it reins. Or is it rains.
From atheist to Catholic
Next move from liberal to conservative
She is maturing before our eyes
God Bless her boyfriend....who is he??
Wow
Why do they mention +Francis? Did she cite him as part of the reason for the conversion? That is not mentioned in either of the links so why the headline?
According to the article: “Powers gave few details about her decision to become Catholic. She did thank Father Jonathan Morris, pastor of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in the Bronx, on Twitter.”
I think attacking her decision just because of your animosity for Pope Francis is uncalled for.
Yup, she’s loopy and stupid enough to like this pope’s idiotic ideology.
Is the pope Cationlic?
In her younger days, she dated Anthony Weiner. Just sayin'....
Congrats,WELCOME,And God Bless!
Good questions.
So 4 different beliefs/religions in her young life. I would say she shouldn’t take out any long term subscriptions in Catholic Life. She might want the Mormon Monthly or some Presbyyterian periodical in a year or two.
Exactly. I was just thinking (and posted in another thread) she’s just a church hopper. So, essentially, she doesn’t know what she believes. Francis’ church looks good to her today....but tomorrow?
Caution with this type of person is warranted. The question to be answered is Catholicism a way station until Buddhism or some other Eastern cult draws her into its fold?
Wow. Lots of cynicism from the Catholics today.
I’m glad she converted and would love to hear more about it.
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