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October 2019

October 22, 2019

‘Ora pro me!’: how one young woman realized she wanted to be Catholic

"If you would’ve told me in April that I would be converting to Catholicism in...

August 2019

August 12, 2019

J.D. Vance, author of ‘Hillbilly Elegy,’ becomes Catholic

From Rod Dreher: I’ve been in Cincinnati, Ohio, for a special reason this weekend: my...

June 2019

June 12, 2019

What Makes ‘Nones’ Become Catholic?

From Detroit Catholic: New research from a Sacred Heart Major Seminary adjunct instructor suggests today's...

May 2019

May 03, 2019

Becoming Catholic in the Age of Scandal

Here's a fascinating and inspiring glimpse into some of those who entered the Church at...

January 2019

January 24, 2019

Need some good news? Here you go: ‘Why I had to cross the Tiber’

You may remember the story of the Episcopal priest Andrew Petiprin and his journey into the...

January 02, 2019

‘Today we became Catholic’: an update on Andrew Petiprin

Prayerful good wishes to Andrew Petiprin, former Episcopal priest who on the first day of...

May 2018

May 23, 2018

Never too late: 95-year-old becomes Catholic

From Australia: They say practice makes perfect, and the saying couldn’t be truer for Brisbane’s...

May 20, 2018

Deacon candidate is the son of Holocaust survivors

What a story, via The Catholic Register in Canada: For Mark Neugebauer, his journey to...

April 2018

April 04, 2018

Welcome home: Founder of ’40 Days for Life’ joins Catholic Church at Easter

From CNA: David Bereit, the founder of 40 Days for Life, entered the Catholic Church...

April 02, 2018

Welcome home! Anglican priest in Pittsburgh joins Catholic Church at Easter

Details: Thy will be done. They are more than words in a prayer for Norman...

March 2018

March 14, 2018

Larry Kudlow: from cocaine abuse to Catholic convert to CNBC to Donald Trump’s White House

From The New York Times: President Trump is expected to name Larry Kudlow, a CNBC...

October 2015

October 16, 2015

Meet the Muslim who became a Catholic bishop—and later baptized his father

Who knew? A surprising interview from Diane Montagna in Aleteia, about Archbishop Thomas Luke Msusa of the...

October 16, 2015

Meet the Muslim who became a Catholic bishop—and later baptized his father

Who knew? A surprising interview from Diane Montagna in Aleteia, about Archbishop Thomas Luke Msusa of the...

October 09, 2015

Fox News’s Kirsten Powers announces: “I’m becoming Catholic!”

The news has been hurtling around the world tonight on Twitter: About Powers, from her...

October 09, 2015

Fox News’s Kirsten Powers announces: “I’m becoming Catholic!”

The news has been hurtling around the world tonight on Twitter: About Powers, from her...

September 2015

September 21, 2015

What do “Benedict’s converts” think of Pope Francis?

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September 21, 2015

What do “Benedict’s converts” think of Pope Francis?

View image | gettyimages.com An intriguing question, and Aleteia looks for some answers: Francis...

September 10, 2015

“Chesterton was married? I didn’t know that.”

Here’s an intriguing glimpse at a side of the celebrated writer’s life that many may...

September 10, 2015

“Chesterton was married? I didn’t know that.”

Here's an intriguing glimpse at a side of the celebrated writer's life that many may...

September 02, 2015

A death row inmate’s conversion: “It was Catholics who had shown me so much love and kindness”

A remarkable odyssey, from Sister Camille D’Arienzo in NCR. She interviews David Hammer, 56, serving...

September 02, 2015

A death row inmate’s conversion: “It was Catholics who had shown me so much love and kindness”

A remarkable odyssey, from Sister Camille D'Arienzo in NCR. She interviews David Hammer, 56, serving...

August 2015

August 16, 2015

“Why I became Catholic”

Tim Stanley, of the U.K.’s Catholic Herald, explains: I guess the two big questions to...

August 16, 2015

“Why I became Catholic”

Tim Stanley, of the U.K.'s Catholic Herald, explains: I guess the two big questions to...

August 09, 2015

Looking for a life-size statue of Jesus? Look no further

From a California newspaper comes this profile of a Catholic with a very unusual hobby:...

August 09, 2015

Looking for a life-size statue of Jesus? Look no further

From a California newspaper comes this profile of a Catholic with a very unusual hobby:...

July 2015

July 09, 2015

Mega-church pastor who became Catholic: “So much started to make sense”

Some readers may remember the post about Ulf Ekman, a prominent Evangelical pastor who stunned...

July 09, 2015

Mega-church pastor who became Catholic: “So much started to make sense”

Some readers may remember the post about Ulf Ekman, a prominent Evangelical pastor who stunned...

June 2015

June 20, 2015

Jeb to Evangelicals: “The blessed sacraments give me great comfort”

From The Daily Beast: Evangelicals aren’t typically the target audience for Roman Catholic theology talk. Low-church Protestants...

June 20, 2015

Jeb to Evangelicals: “The blessed sacraments give me great comfort”

From The Daily Beast: Evangelicals aren’t typically the target audience for Roman Catholic theology talk. Low-church Protestants...

June 13, 2015

New York Times profiles Fr. C. John McCloskey III, “Opus Dei priest with a magnetic touch”

Details: Last fall, I traveled to Palo Alto, Calif., to meet the man with the...