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February 2019

February 12, 2019

Gary Sinise: ‘Was God Calling Me to Service?’

Great stuff, via Tony Rossi at The Christophers, who profiles actor Gary Sinise (who has...

December 2018

December 28, 2018

‘Please pray for us’: Episcopal priest in Tennessee announces he’s becoming Catholic

Details: A conservative Episcopal priest, who is a top administrator in the Tennessee diocese, is leaving...

November 2018

November 26, 2018

His family thought this Jewish boy might become a rabbi; instead, he became a Catholic deacon

A great journey, via Elizabeth Fisher in Catholic Philly: Richard Malamut was raised in the Jewish...

September 2018

September 08, 2018

Survey: Catholics leaving the Church in greater numbers than any other religion

Among the facts posted recently by Pew: There are roughly 51 million Catholic adults in...

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...

April 2014

April 20, 2014

Alleluia: Washington area welcomes record number of converts at Easter Vigil

From, of all places, The Washington Post: For Austin Russell, Easter used to mean dyeing...

December 2013

December 10, 2013

“What does faith have to do with doing the dishes?”

That's just one of the questions in this uplifting interview by Kathryn Lopez with Fr....

August 2013

August 26, 2013

Jimmy Akin: “It is the anniversary of my wife’s death…”

Jimmy Akin writes, from a deep well: Every year in August I have a series...

April 2013

April 01, 2013

After Ezra: a must-read story about how a Hindu and Baptist joined the Church at Easter

Honestly, my headline doesn't do justice to this piece. Just drop everything and take the...

April 01, 2013

A family that prays together

Another great story of a return to the church—this time, with an entire Arkansas family...

March 2013

March 31, 2013

An Easter story: one man’s return to the Catholic Church

From the Forum in Fargo, North Dakota: Timothy Murphy experienced a dramatic turnaround at the...

March 25, 2013

A prominent Muslim convert leaves the Catholic Church

This picture of his baptism a few years ago made news around the world. Now,...

January 2013

January 04, 2013

The remarkable journey of Atlanta’s new auxiliary bishop—UPDATED

He's got quite an unusual background—and was influenced by the writings of Thomas Merton :...

December 2012

December 12, 2012

11 Anglican nuns to join Catholic Church in England

And they include a former C of E minister and the mother superior. Details, from...

November 2012

November 22, 2012

An atheist writes about Leah’s baptism

What does someone who's never been to a church, and who doesn't believe in God,...

November 18, 2012

Abraham Lincoln, atheist?

I suspect a lot of people don't know about this period of his life. Author...

August 2012

August 30, 2012

A Mormon’s journey to Catholicism

A compelling read, from First Things: Early in the evening of May 28, 2010, I...

July 2012

July 12, 2012

The drug dealer who became a monk

A remarkable vocation story from Vancouver, British Columbia: After years of a life of hedonism...

June 2012

June 25, 2012

Rubio on “Meet the Press” says he felt “called” to be Catholic

Most of the attention yesterday was focused on his remarks on immigration, but the Christian...

April 2012

April 13, 2012

A Jewish woman’s journey into the Church

You never know how God will work. The story, from Fargo and the Patch: Susan...

April 11, 2012

Anglican vicar converts, brings half his flock with him

Details, from a neighborhood in South London: A vicar led half his congregation in converting...

January 2012

January 26, 2012

“I want the pope to be proud of us…”

The head of the new Ordinariate, bringing Anglicans into the Catholic Church, spoke recently with...

October 2011

October 09, 2011

History: first Episcopal church in the U.S. converts under ordinariate

It finally happened. Details: The Rev. Mark Lewis awoke early on the last morning of...

October 03, 2011

How an AP reporter found religion while covering scandal

Here's something you don't read about every day, courtesy GetReligion: You might consider Associated Press...

August 2011

August 19, 2011

What about the families of former Anglican priests?

A few months back, I posted an item about one Anglican clergyman's leap of faith,...

August 17, 2011

Married priest: "A celibate priest can give so much more"

That comes straight from the horse's mouth, as it were -- from a former Anglican...