G.K. Chesterton Imprimatur. (Originally printed in 1926) Introduction by Hilaire Belloc. "The Church is a house with a hundred gates; no two men enter at exactly the same angle." One of the many great converts to the Church, no one explains and tells the story better than G.K. Chesterton. His explanations of conversion through the intellect and heart, along with many interesting anecdotes, is …
Reinvigorate your faith by reading these short yet profoundly inspiring stories of people, from many faiths and diverse backgrounds, who found their way to the Catholic Church. A new collection from Catholic Answers of eleven distinct and often startling accounts of conversion. The contributors to this book were Jewish, Anglican, Presbyterian, Lutheran, Baptist, Pentecostal, …
Scott Hahn Kimberly Hahn This is the Spanish language edition of Rome Sweet Home , the best-selling story by Scott and Kimberly Hahn of their journey to Catholicism. Now this inspiring conversion story of a former Protestant minister and his articulate wife that has touched the lives of tens of thousands in the English language (100,000 copies sold), will reach out to Spanish speaking readers …
Here are the compelling stories of eleven "reverts", Catholics who fell away from the Church and eventually came back home. Some of the people are very well-known, like Fr. John Corapi, Rick Strom and Jesse Romero, and others are known only in their smaller circles. But each person's story of why he left the Catholic Church and why he returned is a unique and moving tale of God's mercy, …
This is the compelling story of a man born as a "cradle Catholic" who left the Church at an early age to join the Jehova's Witnesses, the recounting of his 16 years with that sect and it's inner workings, his being "born again" as a Baptist minister for another 12 years, and the conclusion of his incredible spiritual journey along the "King's Highway" back to the Catholic faith. Ken Guindon …
Rebuilding a Lost Faith is a great and famous apologetics book in defense of the truth of the Catholic Faith. It is written as the spiritual odyssey of the author, John L. Stoddard - showing how he lost his faith in Christianity as a Protestant seminary student, became before long an agnostic, and finally after 40 years, through the grace of God, was "forced" to search once more for …
This Is My Body is a popular apologetic written in terms accessible to lay Evangelical Protestants. Mark Shea goes through each of the standard Protestant objections and shows them to be logically flawed, exegetically untenable, or based upon misconceptions as to what the Catholic teaching really is. Shea positively and convincingly constructs the Catholic case.
This is a conversion story like no other. For one thing, it was written before the author was received into the Church. In fact it is a journal he kept during the year in which he was coming to a decision about whether or not he must become a Catholic. For another, he and his wife were both Congregational ministers, very happily placed in a New England parish. Becoming …
Lead, Kindly Light - My Journey To Rome Thomas Howard Through his prolific and highly regarded writing, Thomas Howard's name is familiar to Protestants and Catholics alike, but many have never heard the story of his conversion to Catholicism. With grace, charm, and wit, Dr. Howard describes his journey from Evangelicalism to Anglicanism and, finally, to the Church of Rome. In a world saturated …
This booklet, Confession of a Roman Catholic , is one of the most remarkable writings you will ever encounter--and despite its small size, one of the most momentous and important for our times. It is the story of conversion through the Bible. The issues are the salvation of souls and peace in the world. Imprimatur: Timothy Manning, Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, Vicar General, December 23, …
Timothy Drake Foreward by Rev. Richard John Neuhaus Nearly 500 years after Martin Luther nailed his 95-theses to the church door at Wittenberg, the Lutheran Church has split again and again. What went wrong? These thought-provoking testimonies by eleven former Lutherans reveal how far the Lutheran Church has strayed from Luther. They include moving stories from four former female pastors, …
Sir Joseph Pope Originally written as a personal testimony to his own children on why he became a Catholic, this is a thoughtful and timeless conversion story of Sir Joseph Pope written during the early part of the 20th century. Born in 1854 to a family renowned for distinguished service to the Canadian government, Joseph carried on the family tradition as a highly regarded civil servant. Like …
Alex Jones Diane Hanson Alex Jones was an "on-fire" Pentecostal minister in Detroit and a dedicated shepherd of his flock. In seeking to give his beloved flock the most genuine experience of the early Church prayer and worship services, he carefully read Scripture, the Fathers of the Church and writings of the early saints. The more he read, the more Alex came to the …
This book is a new release and will be published in May 2008.
In this classic work of apologetics, Monsignor Vernon Johnson, a former Anglican minister and Catholic convert through encountering the life and writings of St. Therese of Lisieux, presents a systematic and clear treatment based on solid Scriptural evidence for the case that there is only “one Lord, one faith and one baptism.” A very well-regarded and happy Anglican clergyman in …
John Henry Cardinal Newman This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other …
CRISIS magazine publisher and leading conservative, Deal Hudson tells for the first time his story of conversion to Roman Catholicism. Through the eyes of one convert, we see the beautiful riches of Catholicism, and much more profoundly, we see how Catholicism transforms our understanding of beauty and truth.