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Death by Diagram (My conversion to the Catholic Church, pt V)
So last we spoke, I’d just discovered that there may be some biblical basis for the Catholic papacy – at an Evangelical Christian Conference no less. That was disconcerting. But what happened next was...
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My Eve of St Agnes {Repost}
20th January, 2012 was a very special night for me. It was St Agnes’ Eve. And the night I decided to become Catholic. St Agnes, funnily enough, is the patron saint of girls looking for husbands....
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Guest Post: Contraception and the Catholic Convert
I’ve written my very first guest post! And for a blog I love too, The Back of the World. Its Master In Commander, Ryan, is a fellow-Catholic, fellow-former-Calvinist, fellow-Chesterton-devotee,...
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Stalked by the Reformation (My Conversion to the Catholic Church, pt VI)
This is a repost (with some changes) from my old “blog for a month” that I quickly abandoned. You can read the whole thing at My Conversion Story. __________ In October 2011, I went overseas - to the...
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Do Catholics and Protestants Share the Same Gospel?
I came across this letter online the other day, called Talking to Catholics about Jesus. It’s from my old church and is about why Catholics and Protestants don’t share the same gospel. Now, I know and...
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Mass is the Anti-Sacrifice
From Chris Haw’s ‘From Willow Creek to Sacred Heart: Rekindling My Love for Catholicism‘, pp. 119 – 123: In “the sacrifice of Mass” we find that there is no more need for sacrifice. The Lamb was slain,...
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Meeting Mary at Knock (My Conversion to the Catholic Church, pt VII)
As my tour bus left Northern Ireland, I felt… heavy. Sure, I just spent the last of my British pounds at a corner store but it was more than that. I felt burdened, and anxious, and unsettled. To make...
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Going Home (My Conversion to the Catholic Church, pt VIII)
At the beginning of November, I flew back home from Ireland, exhausted and emotional. On the way, I did what all emotional young women do. I journaled my angst. (And then I watched Fred Weasley die and...
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The Slow Work of God [Repost]
Above all, trust in the slow work of God. We are quite naturally impatient in everything to reach the end without delay. We should like to skip the intermediate stages. We are impatient of being...
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What To Expect When You’re Converting
So you’re thinking of converting to the Catholic Church? But you’re wondering, what can I expect? Well, veteran that I am, here’s a few things you can expect. Expect to be excited, scared, joyful,...
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Why It’s Hard to Believe Abortion is Wrong
I used to not think about abortion – at all. It just wasn’t on my radar. Then I started considering the Catholic Church and one of my real objections is that I didn’t want to believe abortion was that...
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Death by Diagram {Catholic Conversion #5}
So last we spoke, I’d just discovered that there may be some biblical basis for the Catholic papacy – at an Evangelical Christian Conference no less. That was disconcerting. But what happened next was...
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Sacred Heart of Christ: Medicine For the Sick {First Friday Link-Up}
My take on how the Sacred Heart of Christ is healing me. My contribution to First Friday link-up at O Most Sacred Heart. I’ve lived most of my life in the church of the Brethren. Never heard of the...
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Beware the Slippery Slope of C.S. Lewis
Sometimes, I wonder why I blog. When Ross Douthat can summarise my long, arduous, twist-and-turns, really-interesting-I-swear return to the Catholic Church in a single sentence, I definitely wonder....
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How ‘If Protestantism is True’ Turned Me Catholic
I eyed the book suspiciously. It was If Protestantism is True by Devin Rose. It was a book of Catholic apologetics. I’d never read one before. I thought I at least Catholicism the courtesy of reading...
View ArticleRe-Becoming Catholic: A Dangerous Journey of GIFs and Gaffes
If I could do one thing differently in returning to the Catholic Church, I’d try to pay more attention. To dates. Sometime in the next month or so is my second anniversary of being Catholic. Well, kind...
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Swedish Megachurch Paster Ulf Ekman Converts to the Catholic Church
It’s not often that Sweden makes headlines in the Catholic news bubble. But oh boy, it is at the moment. The news today is that Ulf Ekman has converted to the Catholic Church along with his wife...
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Great News from a Reader: He’s Becoming Catholic!
I want to share a wonderful email I got from a reader, David the other day. He contacted me to ask some questions about mortal sin and confession, explaining that: “I am a protestant-ish, guy, who is...
View ArticleHow St Stephen Won St Paul’s Conversion
Without St Stephen, Christianity as we know it would be radically different. Without St Stephen, we wouldn’t have Boxing Day because it was originally a holiday because it was the holy day of St...
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25 Signs Your Evangelical Friend is Considering Catholicism
Friends, evangelicals become Catholics. It may be hard to hear but it’s true. I know you probably don’t think it could happen to you or those you love. But trust me, no one is safe from the Apostolic...
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