conversion

A Blossoming of Hope

by Hallie Lord on January 9, 2013 · 1 comment

It was late summer when I boxed up my belongings, said goodbye to family and friends, and impetuously moved from one coast to another to be with the boy who’d stolen my heart. His name was Dan, and I was…

Did I ever tell you that when we got married, Ken and I didn’t want children?

I feel like this is something I would have told you
I can see you scanning over my bio, re-reading the part where it…

Not very often am I called to write about Catholic-specific things.  Whether it’s because God knows I would just mess it up, or for some other, obscure reason, generally speaking, the Holy Spirit leads me to write about topics I’m…

While recently reading part of Matthew Kelley’s book, Rediscovering Catholicism, I was greatly impacted by his insistence on the necessity of the individual Catholic being an authentic witness to Christ. What good is just another book or cd, or even…

Do You Have a Jonah Complex?

by Fr. Ed Broom August 7, 2012

It is couched in between two Minor Prophets, Obadiah and Micah. It is composed of only 4 chapters, with only 48 verses in total; a small book, a minor prophet but with an extremely explosive message—it is the book and…

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What to Expect When You’re Converting

by Devin Rose June 12, 2012

My friend Anthony just became Catholic. We posted his story under the pseudonym “Steven” a month or so ago, but he’s now made his identity public.
We chatted on the phone recently, and I remembered all the things I wish…

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How A Run Changed My (Pro)Life

by Cari Donaldson April 27, 2012

I really need to rethink my Twitter feed.
Since I’m roughly 90 years old, getting a grasp on the Twitter and figuring out what to do with it has generally proved too much for me.  Right now, my basic philosophy…

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The Irrational Beauty of Conversion

by Christian Tappe April 4, 2012

The world is spiraling out of control. It has been, in fact, since its pinnacle eight hundred years ago, but today it seems that any minute now, we’ll hurtle off kilter.
The HHS Mandate threatens the religious freedom of all…

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A Bumpy Ride–The Breech & The Turning, Part 3

by Cari Donaldson March 21, 2012

Editor’s Note: This is the third installment of Cari Donaldson’s conversion story, “The Breech & The Turning.”  Click here for the first installment; and here for the second installment.
My first church experience in more than three years was lovely. …

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The Breech & The Turning–A Convert’s Story

by Cari Donaldson March 19, 2012

Editor’s Note: This is the first of a four part series that we will be running on successive days at Catholic Exchange. Yes, we think it’s that good.  Cari Donaldson’s journey takes us through a teenager’s doubts, a stint among…

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