How To Submit Your Story
Share your conversion story with the world. Either type it into an e-mail, or better yet, create it in Microsoft Word and send it as an attachment. We can also use PDF files or external links.
E-mail your story to Steve Ray at sray@me.com.
To listen to hundreds of Conversion stories from EWTN’s Journey Home with Marcus Grodi, click here.
Another blog of Conversion stories here and here. Visit Why I Am Catholic for many nicely written stories.
If you find a bad or broken link, please contact Steve Ray at sray@me.com.
Conversion Stories
- 1 - Jill's Conversion in Poem, from Occult to Deliverance (2562 downloads)
- Adam's Story - troubled teen from non-practicing Catholic family (5431 downloads)
- Adrian Abeyta's Story, from Atheist to Catholic (6050 downloads)
- Alan Harris Story: Methodist & Holiness Couple: Why I Became Catholic! (1497 downloads)
- Alan's Story, part 1: Saving Private Chrisy: Vietnam Experiences to the Catholic Church (3553 downloads)
- Alan's Story, part 2: When We Walked with God (3345 downloads)
- Alanha's Story: Lutheran to Catholic (4344 downloads)
- Anand Mahadevan's Story: From Hindu to Christian (4658 downloads)
- Anastasia's Story: From Teenage Hippie Spawn to Devout Catholic (4581 downloads)
- Anne's Story: From Catholic, to New Age, to Evangelical and Back Home (4369 downloads)
- Anonymous's Story: Leaving Denominations to Find the Catholic Church: Explaining to His Sister (1818 downloads)
- Are You Saved? How a Baptist Kid from Gilmore TX became a Catholic Priest: Fr. Nolan Lowry's Story (2535 downloads)
- Ashley's Story - short story, no previous tradition mentioned (3193 downloads)
- Becoming Catholic - A Convert's Beautiful Presentation of the Faith (826 downloads)
- Blackie's Story: Catholic to Baptist to Assembly of God to Catholic (3993 downloads)
- Bob's Story: Cradle Catholic, to political liberal, then conservative, now On-Fire Catholic (3327 downloads)
- Bonnie's Story: God is Sneaky! Lutheran to Catholic (4171 downloads)
- Brad Miner: From Skepticism to the Incarnation (1115 downloads)
- Brandon's Story: Non-denominational to Catholic (excellent discussion of Sola Scriptura) (5093 downloads)
- Brian's Story: Methodist to Baptist to almost Orthodox and now Catholic (3505 downloads)
- Brigitte's Story: Short Story of Seeker Finding the Church (3151 downloads)
- Carol's Story: From Methodist to Baptist to Catholic (4199 downloads)
- Catholic Warrior: Pentecostal and Mormon to Catholic (large file, with pictures) (6561 downloads)
- Chad's Story: Nominal Catholic Sees the Light (3264 downloads)
- Charles Lee from Malaysia (3742 downloads)
- Charlies Conversion Story (624 downloads)
- Chris Aubert: From Jewish Sceptic to Catholic: Conversion by way of Abortion (3795 downloads)
- Chris's Story: From Nominal Protestant (3059 downloads)
- Christopher's Story: Calvinist to Catholic (8003 downloads)
- Dave Burchette's Story: Air Force Man: Southern Baptist to Catholic (3451 downloads)
- Dave's Story (2985 downloads)
- David Gray's Story: From Prison and Attempted Suicide to the Church (5123 downloads)
- David Lalejini's Story: Southern Baptist to Catholic -- through Iraq (3333 downloads)
- David Simmons Finds the Church in Abraham's Hometown while in Iraq (3641 downloads)
- Debbie's Story: Abuse to Eastern Religions to Catholicism (4692 downloads)
- Defender's Story: Iraqi War Veteran with Pentecostal Mom and Mormon Dad (6066 downloads)
- Delores' Story: Love Triumphant: From South African Pentecostal to Catholic (2877 downloads)
- Denise's Story: From Presbyterian, to Suffering, to Catholic (7202 downloads)
- Denny's Story: From Alcohol and Porn, to Illness to the Catholic Church (876 downloads)
- Donna Ellis Story: Most Creative Award! Start at top right, read scrolling down (705 downloads)
- Doug's Story: From Southern Baptist to Alcohol to Catholic (3790 downloads)
- Dudley and Diane Brossette's Store: Many Churches to Catholic (676 downloads)
- Dustin Mantz's Drugs to Methodist to Catholic (3960 downloads)
- Ed Hara's Story: Fundamentalist to Presbyterian to Byzantine Catholic (3284 downloads)
- Ed's Story - Born Again tradition from the Philippines (4798 downloads)
- Elizabeth L's Story (2763 downloads)
- Farrell's Story: Letter to a Church of Christ Minister (3467 downloads)
- Filipino Explores many Cults, Religions and Philosophies before becoming a (778 downloads)
- Fr. Bao's Story: From Chinese Communist Militant to Underground Priest (3566 downloads)
- Fr. Dan Bowen: From Jehovahs Witness to Catholic Priest (1472 downloads)
- Francis Beckwith, Dr.: From President of Evangelical Theological Society to Roman Catholic (712 downloads)
- Francis Beckwith, Dr.: Important Interview Explaining his Conversion (8586 downloads)
- From Evangelicalism to Feminism to Catholicism: A conversation with Abigail Favale (718 downloads)
- Gary's Story (2665 downloads)
- Greg & Tracie's Story (2781 downloads)
- Gregory's Story: From Communist to Catholic (very short) (3007 downloads)
- Gustav's Story: from Hindu to Catholic (7246 downloads)
- Hamas Leaders Son Leaves Islam for Christianity (7969 downloads)
- Heidi Saxton's Story: Evangelical Wanderer Comes Home to the Catholic Church (7225 downloads)
- Igor's Story: Baptist & Pentecostal to Catholic (3102 downloads)
- Isaac's' Story: Could the Catholic Church POSSIBLY be Christian? From Baptist to Catholic (4022 downloads)
- James McDonald's Story: Catholic to Brethren to Baptist and back to Catholic (3241 downloads)
- James McGrail's Story: From Catholic to Anti-Catholic Fundamentalist Preacher back to Catholic (5349 downloads)
- James' Story: From Assemblies of God (3352 downloads)
- Jana's Story (2677 downloads)
- Janjan's Story: How a Jewish Girl From Temple Judea Ended up A Catholic Woman at Holy Family (742 downloads)
- Jaquiline's Story: Catholic to Methodist and beyond and back to Catholic (3420 downloads)
- Jay Damien's Story: Southern Baptist to Agnostic, to Atheist, to Catholic: Home at Last! (4217 downloads)
- Jeff's Story: From No Religion or Interest in God to Catholic (3739 downloads)
- Jeffrey's Story: Retired Navy Chief: The Soul Is Not Just Some Metaphysical Idea (3495 downloads)
- Jessica's Story: Strict Anti-Catholic Baptist Family to Catholic--good story (4096 downloads)
- Jim and Julie's Story: Born Presbyterian to Parties and Money, to Protestantism and then the Church (3394 downloads)
- Jo Vasa's Story (2572 downloads)
- John Rundle's Story: Episcopalian to Catholic on 9/11 (2983 downloads)
- JP Brown's Story: Southern Baptist to Catholic (8757 downloads)
- Judith's Story (2922 downloads)
- Karl from Detroit: From Lutheran to Catholic (2875 downloads)
- Karla's Story: From Sorrow to Joy (2951 downloads)
- Kathie's Story: Non-believer to Bible Christian to Catholic: Excellent Letter Protestant Friend (3584 downloads)
- Kathleen's Story (2842 downloads)
- Kathy Gavlas' (Della) Story (2368 downloads)
- Katie's Conversion Story - Innocence (1186 downloads)
- Ken's Story: Jewish to Secular to Unitarian to Messianic Jew to Lutheran to Catholic (3267 downloads)
- Kyle's Story (2333 downloads)
- Laura's Story Prelude to Fugue (3334 downloads)
- Layne's Story: From Southern Baptist to Catholic (3154 downloads)
- Lee's Story (2684 downloads)
- Leif's Story (2607 downloads)
- Lori's Story: Mennonite-Lutheran-Episcopal-Baptist (and more) & now Catholic! (2786 downloads)
- Lucinda's Story: Fundamentalist Baptist to Catholic (5281 downloads)
- Luke's Story (2829 downloads)
- Marinko Crnjac's Story: From Heroin to Christ (1802 downloads)
- Mario's Story (2939 downloads)
- Mark Hord's Story: Russian Reformation (2924 downloads)
- Mark's Story (2669 downloads)
- Martin's Story: From Alcohol and Drugs to the Church (3399 downloads)
- Marvin Cruz's Story (2544 downloads)
- Matt Enloe's Story: From Baptist to Catholic (7302 downloads)
- Matt Gibson's Conversion Story: From Lutheran, to the Dumps to Catholic (4655 downloads)
- Matthew's Story (2754 downloads)
- Maya's Story (2539 downloads)
- Melanie's Story: Catholic marries into Anti-Catholic Baptist Family (3854 downloads)
- Michael Hager's Conversion Story (1291 downloads)
- Michael's Story: From Sunni Muslim to Catholic (10640 downloads)
- Michelle T's Story (2586 downloads)
- Miguel's Story (6659 downloads)
- Monty Jury's Story: From Assemblies of God to Catholic (8634 downloads)
- Mormon to Catholic: History Led Me Out - History Led Me In (4590 downloads)
- Muslim Convert Tells of Baptism by the Pope (6837 downloads)
- My Life with God: Kristyn's Search for God and the Church (3820 downloads)
- Noah's Story: Ex-Mormon parents, now Baptist & Pentecostal, Raise a Convert (3355 downloads)
- Patty Bond's Revised Story: Includes Sexual Abuse story and about her brother James White (9443 downloads)
- Patty Bonds Conversion Story: Part II (766 downloads)
- Patty Bonds's Story: James White's Sister from Anti-Catholic Baptist to Lover of the Catholic Church (4379 downloads)
- Paul F's Story (2581 downloads)
- Pete's Story (2647 downloads)
- Phill Bennetzen Story: My Damascus Road (4158 downloads)
- Pravin's Story: How An Atheist Speaking about Evil Brought Pravin to God (866 downloads)
- Protestant Minister Flirts with Orthodoxy before becoming Catholic (5744 downloads)
- Rachel Marie Margaret Lewis' Story: From Evangelical to Catholic at 23 years old (848 downloads)
- Randall Terry's story: Founder of Operation Rescue (6858 downloads)
- Rayment Vincent's Story: From Migrant Worker Catholic Background to Rediscovering the Church (6302 downloads)
- Rick from Iraq: Gravy and Grace (2568 downloads)
- Rick's Story (2420 downloads)
- Rick's Story (2481 downloads)
- Rick's Story: From Non-religious, to Episcolalean, to Catholic (3265 downloads)
- Rick's Story: Proof that God Exists - Troubled Youth to Amazing Discovery (2930 downloads)
- Rob G's Story: from Cocaine to Catholic (5457 downloads)
- Russ & Deb: Catholic to Wandering back to Catholic (3215 downloads)
- Russell & Bonnie Yount: Disciples of Christ/Baptist to Catholic (3299 downloads)
- Ryan Schmidt's Story (3057 downloads)
- Sandra R's Story - Read her way into the Church (5253 downloads)
- Scott's Story (2952 downloads)
- Sean Smiddy's Conversion Story: Pentecostal to Methodist to Catholic (2985 downloads)
- Sheila's Story (3326 downloads)
- Sherry H.'s Story (2558 downloads)
- Stephanie's Story: From Church of Christ to meeting a Catholic Frenchman :-) (6767 downloads)
- Steve Wilson's Story: From Fundamentalist Baptist to Catholic (3274 downloads)
- Steve's Story (3219 downloads)
- Story of Dustin Quick from White Supremacist to Islam to Catholic (3903 downloads)
- T. W.''s Story: Free-thinking from Protestant Family Finds the Church (2832 downloads)
- Terry & Tom's Story: Come and See - One Mass Was All It Took (3273 downloads)
- Terry Bohannon's Story: Conservative Baptist to Catholic (7094 downloads)
- Terry's Story: Money was not enough... Finding Christ through much pain (2784 downloads)
- The Church and I, Conversion Story of Francis Kang (4536 downloads)
- Tiffany's Story: From Mixed Background to Catholic (1038 downloads)
- Tiffany's Story: Going AWOL Out of the Christian Civil War: Baptist to Catholic (2203 downloads)
- Tiffany's Story: Going AWOL Out of the Christian Civil War: Baptist to Catholic (2182 downloads)
- Timothy's Story: Becoming Catholic at Easter (2301 downloads)
- Tisor's Conversion Story (3622 downloads)
- Todd Meade Story: Southern Baptist Liberty University alumni becomes Catholic (4689 downloads)
- Tom Smith: From Mormon to Catholic (4771 downloads)
- Walt's Story (2812 downloads)
- Walter's Story - Anglican & Evangelical (3543 downloads)
- Woodrow's Story: Fundamentalist Baptist to Catholic (3935 downloads)
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Very inspiring conversion stories. God bless them all abundantly. Happy easter.
Very strengthening! God bless you all:)
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I was just reading The Church and I, Conversion Story of Francis Kang and it is disturbing to read —
This “stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles” (1 Cor 1:23) of the “No
greater love” (that a man should lay down his lie for a
friend, Jn 15.13) confounds the worldly wise and the
hedonist crowd.
— lay down his lie?
Lovely conversion stories. God bless you all!
This is awesome!
Thank you very much Steve,
I am so glad to listen to your sharing, just like to bring it across to all my Chinese speaking friends, Religious Sisters and Priests in China.
Keep up your Good Spirit Steve, God Bless you and all your family members.
???? (Good health and happiness
Sr. Jo Ng from Singapore)
lovely conversion im a cradle catholic from the Philippines home to 75 million catholics in asia. thank you for inspiring stories to grow in faith. its sad that i live in a catholic country yet protestants are very anti catholic accusing the catholic church as the masterpiece of satan without knowing what the church really the church teaches.
Good day… Im much very happy to read some conversion stories. Most often Im hearing stories keaving the Mother Church. This site could give motivation to all lost sheep to return at the true church that Jesus built.Gid bless this ministry….
Steve, thank you for this awesome website. These conversion stories were inspiring and I feel so uplifted. May the good Lord bless all of you.
I read though Isaac’s story. “Could the Catholic Church possibly be Christian. From Baptist to Catholic.
I could relate with everything he said. From all the books he read and the experiences he has had. Down to being told to read “The Trail of Blood”. I am a graduate from Bob Jones University and grew up in a Fundamental Baptist Church and even ministered as well in them. I was a involved in a Pastoral Internship in on Fundamental (separatist) Baptist church. My own daughter told me that Catholics are not Christian. I argued that fact with her that they are and I was not even Catholic at the time. With my Bible studies from BJU, I had added much to my faith’s journey as I have come to understand more of the “fullness of the Gospel”. I have continued my studies in the Faith, having completed RCIA this April. God bless you Isaac, and Stephen Ray.
Telling our kids about porn.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x_ijWnjcOY&sns=em
I know this is from the Mormon Church, but it is so well done I want to share with as many people as I can. What are we doing to protect our kids?
Hello.
This morning, as I was listening to EWTN Radio, I was riveted to hear your account of Jesus’ crucifixion. Your detailed and very emotional account was wonderful, but very, very hard to hear. He went through so very much for us. And for Him to do that simply because “he loves us” is sometimes hard to process.
I read your conversion story – you and your wife’s. I am a devout Protestant, “Saved” since age 6. In the last 10 years, Catholicism has slowly been calling me. I was in RCIA class in 2015. My darling fiancé joined me for class sometimes. He loved our Lord and was a “cradle Catholic”. For the first time in a long time I felt like I was “coming home”, even though a few questions still dogged me. I won’t go into the details, but I lost my angel, my life, my Damian unexpectedly.
To add to my intense and non-stop grief and pain, the leaders and fellow RCIA students completely dropped ignored me during the worst time of my life. I couldn’t believe it. Not one visit. Not one phone call. Not one E-mail or condolence card. Not even a call from the parish priest. I was very close to confirmation, too. I have no explanation for this whatsoever because all I kept hearing was “You are part of our family now.” This stunned and stung me to no end. I went through his death largely alone. (He was 59 and I was 47 at the time and planning to be married that spring of 2016).
After telling my sister recently how very hurt I still am over this, (she was raised Protestant like me in a Baptist church) she explained their behavior as saying “Catholics are not ‘warm and fuzzy’ but often very cold.” This coming from my own sister who converted to Catholicism for her husband and daughters! In any event, this completely soured me on pursuing my conversion. I just took that to mean that maybe Jesus wants me to stay true to my roots of Protestantism. After all, I did not want to be a part of a church that was cold and clinical. I still can’t believe how they reacted – or didn’t. Even my sponsor still can’t get over it. They treated her the same way – did not reach out to her at all.
Anyway, I am not E-mailing you to complain to you. It’s not your fault. It will be 3 years this June 18th. I can scarcely believe that. The pain is still so deep and unrelenting. Still, I, all of the sudden, just started to tune into EWTN Radio again after all this time. I hear so many nice people that seem so genuine in their Catholic faith. I can hardly believe the vast difference between my local Catholic church here in Anderson, Indiana and the people I hear on the radio. It almost makes me want to resume my conversion again.
But one problem…….I know that I know that I do not want to go back to that church to do it. I was hurt much too deeply. Do you have any advice since I will never go back to that church?
I don’t mean to put you on the spot. I E-mailed you to complement your Good Friday program, but any advice would be most welcome.
Thank you,
Kristina
The Beckwith story link seems to be broken. I get a 404 when I click the link.
STEVE RAY HERE: Thanks for letting me know. I cannot find the original link but here is a 1 hour 50 minute interview with him. http://catholicaudio.site/2017/09/17/fb-conversion/
I cannot find the original link but here is a 1 hour 50 minute interview with him. http://catholicaudio.site/2017/09/17/fb-conversion/