Conversion Stories
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
- Adam's Story - troubled teen from non-practicing Catholic family
- Adrian Abeyta's Story, from Atheist to Catholic
- Alan Harris Story: Methodist & Holiness Couple: Why I Became Catholic!
- Alan's Story, part 1: Saving Private Chrisy: Vietnam Experiences to the Catholic Church
- Alan's Story, part 2: When We Walked with God
- Alanha's Story: Lutheran to Catholic
- Anand Mahadevan's Story: From Hindu to Christian
- Anastasia's Story: From Teenage Hippie Spawn to Devout Catholic
- Anne's Story: From Catholic, to New Age, to Evangelical and Back Home
- Anonymous's Story: Leaving Denominations to Find the Catholic Church: Explaining to His Sister
- Are You Saved? How a Baptist Kid from Gilmore TX became a Catholic Priest: Fr. Nolan Lowry's Story
- Ashley's Story - short story, no previous tradition mentioned
- Becoming Catholic - A Convert's Beautiful Presentation of the Faith
- Blackie's Story: Catholic to Baptist to Assembly of God to Catholic
- Bob's Story: Cradle Catholic, to political liberal, then conservative, now On-Fire Catholic
- Bonnie's Story: God is Sneaky! Lutheran to Catholic
- Brad Miner: From Skepticism to the Incarnation
- Brandon's Story: Non-denominational to Catholic (excellent discussion of Sola Scriptura)
- Brian's Story: Methodist to Baptist to almost Orthodox and now Catholic
- Brigitte's Story: Short Story of Seeker Finding the Church
- Carol's Story: From Methodist to Baptist to Catholic
- Catholic Warrior: Pentecostal and Mormon to Catholic (large file, with pictures)
- Chad's Story: Nominal Catholic Sees the Light
- Charles Lee from Malaysia
- Chris Aubert: From Jewish Sceptic to Catholic: Conversion by way of Abortion
- Chris's Story: From Nominal Protestant
- Christopher's Story: Calvinist to Catholic
- Dave Burchette's Story: Air Force Man: Southern Baptist to Catholic
- Dave's Story
- David & Marion's Story: From Black Pentecostal Church to Catholic
- David Gray's Story: From Prison and Attempted Suicide to the Church
- David Lalejini's Story: Southern Baptist to Catholic -- through Iraq
- David Simmons Finds the Church in Abraham's Hometown while in Iraq
- Debbie's Story: Abuse to Eastern Religions to CatholicismVery sad yet joyful story of a search for love and the truth.
- Defender's Story: Iraqi War Veteran with Pentecostal Mom and Mormon Dad
- Delores' Story: Love Triumphant: From South African Pentecostal to Catholic
- Denise's Story: From Presbyterian, to Suffering, to Catholic
- Denny's Story: From Alcohol and Porn, to Illness to the Catholic Church
- Donna Ellis Story: Most Creative Award! Start at top right, read scrolling down
- Doug's Story: From Southern Baptist to Alcohol to Catholic
- Dudley and Diane Brossette's Store: Many Churches to Catholic
- Dustin Mantz's Drugs to Methodist to Catholic
- Ed Hara's Story: Fundamentalist to Presbyterian to Byzantine Catholic
- Ed's Story - Born Again tradition from the Philippines
- Elizabeth L's Story
- Farrell's Story: Letter to a Church of Christ Minister
- Filipino Explores many Cults, Religions and Philosophies before becoming a "Die-hard Catholic"
- Fr. Bao's Story: From Chinese Communist Militant to Underground Priest
- Fr. Dan Bowen: From Jehovahs Witness to Catholic Priest
- Francis Beckwith, Dr.: From President of Evangelical Theological Society to Roman Catholic
- Francis Beckwith, Dr.: Important Interview Explaining his Conversion
- From Evangelicalism to Feminism to Catholicism: A conversation with Abigail Favale
- Gary's Story
- Greg & Tracie's Story
- Gregory's Story: From Communist to Catholic (very short)
- Gustav's Story: from Hindu to Catholic
- Hamas Leaders Son Leaves Islam for Christianity
- Heidi Saxton's Story: Evangelical Wanderer Comes Home to the Catholic Church
- Igor's Story: Baptist & Pentecostal to Catholic
- Isaac's' Story: Could the Catholic Church POSSIBLY be Christian? From Baptist to Catholic
- James McDonald's Story: Catholic to Brethren to Baptist and back to Catholic
- James McGrail's Story: From Catholic to Anti-Catholic Fundamentalist Preacher back to Catholic
- James' Story: From Assemblies of God
- Jana's Story
- Janjan's Story: How a Jewish Girl From Temple Judea Ended up A Catholic Woman at Holy Family
- Jaquiline's Story: Catholic to Methodist and beyond and back to Catholic
- Jay Damien's Story: Southern Baptist to Agnostic, to Atheist, to Catholic: Home at Last!
- Jeff Smith's Story: From No Religion or Interest in God to Catholic
- Jeff's Story: From No Religion or Interest in God to Catholic
- Jeffrey's Story: Retired Navy Chief: The Soul Is Not Just Some Metaphysical Idea
- Jessica's Story: Strict Anti-Catholic Baptist Family to Catholic--good story
- Jim and Julie's Story: Born Presbyterian to Parties and Money, to Protestantism and then the Church
- Jimmy Akin's Story: The Triumph & the Tragedy
- Jo Vasa's Story
- John Rundle's Story: Episcopalian to Catholic on 9/11
- JP Brown's Story: Southern Baptist to Catholic
- Judith's Story
- Julie Nichols Conversion Story: Episcopal to Baptist to Anglican to Catholic
- Karl from Detroit: From Lutheran to Catholic
- Karla's Story: From Sorrow to Joy
- Kathie's Story: Non-believer to Bible Christian to Catholic: Excellent Letter Protestant Friend
- Kathleen's Story
- Kathy Gavlas' (Della) Story
- Keith W's Story
- Ken's Story: Jewish to Secular to Unitarian to Messianic Jew to Lutheran to Catholic
- Kyle's Story
- Laura's Story Prelude to Fugue
- Layne's Story: From Southern Baptist to Catholic
- Lee's Story
- Leif's Story
- Lori's Story: Mennonite-Lutheran-Episcopal-Baptist (and more) & now Catholic!
- Lucinda's Story: Fundamentalist Baptist to Catholic
- Luke's Story
- Marinko Crnjac's Story: From Heroin to Christ
- Mario's Story
- Mark Connell's Story: Born Catholic, Turned Catholic-basher, and Back to Catholic
- Mark Hord's Story: Russian Reformation
- Mark's Story
- Martin's Story: From Alcohol and Drugs to the ChurchMartin's Reversion to the Catholic Church
- Marvin Cruz's Story
- Matt Enloe's Story: From Baptist to Catholic
- Matt Gibson's Conversion Story: From Lutheran, to the Dumps to Catholic
- Matthew's Story
- Maya's Story
- Melanie's Story: Catholic marries into Anti-Catholic Baptist Family
- Michael Hager's Conversion Story
- Michael's Story: From Sunni Muslim to Catholic
- Michelle T's Story
- Miguel's Story
- Monty Jury's Story: From Assemblies of God to Catholic
- Mormon to Catholic: History Led Me Out - History Led Me In
- Muslim Convert Tells of Baptism by the Pope
- My Life with God: Kristyn's Search for God and the Church
- Noah's Story: Ex-Mormon parents, now Baptist & Pentecostal, Raise a Convert
- Patty Bond's Revised Story: Includes Sexual Abuse story and about her brother James White
- Patty Bonds Conversion Story: Part II
- Patty Bonds's Story: James White's Sister from Anti-Catholic Baptist to Lover of the Catholic Church
- Paul F's Story
- Pete's Story
- Phill Bennetzen Story: My Damascus Road
- Protestant Minister Flirts with Orthodoxy before becoming Catholic
- Rachel Marie Margaret Lewis' Story: From Evangelical to Catholic at 23 years old
- Randall Terry's story: Founder of Operation Rescue
- Rayment Vincent's Story: From Migrant Worker Catholic Background to Rediscovering the Church
- Rick from Iraq: Gravy and Grace
- Rick's Story
- Rick's Story
- Rick's Story: From Non-religious, to Episcolalean, to Catholic
- Rick's Story: Proof that God Exists - Troubled Youth to Amazing Discovery
- Rob G's Story: from Cocaine to Catholic
- Russ & Deb: Catholic to Wandering back to Catholic
- Russell & Bonnie Yount: Disciples of Christ/Baptist to Catholic
- Ryan Schmidt's Story
- Sandra R's Story - Read her way into the Church
- Scott's Story
- Sean Smiddy's Conversion Story: Pentecostal to Methodist to Catholic
- Sheila's Story
- Sherry H.'s Story
- Stephanie's Story: From Church of Christ to meeting a Catholic Frenchman :-)
- Steve Wilson's Story: From Fundamentalist Baptist to Catholic
- Steve's Story
- Story of Dustin Quick from White Supremacist to Islam to Catholic
- T. W.''s Story: Free-thinking from Protestant Family Finds the Church
- Terry & Tom's Story: Come and See - One Mass Was All It Took
- Terry Bohannon's Story: Conservative Baptist to Catholic
- Terry's Story: Money was not enough... Finding Christ through much pain
- The Church and I, Conversion Story of Francis Kang
- Tiffany's Story: From Mixed Background to Catholic
- Tiffany's Story: Going AWOL Out of the Christian Civil War: Baptist to Catholic
- Tiffany's Story: Going AWOL Out of the Christian Civil War: Baptist to Catholic
- Timothy's Story: Becoming Catholic at Easter
- Tisor's Conversion Story
- Todd Meade Story: Southern Baptist Liberty University alumni becomes Catholic
- Tom Smith: From Mormon to Catholic
- Walt's Story
- Walter's Story - Anglican & Evangelical
- Woodrow's Story: Fundamentalist Baptist to Catholic
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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.
http://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/
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