Dirty Christians and Miserable Sinners
Shia LaBeouf’s rocky conversion is not as unusual as one might think.
The Day God Saved Me Through My Hero
The slow, silent and mostly invisible hand of God working in our lives sometimes punches through the veil to let us know, “I AM always with you.”
My Name Is Lazarus: How the Church and Chesterton Rescued Me From Racial Hatred
My photo had become the visual shorthand for white supremacy in contemporary America. The writings of G.K. Chesterton, however, helped lead me to Christ and His Church.
The Myth of “Vibes” Conversions: Why Gen Z Is Actually Starving for the Hard Pills of Dogma
Most Gen Z converts weren’t compelled to conversion by liturgical lace and incense, they were escaping the desert of safe spaces that said they were okay, when it was clear they definitely were not.
Jesus is THE Faithful Jew
Unlike the conversion of the gentile and pagan nations, the conversion of the Jews to the Catholic Faith will come about through their Jewishness, as a fulfillment.
Why Catholicism and Not Eastern Orthodoxy?
Both Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy claim to be the “true Church” and both have apostolic roots. So why choose Catholicism over Eastern Orthodoxy?
Hillbilly Politician: J.D. Vance’s Difficult Childhood and His Conversion to the Catholic Faith
Although J.D. Vance speaks little about Christianity in Hillbilly Elegy, we can see the beginnings of the progression that led him to the Catholic Faith.
Why Would Candace Owens Convert to Catholicism?
By converting to Catholicism, Owens has demonstrated that her quest for truth was not merely a quest for fame or influence.
When Porn Stars and an Atheist Remind Us of the Grace of God
Signs of God’s active work in the world are all around us, but too many Christians are closing their eyes to them.
The Unlikely Conversion of Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Former New Atheist Ayaan Hirsi Ali has converted to Christianity, which is the cause for much rejoicing.
From Fundamentalist to Anglican to Catholic Priest
Fr. Dwight Longenecker has had quite a life. Brought up Evangelical Protestant, he attended the fundamentalist Bob Jones University. He eventually went to Oxford and became an Anglican minister. Finally, he was received into the Catholic Church and was ordained a Catholic priest.
The Curmudgeonly Catholic: Three Life Lessons from Evelyn Waugh
On the anniversary of his conversion to Catholicism, we would do well to learn some lessons from the life of Evelyn Waugh.
Converts Who Followed Chesterton Across the Tiber
Many religious roads lead a convert to Rome, and a frequent guidebook is something written by G.K. Chesterton: often Orthodoxy. In his new collection of convert stories, My Name is Lazarus, Dale Ahlquist, the world’s greatest living Chesterton promoter, claims that he can name a couple of thousand who followed the fat journalist across the … Read more
Sohrab Ahmari’s Modern-Day Confessions
There is no rest where you seek it. Seek what you seek but it is not where you seek it. ∼ St. Augustine New York Post op-ed editor, Sohrab Ahmari, was twelve years old when he proclaimed himself an atheist. Angry about various things in his life, and alienated by the re-Islamization of his native Iran, … Read more
Why the “Witness” of Whittaker Chambers Is Still Relevant
One might wonder why an almost 800-page book written 67 years ago (1952) by an author who died in 1961 would still have any relevance today. The book is Witness by Whittaker Chambers. It is both an autobiography and a “tell-all” book of a complicated life, of espionage, of a notorious court case, and, finally, … Read more
Confessions of an American Bead Counter
“They count rosaries…. Please don’t laugh.” ∼ Pope Francis Thomas De Quincy’s Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, by turns glamorizing and ruing his dependence, was first printed anonymously in 1821. Its succès de scandale emboldened the father of addiction literature to acknowledge paternity in an official edition the following year. Literary cachet notwithstanding, quotidian journals didn’t approve. … Read more
A Catholic Convert’s Case for Religion Over Mere Spirituality
The spiritual-but-not-religious phenomenon has its roots in the Reformation, but it has taken flight in the United States, fanned by the ego-affirming consumerism, democratic individualism, and the atomizing effects of mass media and modern technology. Now, more than a quarter of Americans identify as “spiritual but not religious,” according to the latest survey from the … Read more
On Converting for the Wrong Reasons
The last few weeks have seen the ranks of the #NeverTrump crowd dwindling somewhat as several once-staunch opponents of The Donald have concluded that, despite their myriad objections to Trump’s positions and personality, he would still be preferable to Hilary Clinton as president. Now, the dominance of the two-party system in the United States has … Read more
Visiting the Site of England’s Conversion
Landing in London the other day, we wasted no time in locating the first available train to Minster Abbey, a lovely little place where the monastic life has been around for almost fourteen hundred years, its inspiration owing to a fellow named Benedict, who pretty much founded Western Monasticism. We planned to stay a week … Read more
Three Paths to Rome
Once asked what book he’d like to be stuck with on a desert island, G.K. Chesterton reportedly responded in the way one would expect of him: Thomas’ Guide to Practical Shipbuilding. He was being facetious, and his real answer was The Pickwick Papers. The question is a fun one to consider, but frankly, I’d beg … Read more
