Catholic Converts
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Deacon Drake: From Pentecostal preacher to Catholic priest
Deacon Drake McCalister is many things that most men about to become Catholic priests are not. Read more
He was a runner for the Japanese mafia. Now he's a Catholic priest.
Fr. Donald Calloway could give St. Augustine a run for his money, in terms of dramatic conversion stories. Read more
These converts met the Church through EWTN in the Middle East
Arne and Barbara Sahlstrom are a Swedish married couple, both brought up as Lutherans, though they were not practicing. Read more
The little-known Catholicism of a 'Walker, Texas Ranger' star
Clarence Gilyard is the seasoned Hollywood actor who kicked major bad-guy posterior as Chuck Norris' gun-slinging, karate-kicking deputy James Trivette... Read more
Blessed Benedict Daswa: the South African martyred for rejecting witchcraft
Benedict Daswa, a South African catechist whose Christian opposition to witchcraft led to his murder in 1990, was beatified on... Read more
Pope welcomes those seeking entrance to Catholic Church
Pope Francis stood at the door of St. Peter’s Basilica on Saturday afternoon, prepared to celebrate the entrance of over... Read more
New Catholics remind us to take faith seriously, archbishop notes
Reflecting on the end of the Year of Faith, a Vatican official says the witness of those joining the Church... Read more
Catholic convert and Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork remembered
Judge Robert H. Bork, a Catholic convert whose defeated Supreme Court nomination helped ensure the continued dominance of legal abortion... Read more
Two young Cuban converts ordained as priests
The Diocese of Santa Clara, Cuba now has two new priests who both converted to Catholicism as teens, despite anti-Christian... Read more
My 'granddaddy' John Wayne, actor and Catholic convert
John Wayne for many was a Hollywood legend who symbolized true masculinity and American values. To Fr. Matthew Muñoz, though,... Read more
