July 2009

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How Mary Lou Williams, jazz artist, converted to Catholicism

Cardinal Newman’s influence

‘Over 150 years later, Newman is up for beatification by the Catholic Church. It’s a move that some believe could pave the way for clear and concise dialogue between Anglicans and Catholics’ ‘A focus on the church as a divine institution, a focus on bishops as successors of the apostles, a focus of a real [...]

Common misconception: Catholics aren’t Christian

‘I grew up Southern Baptist and became Catholic when I was 29. My initial contact with the Catholic Church was through a girl I worked with. I’d talk with her about religion and she knew her faith well, which challenged me in my own faith…’ ‘My aunt, a devout Christian, and I were talking a [...]

Cracking open the Bible

‘…reading through the scripture from a Catholic perspective, and learning things about Jesus, the Apostles, and Mary that I never saw before…Somehow these things were never emphasized for me, OR I just missed them. But in the Catholic tradition, I found Jesus Christ in a way that really spoke volumes to me.’ Read it all, [...]

Cardinal Newman to be beatified next May

‘Newman’s message resonates with students who are searching…’ ‘…our faith does not mean we turn our brains off. But our faith means we have to combine our faith and reason…’ ‘Newman, who converted from Anglicanism at the age of 44, is best known for his role in the Oxford Movement which sought to bring the [...]

Sacraments: drawing the lost sheep home

‘The real presence of Christ in the Eucharist is a magnet drawing lost sheep home and keeping would-be strays from the deathly snows outside…’ ‘Adult conversion to Catholicism involves more than adding a few new beliefs. It means a whole new world and life view…’ ‘To Protestants, sacraments must be one of two things:…’ Read [...]

Becoming Catholic: Joyful searching leads to fullness

‘We don’t need to know exactly what God’s plan for our life is, but obedience to Christ is a good place to start…’ Read it all…

“I did not want to become a Catholic”

‘I was shocked when they told me that is was to be at the Italian Church in Clerkenwell (photograph)’ ‘It was a religion for poor stupid peasants and members of the IRA who would let off their bombs and then go to confession…’ ‘The world exploded…I felt overwhelmed by an outpouring of generosity…’ ‘It proved [...]

Bobby Jindal found “the Church’s unique claim to interpret Scripture with authority” substantial

‘I was finally moved to open the Bible out of a mixture of curiosity and hostility…’ ‘I was amazingly ignorant of any context for what I was reading, and had even thought Christians worshiped fish…’ ‘I understood for the first time what I had read about and heard of. Todd, the youth pastor, then preached [...]

Testimony: “I’m not supposed to be here…” – Rob Grassley

Incredibly gripping conversion story from gutter to glory. Read the PDF here…

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September 17th, 2010, 7:00PM
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Heart Speaks to Heart: An Evening in Honor of John Henry Newman

7:00PM, Solemn Evening Prayer with Eucharistic Exposition and Benediction
Presider: Fr. Joseph R. Upton, Chaplain, The Newman Fellowship
Homilist: Fr. Henry J. Bodah, Brown University Catholic Chaplain

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