Catholics Come Home
Title | Catholics Come Home PDF eBook |
Author | Tom Peterson |
Publisher | Image |
Pages | 162 |
Release | 2013-02-19 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0385347189 |
With a Foreword by Scott Hahn, bestselling author of The Lamb's Supper God has something extraordinary planned for your life . . . In our fast-paced, highly technological world, this statement might sound a bit lofty, but the lives of millions of souls who have come before us attest to this simple truth: God has a wonderful plan in store for you. With these words, Tom Peterson, founder and president of Catholics Come Home, a nonprofit multimedia organization dedicated to promoting Catholic evangelization, offers inspiration for believers from all walks of life, whether lapsed or practicing, to deepen their faith and draw them closer to Jesus and His Church. In a series of moving stories and personal anecdotes, Tom relates how after rediscovering his faith, he experienced God's unfailing love, and soon found his true purpose in life. You can too! Drawing from scripture, his own struggles and discoveries, and the lives of the saints as well as ordinary individuals, the author offers seven ways to enter into a more deeply personal relationship with Jesus. These are pearls that you can share with others to illuminate the importance of the Catholic faith and open wide the door to a homecoming celebration.
Testimony, A Catholic's Journey Back to Faith
Title | Testimony, A Catholic's Journey Back to Faith PDF eBook |
Author | Julianne Weinmann |
Publisher | Lulu.com |
Pages | 130 |
Release | 2019-08-15 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0359845746 |
This is the story of one woman's journey back to the Catholic Faith after over forty years. The book includes a list of the author's beliefs and why she believes that the Catholic Faith is true.
The Great Discovery
Title | The Great Discovery PDF eBook |
Author | Ulf Ekman |
Publisher | Ignatius Press |
Pages | 282 |
Release | 2018-09-13 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1642290378 |
Ulf and Birgitta Ekman are no strangers to controversy. As a Lutheran priest at Uppsala University in the 1980s, Ulf was a leader of a student revival that resulted in his very public separation from the Church of Sweden. With his wife, Birgitta, he founded Word of Life, a large Pentecostal church that attracted thousands of members and planted churches and Bible schools around the world. Word of Life became the first "mega-church" in the country, and Ulf Ekman became Sweden's most prominent Christian leader. Being well-known Christian leaders in one of the world's most secular countries brings many challenges. The Ekmans were constantly in the crosshairs of the media, who were critical of what they dubbed a "prosperity gospel". But the biggest criticisms would come from within the Christian church when the Ekmans answered the persistent call to join the Catholic Church. The news of their leaving Word of Life Church to become Catholics was a bombshell in Sweden. In The Great Discovery the Ekmans tell the amazing, inspirational story of their road to Rome, from their own intense opposition to Catholicism to meeting with Pope Francis. The result is an instant classic of Christian autobiography.
Why Catholics Leave, What They Miss, and How They Might Return
Title | Why Catholics Leave, What They Miss, and How They Might Return PDF eBook |
Author | Bullivant, Stephen |
Publisher | Paulist Press |
Pages | 184 |
Release | 2019 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1587687860 |
The results of a project in the UK that invited Catholics who no longer regularly practice their faith to share their story. Why they left and what could be done to change this are two of the questions explored.
Understanding "Our Father"
Title | Understanding "Our Father" PDF eBook |
Author | Scott Hahn |
Publisher | Emmaus Road Publishing |
Pages | 146 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Lord's prayer |
ISBN | 1931018154 |
The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches that the Our Father ?is truly the summary of the whole Gospel? (no. 2761). Catholics pray the Lord's Prayer whenever they worship at Mass and say the Rosary, and other Christians pray it frequently as well. Join Scott Hahn (accompanied by St. Cyprian, St. John Chrysostom, and St. Augustine) as he unlocks the riches of the Lord's Prayer.
Born Fundamentalist, Born Again Catholic
Title | Born Fundamentalist, Born Again Catholic PDF eBook |
Author | David Currie |
Publisher | Ignatius Press |
Pages | 228 |
Release | 2009-09-03 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1681490587 |
David Currie was raised in a devout Christian family whose father was a fundamentalist preacher and both parents teachers at Moody Bible Institute. Currie's whole upbringing was immersed in the life of fundamentalist Protestantism - theology professors, seminary presidents and founders of evangelical mission agencies were frequent guests at his family dinner table. Currie received a degree from Trinity International University and studied in the Masters of Divinity program. This book was written as an explanation to his fundamentalist and evangelical friends and family about why he became a Roman Catholic. Currie presents a very lucid, systematic and intelligible account of the reasons for his conversion to the ancient Church that Christ founded. He gives a detailed discussion of the important theological and doctrinal beliefs Catholic and evangelicals hold in common, as well as the key doctrines that separate us, particularly the Eucharist, the Pope, and Mary.
Return to Rome
Title | Return to Rome PDF eBook |
Author | Francis J. Beckwith |
Publisher | Brazos Press |
Pages | 144 |
Release | 2009-01-10 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1441203907 |
What does it mean to be evangelical? What does it mean to be Catholic? Can one consider oneself both simultaneously? Francis Beckwith has wrestled with these questions personally and professionally. He was baptized a Catholic, but his faith journey led him to Protestant evangelicalism. He became a philosophy professor at Baylor University and president of the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS). And then, in 2007, after much prayer, counsel, and consideration, Beckwith decided to return to the Catholic church and step down as ETS president. This provocative book details Beckwith's journey, focusing on his internal dialogue between the Protestant theology he embraced for most of his adult life and Catholicism. He seeks to explain what prompted his decision and offers theological reflection on whether one can be evangelical and Catholic, affirming his belief that one can be both. EXCERPT It's difficult to explain why one moves from one Christian tradition to another. It is like trying to give an account to your friends why you chose to pursue for marriage this woman rather than that one, though both may have a variety of qualities that you found attractive. It seems to me then that any account of my return to the Catholic church, however authentic and compelling it is to me, will appear inadequate to anyone who is absolutely convinced that I was wrong. Conversely, my story will confirm in the minds of many devout Catholics that the supernatural power of the grace I received at baptism and confirmation as a youngster were instrumental in drawing me back to the Mother Church. Given these considerations, I confess that there is an awkwardness in sharing my journey as a published book, knowing that many fellow Christians will scrutinize and examine my reasons in ways that appear to some uncharitable and to others too charitable.