Catholic Conversion Stories
There are many people just like you who have converted to Catholicism. Young people, old people, male and female, from many different denominations (and religions), lay people and clergy — all have personal stories of their journey.
In the table below, you can go directly to some wonderful conversion stories by clicking on the URLs (only partially shown). If you would like to view a subset, just type text to match into the search box and click "Apply".
Be sure to explore each author's blog and follow them as their journey continues to unfold. We are happy to have you, welcome!
Who is missing?
Have you seen a blog that should be added to this list? Please let me know at If (when) you are a blogging convert yourself, please see Add me! for complete information.Reading List
Not everything is on the web! There are many fine books written by Catholic converts explaining in detail their author's background and reasoning for joining the Church. Here is a sampling:- A Century of Catholic Converts by Lorene Hanley Duquin and Lorene Duquin Hanley
- An American Conversion: One Man's Discovery of Beauty and Truth in Times of Crisis by Deal Wyatt Hudson
- Born Fundamentalist, Born Again Catholic by David B. Currie
- By What Authority?: An Evangelical Discovers Catholic Tradition by Mark P. Shea
- Catholic Converts: British and American Intellectuals Turn to Rome by Patrick Allitt
- Catholics Can Come Home Again: A Guide for the Journey of Reconciliation With Inactive Catholics by Carrie Kemp
- Chats With Converts Complete Explanation of Catholic Belief by Fulton J. Sheen
- Chosen: How Christ Sent Twenty-Three Surprised Converts to Replant His Vineyard by Donna Steichen
- Classic Catholic Converts by Charles P. Connor
- Could You Ever Become a Catholic? by Lorene Hanley Duquin
- Crossing the Tiber: Evangelical Protestants Discover the Historical Church by Stephen K. Ray
- Evangelical Is Not Enough: Worship of God in Liturgy and Sacrament by Thomas Howard
- Home at Last: 11 Who Found Their Way to the Catholic Church by Rosalind Moss and Michael J. Sheehan
- In No Strange Land - Some American Catholic Converts by Katherine Burton
- Lead, Kindly Light: My Journey To Rome by Thomas Howard
- My Life on the Rock: A Rebel Returns to the Catholic Faith by Jeff Cavins
- No Ordinary Fool: A Testimony to Grace by John Jay Hughes
- No Turning Back: A Witness to Mercy by Fr. Donald Calloway
- No Price too High: A Pentecostal Preacher Becomes Catholic by Alex Jones
- One Lord, One Faith by Vernon Johnson
- Return to Rome: Confessions of an Evangelical Catholic by Francis Beckwith
- Roads To Rome: Being Personal Records Of Some Of The More Recent Converts To The Catholic Faith by various authors and Cardinal Vaughan
- Rome Sweet Home: Our Journey to Catholicism by Scott Hahn and Kimberly Hahn
- Surprised by Truth: 11 Converts Give the Biblical and Historical Reasons for Becoming Catholic by Patrick Madrid
- Surprised By Truth 2: 15 Men and Women Give the Biblical and Historical Reasons For Becoming Catholic by Patrick Madrid
- Surprised by Truth 3: 10 More Converts Explain the Biblical and Historical Reason for Becoming Catholic by Patrick Madrid
- The Catholic Church And Conversion by G.K. Chesterton
- The Ingrafting: The Conversion Stories of Ten Hebrew-Catholics by Rhonda D. Chervin
- The New Catholics: Contemporary Converts Tell Their Stories by Dan O'Neill
- The Path to Rome by Dwight Longenecker
- The Unexpected Way: On Converting from Buddhism to Catholicism by Paul Williams
- This Is My Body: An Evangelical Discovers The Real Presence by Mark P. Shea
- Welcome Home!: Stories of Fallen-Away Catholics Who Came Back N Returned by St. Joseph Communications and Victor R. Claveau
- When Other Christians Become Catholic by Paul Turner
- Women in Search of Truth: Converts to Catholism Tell Their Story by Jennifer Ferarra and Patricia Sodanno Ireland
