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Young American cyclist collects hundreds of Catholic faith stories

This article has free access for all visitors. By Emily Stimpson. Young cyclist braved elements to learn how God is working in the lives of the faithful across the country

Wounded vet has found healing through Church

This article has free access for all visitors. By Maryann Gogniat Eidemiller. Man who speaks out for fellow injured soldiers joins Church after seeing ways in which God helped him

Why are prominent pro-lifers swimming the Tiber?

By Kevin Birnbaum. Bryan Kemper, Lila Rose and Abby Johnson have followed different paths into the Catholic Church

Who's that knocking?

So, is it more offensive to pray for another's conversion or not to care in the first place?

We are all converts

Editorial

Viewing G.K. Chesterton through a modern lens

By Russell Shaw. Biography of prolific British convert to Catholicism inspires assessment of his works and how well they hold up today. (Subscription required)

Two U.S. evangelists lay out new evangelization action plan

By Michelle Martin. Consultors to pontifical council say United States is ripe for hearing Good News, if Catholics heed call.

Time is running out

By Carl Olson. This world is transitory, so we must keep our eyes on the eternal and convert our hearts to Christ

Surfer-priest relates dramatic conversion

By Maryann Gogniat Eidemiller. Book on Mary and ‘spiritual two-by-four’ rescued youth from life of promiscuity, drug-dealing. Now he spreads his message of hope

Southern explosion

By Msgr. Owen F. Campion. Catholicism’s growth not so surprising in a region that still respects churchgoing and religious values

Screenwriter relies on nobler instinct

Our takes

'Repent and be converted'

By Carl E. Olson. Easter season is a time for us to have a transforming encounter with the risen Lord

Priests and marriage

By Msgr. Owen F. Campion. Ordinariate could mean more married Catholic priests. An overview of Church teaching on matter

Our Takes: D'oh! Is Homer Simpson really Catholic?

Are Homer and Bart Simpson really Catholic, as the Vatican’s semi-official daily newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano , proclaimed this month?

Our Take: Calling Rice back out of darkness

One of the most publicized conversion stories over the past several years has been author Anne Rice’s journey back to the Church after years of atheism

Our growing Church

At Easter, readers who have converted to the faith share how they came to Catholicism

Openers: One way to not lose sight of what is truly important in life

This column has free access for all visitors. By John Norton. There are many Catholics — including those in church every Sunday — who, for whatever reason, haven't seriously engaged their Faith.

Norton: Have you thought lately about why you are (or stay) Catholic?

Prominent Protestant pro-life activist, Bryan Kemper, announced late last month that he’s decided to make a “journey home to the Catholic Church.”

Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Welcoming Anglican converts

Ordinariate for former Anglicans may challenge some Catholics’ beliefs, but we must be accepting. (Subscription required)

Msgr. M. Francis Mannion: What are scrutinies?

The rites of repentance and self-searching for those preparing to enter the Church have ancient roots. (Subscription required)

March 15, Monday Lenten Weekday

Our Sunday Visitor's My Daily Visitor, reading, feast of the day, saint, Bible verse, meditation, and prayer.

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor for May 30, 2010. Letters on clergy sexual abuse, conversion, immigration, priesthood, and clerical atonement

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor about big families, vocations, modesty and conversion.(Subscription required)

January 25, Conversion of St. Paul

Our Sunday Visitor's My Daily Visitor, reading, feast of the day, saint, Bible verse, meditation, and prayer.

Indelible mark explains mysterious path into Church

Free access to this In Focus article. Writer Jennifer Fulwiler, who blogs at ConversionDiary.com, explains her journey from atheism to Catholicism. This article has free access to all visitors.

In Pursuit of Paul

Editorial

In Focus: Welcoming new Catholics home

This article has free access for all visitors. Catholics who converted to the faith tell how they came to Holy Mother Church

In Focus: Welcome Home

This article has free access for all visitors. On this glorious Easter day, readers share how they came to the Catholic Faith.

In Focus: Coming Home

Converts to the Catholic faith tell how they made their way to Mother Church.

In Focus -- St. Francis: Master rebuilder

In Focus section on St. Francis's conversion. Stories by Barry Michaels. With his fateful visit to a small chapel 800 years ago, St. Francis of Assisi brought new life to Christ's Church.

How to respond when a loved one leaves the Church

By Eric Sammons. Fundamental principles to help the former Catholics in our families reconsider the Church

How to defend your pro-life views in 5 minutes

Respect life special section article by Scott Klusendorf. ‘Remind them that if we care about truth, we will courageously follow the facts wherever they lead'. (Subscription required)

How Do We Preach on War?

Free for registered users. By Edward Lamp. Preach about the conversion of the heart and repentance.

How Catholics can roll out the welcome mat

Our Takes. 10 suggestions for making the elect feel like they're part of the family

Home, at last

By OSV Readers. Faithful recount how they came into full communion with — or returned to —the Catholic Church

Former hippie moves to the love of God

By Lorraine V. Murray. After getting caught up in the sex and drug culture of 1968, woman recalls how she came to realize that God never abandoned her

First Anglo-Catholic ordinariate slated for England, Wales

By Austen Ivereigh. Anglican synod vote on female bishops and pope’s visit to Great Britain were major factors in the decision

Experiencing a change of heart

Respect life special section article by Maryann Gogniat Eidemiller. Former pro-choice activists and doctor explain how they came to understand the dignity of unborn life.

Ex-abortion clinic director offers insights into industry

By Maryann Gogniat Eidemiller. Planned Parenthood director-turned-pro-life activist explains how peaceful and prayerful protest works best at reaching hearts at abortion facilities.

Erlandson: Paying for the sins of our youth

Among the presidential candidates, more evidence that boomer generation is reaping what it sowed

Editorial: The call to conversion

These public testimonies of faith powerfully underscore a central theme of Easter: the joy of new birth into divine life.

Editorial: Resurrection in the Chilean desert

This editorial column has free access for all visitors. Being buried alive can concentrate the mind terrifically.

Duo brings mercy, hope to the poor in Buffalo, N.Y.

By Maryann Gogniat Eidemiller. The founders of a mission in Buffalo envisioned serving the poor, abandoned

Doctrine, history, morality: Why I became Catholic

In Focus article. OSV columnist, Carl E. Olson, tells of his conversion to the Catholic faith.

Despite threats, Muslim convert lives without fear

This issue has free access for all visitors. By Gerard O'Connell. Pope's baptizing of him shows precedence of faith reasons over politics, Egyptian says

Converting hearts in the digital age

By Mary DeTurris Poust. Website lets people share stories of conversion or reversion to the faith, opening the door to other seekers

'Catholic exodus' calls for focus on basics

This article has free access for all visitors. By Teresa Tomeo. No magic solution. But providing personal example of holiness, happiness most effective in today's culture, pastors say

Carl E. Olson: Preparing the way

In order to be exiled from sin, as John the Baptist proclaimed, we must undergo constant conversion

By God’s grace, mercy

By Carl Olson. Columnist recalls path from evangelicalism to believing that Catholic Church is the true church

Burning man

By Greg Erlandson. Everyone is hot with rage these days; now it is time to be on fire for something else — the Faith

Boom in number of Episcopalians 'coming home'

Network of former Protestant church leaders. Pastors help colleagues "swim the Tiber"

Are you a Catholic convert (or revert)? Tell us your story

By John Norton. If there’s one word that characterizes the Christian life, a strong contender would be “conversion.”

All About Conversion

By Msgr. Owen F. Campion. Why 'poverty, chastity and obedience'?