II. SOAP OPERA APOLOGETICS: Conversion stories that teach true faith

THE KING'S HIGHWAY . Found Again after Detours on Jehovah's Witness and Protestant Paths. Kenneth Guidon. ($11.95 ) The autobiographical tale of a cradle Catholic who left the Church at an early age to join the Jehovah's Witnesses, the recounting of his 16 years within that cult and its inner workings, his 12 year "rebirth " as a Baptist minister, and his concluding spiritual journey back home to the Catholic Faith. Guindon relates how he moved up the JW ranks to headquarter staffer and foreign missionary. He explains how the Watchtower effectively proselytizes for new recruits, how they train and control their members, and how they promulgate false teachings and promises. He uses this knowledge to teach us how to counter these methods and doctrines. He uses his knowledge to teach us how to counter these methods and doctrines. His story inspires hope that many who've left can come home again. PURCHASE NOW!

ROME SWEET HOME . Our Journey to Catholicism. Kimberly and Scott Hahn ($10.95 ) This well known Catholic couple relates the incredible journey that led them to embrace Catholicism. Their conversion story and love for the Church have renewed the faith of thousands of lukewarm Catholics as well as influenced countless conversions. The Hahns' deep love of Christ and Scripture make this an inspiration for all readers. Kimberly's perspective makes this book particularly attractive to women. If you like Surprised by Truth , you'll love Rome Sweet Home. PURCHASE NOW!

CROSSING THE TIBER by Stephen Ray. Evangelical Protestants Discover the Historical Church. ($12.95 ) An exhilarating conversion story of a devout Baptist who over came the hostility to the Catholic Church by Scripture study and vast research into the writings of the early Church fathers. Ray convincingly lays out the issues that carried him, his wife and Evangelical pastor friend over the "uncrossable chasm" into the Catholic Church. He presents an extensive compilation of biblical and patristic commentary on Baptism and the Eucharist as well as a through analysis of Sola Scriptura and Tradition. PURCHASE NOW!

SURPRISED BY TRUTH by Patrick Madrid. Foreword by Scott Hahn. ($13.99 ) Catholic author and Envoy Magazine editor Patrick Madrid reveals the testimonies of 11 truth seeking converts. These stories of painful struggle and great personal sacrifice are packed with biblical, theological and historical proofs for Catholicism.Catholic readers find their faith renewed and themselves better equipped to share it. Non-Catholics get to see Roman Catholicism from a positive perspective. We affectionately refer to Surprised by Truth  as "soap opera" apologetics. Now a classic Catholic best seller. One of the best evangelization tools available. Don't leave (or let them leave) for college without it. The truth is right here. PURCHASE NOW!

Surprised by Truth 2. Fifteen men and women give the biblical and historical reasons for becoming Catholic. Patrick Madrid. ($14.95 ) The book that started "soap opera" apologetics has sequel to carry on the legacy. Like its predecessor, Surprised by Truth 2 is a series of first person accounts by people from all faiths and walks of life who made the tough decision to forsake families and friends to enter the Catholic Church. Like its predecessor, Surprised by Truth 2 reveals the fatal weaknesses in the creeds and belief systems each of the authors came to reject. Like its predecessor, Surprised by Truth 2 spells out compelling reasons to draw loved ones in similar circumstances back to the Catholic Faith. As author Paul Thigpen puts it, "This book will win thousands to the fullness of the Catholic Truth." That's not surprising. The truth continues to set us free. PURCHASE NOW

BORN FUNDAMENTALIST BORN AGAIN CATHOLIC by David B. Currie ($11.95) Arguably one of the finest conversion stories written in modern times. Like a master cartographer, this graduate of Trinity Univer- sity and Evangelical School, traces the route to Rome with charity and precision. He dis- cusses in detail all the important doctrinal and theological beliefs Catholics and Evangelicals hold in common, as well as those that separate us, particularly the Eucharist, the Pope and Mary. Every conceivable biblical, eccelesiogical, theological and historical topic is pursued. No stone is left unturned. Many Protestants never make the journey to the Catholic Church because no one bothers to show them the way. In this book Currie does." A must read."-S. Hahn. PURCHASE NOW!

JOURNEYS HOME. The Journeys of Protestant Clergy and Laity Coming Home to the Catholic Church & the Coming Home Network International, a Lay Ministry Committed to Helping Them. Marcus Grodi ($10.95 ) The conversion stories of men and women, including ministers and missionaries, who had all discovered Jesus Christ in some branch of Protestantism, yet whose desire to follow Him faithfully and remain faithful to the truth He taught and the Church He established through His apostles, led them home to Rome. Many had viewed the Catholic Church as the "whore of Babylon" and the pope as the "antichrist. Yet, in uniquely differently ways, the Holy Spirit opened each of their hearts and taught them to listen to His voice of truth speaking through history, theology, tradition, Scripture and personal testimony. Part two tells the story of Coming Home Network International, a lay ministry dedicated to helping Protestant clergy and laity come home to the Catholic Church. Foreword by Scott and Kimberly Hahn. PURCHASE NOW!

My Life on the Rock. A Rebel Returns to His Faith. Jeff Cavins. ($14.99)   There are lots of books written by Protestants who became Catholic. This one's about a Catholic that became Protestant then came back .Which makes it a perfect lifeline we can extend to family and friends who have abandoned ship. In this dramatic conversion story this noted apologist and host of EWTN's Life on the Rock recounts his early Catholic upbringing, rejection of the Faith, ordination as a Protestant minister, and finally his return to the one true Church. Jeff leaves no stone unturned in his pursuit of truth, and goes toe-to-toe with his own father and three bishops in the process. In the end he rediscovers the Catholic Church as the only context in which the Bible truly comes to life. "What makes Jeff's story so appealing is that it deals with both the theological and emotional issues related to returning to the Church" (Bishop Paul Dudley). Life on the Rock can help every Catholic become a better witness to those who've left. Sharing its story might keep others from ever leaving.   PURCHASE NOW!

Prodigal Daughters. Catholic Women Come Home to the Church. Donna Steichen ($14.95 Retail.) Seventeen women of the "baby boom" generation relay personal stories of apostasy and repentance. Each left the Church to seek autonomy and fulfillment in the major cultural battlegrounds of this era: feminism, the equal revolution, chemical abuse, academic skepticism, the arts and New Age spiritualism. Each eventually turned home to find, like her prodigal brother in Christ's parable, that her Heavenly Father had been calling her in her absence, watching and yearning for her return. Feminists in the bureaucratic networks of Catholic dissent predict women will abandon the Church en masse unless they are admitted to the hierarchy.The women in this timely and important book prove the dissenters wrong. They represent the growing stream of "reverts"who recognize their errors when they rediscover the living heart of Christ at the center of the Church. These accounts of faith reborn offer hope and direction. PURCHASE NOW!

One Shepherd, One Flock. Oliver Barres. Preface by Father Benedict Groeshel. Foreword by Fr. Avery Dulles. Introduction by Frank Sheed. ($12.95 Retail.) This is a conversion story like no other. For one thing, it was written before the author was received into the Church. (In fact it's a journal he kept during the year of his decision journey.) For another, he and his wife were both Congregational ministers. Becoming Catholic meant Barres would have to leave his pleasant home, congenial work and challenge his marriage. What's more, he did not know whether his wife would make the same decision. "Oliver Barres account of the journey, he and his wife made to the Church founded by Christ, not only brings back a great age of converts, it puts a fresh light on the essential issues." (Fr. Benedict Groeschel.) "One Shepherd, One Flock speaks to present day converts, those who are searching and offers all thinking Catholics the opportunity to recover their past and discern the shape of the future." (Fr. Avery Dulles.) PURCHASE NOW!

Home at Last.11 Who Found Their Way To The Catholic Church. Rosalind Moss (editor). Preface by Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan. ($11.95)   Rosalind isn't content to recount her own journey: Jew to Evangelical Protestant to Catholic. She's added distinct (and often startling) accounts of conversion from Anglican, Presbyterian, atheist, Lutheran, Jewish, Baptist, Pentecostal and agnostic converts as well. Here are the stories of souls who sought the truth of God and His Church. Karl Keating calls Home at Last "one of the best collection of conversion stories ever." PURCHASE NOW!

A Day of Grace. On Retreat with Rosalind Moss. Shepherd, One Flock. Rosalind Moss. ($24.95 Retail.) Catholic Answrers apologist Rosalind Moss grew up Jewish in Brooklyn. After years as an agnostic, she encountered Christ as the Jewish Messiah. For the next 18 she served the Lord as a dedicated Evangelical Christian. And like many others she though the Catholic Church was a cult. Stunned by the conversions of two Evangelicals-her Baptist brother and Dr. Scott Hahn, a well-known Presbyterian minister-Rosalind began exploring Christianity from biblical and historical perspectives. Five years later he entered the Catholic Church. Ever since she's been spreading the word showing audiences nationwide how Catholicism fulfills the Old Covenant. In this absorbing, four cassette series, Rosalind is at the top of her form. Drawing on her unique personal history he presents core Catholic truths in uniquely fresh and intriguing way. In the process she fosters a deeper appreciation of our Faith. PURCHASE NOW!

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