( Log Out /  Sometimes the lessons we learn from our past prepare us to minister to others in the future. Our NO friends saw us as radical, strange, having attachments to all that old stuff that went out with the open windows and doors of the Church! Dr. Norman McCrummen September 12, 2017 5 Comments. Because the Bible says so. He once gave a speech about this experience, discussing some of the doctrinal issues with which he grappled at the time. That particular grace came to me by the Spirit’s using my love for reading and history and travel and architecture and music to draw me into the Church founded by Christ. Dr. Scott Hahn is a renown bible scholar, and Catholic convert. No natural law, no moral law, no eternal law – just because. (From a Protestant).” Then, on Ash Wednesday just a few days ago she announced she was converting to Catholicism! In fact, almost two-thirds of … Just shows how devious the left is in keeping those nuggets quiet. So I sat down and discussed my Baptism with the priest. I had been attending the Protestant sect in which I had grown up, but the dark cloud of cultural Marxism had descended on this sect to the point of revulsion (e.g. She said she would explain more in an upcoming video, which she released a few days later. In the worst cases, where it is clear that you are a troublemaker, your comment will not be published and you will be blocked immediately. . Nevertheless, it was a mammoth step for a Protestant pastor, all the more so because I’ve never thought of myself as a courageous person. However, all of the contents of Shane's original book (and more!) Norma McCorvey describes herself as having been relatively ignorant of the facts of her own case, and claims that her attorneys simply used her for their own ends. Well! I was totally amazed as I read these writings from the first few centuries that, as it turns out, the early church looks a lot like Catholicism! https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2020/09/ruth-bader-ginsburg-rest-in-peace.html. Pingback: Conversion – Protestant Pastor to Catholic – Jansen Bagwell | Veil of Veronica. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. A Protestant pastor's first rosary Javier Ordovas - published on 11/03/16 After converting to Catholicism and losing his family, he prayed the rosary awkwardly… and it worked a miracle. When you are converting from Protestant to Catholic, there are a lot of changes, some of them really huge. This is a list of notable converts to Christianity from Judaism.. There is nothing Catholic about it. While producing a number of successful and popular Protestant pastors, SES has also been the site of a mass exodus across the Tiber. Continue to Twelve Reasons a Protestant Pastor Became Catholic: The First Reason. Converting from Protestant to Catholic: 7 Things That Stayed the Same. When you are sure that is the image you want, click on the instruction to change your picture. I knew something was wrong about the Church I had just joined, but I just humbly believed what I had read/been told. I’m especially struck by your remark about coming to feel revulsion towards the novus ordo because it reminds me of the priests who wrote about their “conversion” to the traditional Latin Mass, in the book Priest Where Is Thy Mass/Mass Where is Thy Priest… At least one of them (if not more than one) said that after saying both Masses, there came a point when he detested the one and loved the other. Catholicism had taught me to think like a Protestant, because, as it turned out, the Reformers had thought like catholics. Like their pope-aligned opponents, they had asked questions about justification, the authority of tradition, the mode of Christ’s self-gift in the Eucharist, the nature of apostolic succession, and the Church’s wielding of the keys. What about you – any interesting conversion stories, whether your own, perhaps a favourite saint-convert,  or the conversion  of someone you know, family or friend? Well! Several acquaintances made sure that anti-Catholic literature was found in my mailbox; emails from fictitious addresses informed me of my insanity; and a few friends, whom I genuinely loved, cut me off altogether. How Our Lady truly led my all the way from paganism and a life of sin upon sin, to the dignity to form young Catholics and be a member of this great Society of St Pius X. He also discusses how Our Lady led him to love faith. On today's episode, we're joined by Keith Nester, a former protest and pastor who converted to Catholicism and he's gonna share that experience with you and some things to know and consider if you are also thinking about becoming a Catholic saint rose of Lima said know that the … Just in case readers don’t know, Boris is a baptised Catholic who abjured the faith in favour of Anglicanism. There was no need to hide what I thought or what I read or what I cared about as a Catholic, I could be as “rebellious” as I wanted and everyone agreed with me! A conversion or reversion to the Catholic Church is a big deal. (Courtesy of Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix / Patrick Cullen) The phrase “Swimming the Tiber” has been used to describe Protestants coming into the Catholic Church. Over time she became friends with many of them and began to have serious doubts about the morality of abortion. This is yet another important step for a Protestant in their conversion to the Catholic Church. I paraphrase slightly but that is the essence of the statement. Its casual irreverence is deeply offensive and a grievous insult to God. Whereas in the NO, our conservative priest was “pray, pay and OBEY” (Opus Dei …), suddenly, we were outsiders. https://www.coraevans.com/blog/article/here-are-10-of-the-most-unexpected-catholic-conversion-stories. Incredible! (I have a friend who told me he loved the physical and psychological preparation he went through to go to Viet Nam. But a group of Pentecostals in Arizona are coming “home to Rome” through Constantinople, leaving their Assembly of God church for the Byzantine Catholic Church. PROTESTANT PASTORS ON THE ROAD TO ROME. In relaying all of this to a friend in Tampa by telephone, I expressed my dismay over the reaction. Shows their evil intent and the extent of their power to silence truth. I would have been hard pressed to name twelve on that October afternoon when I was received into the Church. Norma McCorvey teaches us that we need not be defined by our past. And because of the narrow focus of our Protestant lives and work, we knew few Catholics, lay or clergy. A Protestant pastor's first rosary Javier Ordovas - published on 11/03/16 After converting to Catholicism and losing his family, he prayed the rosary awkwardly… and it worked a miracle. What grace I have been given to be here! I couldn’t believe what I had found. Whether you have to re-examine some long-held assumptions, lose your friends, or even lose your job, it’s not a minor life event. he conditionally baptised me and arranged for a bishop to give me confirmation) and I got a proper instruction – lasting a few years – that I would never have had otherwise. I’d forgotten that – I think you told us that before, about Boris being baptised a Catholic. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8758129/Boris-Johnsons-son-Wilfred-christened-catholic-Westminster-Cathedral-confirms.html. After a year, she grew tired of leaving the church angry as she had started to veil and we received Communion on the tongue, she wore a skirt, etc. Finally! We became rebels … and so I started to look into the reason why some Catholics didn’t accept V2 and the New Mass. Eventually, she started going to church, and began to reject her past involvement with the pro-abortion movement. I emailed him an angry note, shook the dust off my Earth Shoes, and left the Novus Ordo world for good. I have to say, it began a process. But there’s a cart-before-the-horse issue here. “Let’s make a sacrifice and drive one hour each way to Mass with the SSPX!” “Aren’t they schismatic? Obey.” (Another Opus Dei priest …). It´s true many "Catholics" are converting to some of the 33,000 sects of protestantism. There can be no other reason for blogging here. But there’s a cart-before-the-horse issue here. Like so many others who have trodden the path that leads to Rome by way of that country known as Protestantism, I never imagined I would one day convert to Catholicism.” – Marcus Grodi, former Presbyterian Pastor, President of the CHNetwork. It is common for Pastors to change denominations within Protestantism and experience very little criticism or a change in financial security. Nevertheless, it was a mammoth step for a Protestant pastor, all the more so because I’ve never thought of myself as a courageous person. The New and Old Mass are two sides of the same coin. My favourite convert is a friend who became a Catholic after years of reading about Fatima. CONVERSION by Protestant Pastors converted to Catholicism (Cebuano There’s an article exposing the falsehood of “two forms of the same Rite” on Rorate Caeli at the moment, which you might find interesting: https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2020/09/two-forms-of-roman-rite-liturgical-fact.html. My instruction by the parish priest and preparation for the sacraments was woefully inadequate although I didn’t realise this at the time. What I discovered is that the Holy Spirit gives courage when courage is needed and a home when home is needed more than ever, and that He delights in using our interests and talents (the whole of our biological and metaphysical DNA) to draw us into the Father’s will. Protestant pastors, evangelists, youth leaders, and lay ministers are acutely aware that conversion experiences in Protestant settings often lead to a Protestant faith and church membership. However, due to the increasing number of trolls afflicting this blog, it is very much at the discretion of the site administrator as to whether or not your comments continue to be pre-moderated. Today I could give more, but I’ve chosen to stick with the twelve listed in this series because they’re the ones that always first come to mind when I think of making such a list. As a Protestant, I always thought my faith and worship was more akin to the early church than Catholicism. In my country over 1/3 of "Catholics", have converted. He then dumps his wife for a new woman, has a child with her and subsequently turns up at a Catholic church to have it baptised. I later joined a parish RCIA group to help others coming into the Church and it was atrocious, and I started to see the problems – I think most of those who went through that course eventually lapsed and I’m not surprised. And how unworthy I am! If you had an open-minded protestant (not anti-Catholic) willing to read ONE book to convince him or at least give him a start in thinking that the Catholic Church is the True Church which one would you give him? I’m not sure ‘conversion’ is quite the correct term, though I understand why it is used, because there was never a time I didn’t love Jesus and find comfort in Him. especially if he begins teaching Catholic doctrine. The truth is, I’m still finding reasons for being a Catholic which I couldn’t have imagined earlier, so richly laden is the treasury which Catholicism holds. It was NOTHING at all like the Novus Ordo. Norman, rejoice! He taught at a Protestant seminary for a period, and started traveling to preach. Two years after my reversion, I had another one: I discovered the TLM and started to read about the Vatican II revolution, about which I knew nothing. Here’s another example of how these robed and mitred infiltrators are attempting to destroy holy mother Church from within. These are all breath-taking conversion stories! She is described as a pregnant woman who “wished to terminate her pregnancy by an abortion ‘performed by a competent, licensed physician, under safe, clinical conditions’; that she was unable to get a ‘legal’ abortion in Texas. I am Catholic because I believe in the Real Presence of Jesus in … . Archbishop Lefebvre explained the crisis and everything made sense thereafter. March 2, 2017. She was pregnant with her third child and wanted end her pregnancy, but she was not aware of all the implications of abortion or even what the term itself meant. What does converting from Catholic to Protestant entail? We continued in the indult Mass, until finally, the day came. A couple months after this, our NO priest who occasionally said the Traditional Mass for the diocese invited my wife and I, who were now married. I went through the same preparation in 1969 and felt I had descended into hades.) Why? Why This Protestant Evangelical Converted to Catholicism (Part 2) October 25, 2020. Why does the Bible say so? For a while, I attended both the TLM and the NO, but the more I attended the TLM, the more I found I couldn’t cope with the NO and I eventually went exclusively TLM around 2000. Journeys Home 1 & 2, available now from The Coming Home Network, contain the stories of men and women who, having surrendered their lives to Jesus Christ, heard a call to follow Him more deeply into full communion with His Catholic Church.Contributors include Marcus Grodi, Fr. Great is your reward!” I must say she put both a new, but ancient, light on my predicament. I miss the anthems, hymns and congregational singing. By FrancisMary ... remembers how, after Mangels mentioned there were 40,000 Protestant denominations, ... so they have that experience of conversion and giving their lives to Christ. Had it not been for the FSSPX, I would have lapsed. When I was in the fifth grade the members of my class were asked to write a short story on any subject of our choosing. Well, here’s a surprise… Boris Johnson has had his baby son baptised a Catholic. I don’t know if “reversion” counts as “conversion,” but I’ve had two reversion stories: one was my return to the Church and the practice of the Faith after 44 years (having been removed, as a child, via divorce). The reason I decided to put pen to paper is that I’m often asked why a Presbyterian pastor who was reared Baptist, a man whose forebears were Lutheran, Anglican, Presbyterian and Baptist – without a single ancestor clinging to Rome since the Reformation – why I, of all people, should leave what was mine by inheritance and choice to swim the Tiber? Protestant Issues. In the 1980’s, she became involved in the abortion movement. Finally! He agreed that there was grave enough reason to perform a Conditonal Baptism. This rarely happens in Catholicism. I Googled to see if I could find a famous saint convert because I love reading conversion stories and have read lots of saints before, but not for a while. I always think it is such a grace to be called, as an adult, into the Church. In 1970, Norma McCorvey, under the pseudonym “Jane Roe,” filed a law suit challenging the Texas laws that criminalized abortion. The following is part of an ongoing series by Dr. Norman McCrummen. Anna Abrikosova: Russian convert to Eastern-rite Catholicism who was imprisoned by the Soviets John Adams : beatified person and Catholic martyr [4] Mortimer J. Adler : American philosopher, educator, and popular author; converted from agnosticism, after decades of interest in Thomism [5] [6] Are you a convert or considering joining the Catholic Church? Click the link for more information. A conversion or reversion to the Catholic Church is a big deal. Whether you have to re-examine some long-held assumptions, lose your friends, or even lose your job, it’s not a minor life event. As I was, myself, in the process of converting, Mr. Keith Nester’s YouTube videos helped me to understand some of the nuanced parts of Catholicism that cradle Catholics take for granted. Some Sundays I miss them terribly. The Novus Ordo has become as repulsive to me as inclusive language. As a Protestant convert to Catholicism whose journey culminates a week from today, at the Easter Vigil, I have some experience, oddly enough, in how to become a Catholic. We need a break from Covid and tyrannical governance so get typing those conversion stories and related issues – and that’s an order! By Pastor Bill - I have known two people in my tenure who have converted, so to speak, from Protestant to Roman Catholic, and both did so because they wanted I was home amongst the rebels! She did hold that she was to remain Catholic and that our children would be raised Catholic, which I figured I would change her mind on. This is yet another important step for a Protestant in their conversion to the Catholic Church. That a Protestant boy in the Deep South who knew only three Catholics should chose such a subject shocks me to this day. I wish that I were greeted and hailed by the pastor … The new Mass is valid, and you have to receive Communion that was consecrated in the New Mass. I began to read about Archbishop Lefebvre and the SSPX. That is very interesting indeed. I wrote a tale, set in the Middle Ages, of a surprise visit by the pope to a monastery. She wanted at all cost to remain in the parish she grew up in, and became more and more uncomfortable with the constant talk of Latin and chant and incense. If, once released to participate in our discussions, it becomes evident that you are not a serious participant, you will be blocked without warning. I was to learn quickly. Anyway, one thing led to another and I discovered the TLM. Once approved, your subsequent comments will go straight onto the blog, generally speaking. Why did we believe what we did? 5 thoughts on “ Jansen Bagwell’s Protestant Pastor to Catholic Conversion Story ” Pingback: Conversion – Protestant Pastor to Catholic – Jansen Bagwell | Veil of Veronica. Entire Pentecostal Congregation In Arizona Including Pastor & Wife Converts To Catholicism. Forward 15 seconds Despite all the rabid answers here, here are two good reasons for the Protestant to convert to Catholicism (I’m a convert from a Protestant denomination myself): (1) It is true. I blame the apostate clergy, though, who accommodate these pretend Christians more than the pretend Christians themselves. I dropped out of a Protestant seminary, enrolled in RCIA, and delved deep into the Catechism, Catholic theology, and Catholic literature. I hope that more and more Protestant pastors and lay people will continue to convert to the Catholic Church! Change ). I had no idea that “Jane Roe” had changed her mind about abortion, and even converted to Catholicism, which is more evidence of the media bias and how they withhold information that doesn’t suit their narrative. His delivery is relevant and engaging. Thank you all for sharing. Make sure you have saved your chosen picture on your computer before you begin the process so that  you can find it easily. “inclusive language” and the acceptance of homosexuality on spurious grounds). (I have a friend who told me he loved the physical and psychological preparation he went through to go to Viet Nam. If you are not a “traditional” Catholic, or if you are a non-Catholic, you are welcome to participate in our discussions as long as your purpose is to grow in / learn about our Catholic Faith. My defences of the new religion were slipping … I didn’t know what to do! Why do Godly Protestant Pastors - including virulent haters of Catholicism - convert to Catholicism? Just stay where you are. It marks a soul out as very special IMHO. He studied Protestant theology and became pastor of an Assemblies of God community. We went. Thank you for your imaginative “Google”! I just feel restricted as a Catholic whereas I might be able to work on my relationship with Jesus a lot more as a Protestant. I became Catholic age 19. The novus ordo was all I ever knew. I would think that his non-Catholic congregration would not feel inclined. We went, and I couldn’t believe what I saw. Editor’s note: This two-part series explores why some evangelicals have chosen to convert to other branches of Christianity, namely Eastern Orthodoxy and Catholicism. We’ll be publishing another one of his reasons every week, so stay tuned! I told her “Many.” She immediately asked, “Why then are you not rejoicing? The question is more than understandable, and the answer, whether given briefly or not, is a story of astonishing grace. !” “No! It is common for Pastors to change denominations within Protestantism and experience very little criticism or a change in financial security. What a change. I’m delighted that Catholic Truth was able to help you find the SSPX and the Traditional Latin Mass – that’s wonderful. One more thing: because of my responsibilities with a local sacred music choir, I’ve been physically inside 3 Protestant churches since my reversion, for rehearsals and performances. She responded by asking how many times I had taught the Beatitudes. Does it require anything other than converting in my own mind? I wanted to sing familiar hymns, to hear the organ played, to listen to a sermon, to pray with fellow worshippers. The priest who baptised his child should not have baptised him. I couldn’t believe that there were these beautiful prayers that were NOWHERE to be found in the new Mass. This is awesome! “The New Mass is good, you can’t have a problem. If you would like to put a picture beside your username (an avatar), simply go to My Profile, click on the picture already there (Mystery Man) and replace it with your chosen image. What grace! especially if he begins teaching Catholic doctrine. She gave her baby up for adoption. I have listed below twelve reasons for my decision. In the 80’s Scott and his wife Kimberly were part of a wave of famous Catholic converts from Protestantism. This was the man, remember, who, when Mayor of London, told the government to ignore all public objection and get on with legalising “gay marriage”. Does anyone know? Really now you Protestant apologists must raise your game a bit that is why you're losing so many of your best educated, intelligent and honest pastors, preachers and clergy to Catholicism, they've taken the leap of faith by accepting God's fullness in the Catholic Church sometimes at the expence of careers and family relationships. Why are they so nonchalant about a process that has pulled hundreds of thousands of Catholics out of the Church? It takes real courage to be a Protestant minister and address your congregation with the news "I am converting to Catholicism". . What I LOVED and HATED,” and “WHY “FAITH ALONE” SALVATION IS WRONG! She did not fully realize that this process would end a human life. We were both conditionally Confirmed. And the homily blew us away. That’s when everything changed. Why do so many Catholic leaders fail to see this? So naturally, I became an atheist. Apologetics. I had already decided that V2 was full of error and that I could never again attend a New Mass. Unfortunately I’ve had to return a couple of times for family funerals, but could barely restrain the urge to jump up on my pew and start shouting about the Trojan Horse. But I did persevere with the rosary and on Our Lady’s birthday I went to the Holy Cross Bookshop in London (now closed, I think) to get a book on Our Lady, where I met an old-school Jesuit priest (now gone to his eternal reward) who got talking to me and I think he realised that here was another post-Vatican II casualty. Thank you thank you thank you… And God bless you and your family and those who helped you share this story. (From a Protestant),” “PROTESTANT VISITS LATIN MASS! Journeys Home 1 & 2, available now from The Coming Home Network, contain the stories of men and women who, having surrendered their lives to Jesus Christ, heard a call to follow Him more deeply into full communion with His Catholic Church.Contributors include Marcus Grodi, Fr. Why do evangelicals convert to Catholicism and how should ... is a former Presbyterian pastor and editor-in-chief ... (and remain) a conservative, evangelical protestant. I had to start attending this Mass … first, I had to figure out what to do about my wife. The work of the Holy Spirit can leave a person dumbfounded. for 4 years, until one Sunday Mass, when the Novus Ordo priest praised Bill Gates during his homily. What grace! In the end, Norma never had an abortion. The rock music, tube tops, old ladies handing out Communion rubbed us more and more the wrong way, and so for my birthday, we went to the diocesan Latin Mass. What I LOVED and HATED,” and “WHY “FAITH ALONE” SALVATION IS WRONG! She said she would explain more in an upcoming video, which she released a few days later. Despite all the rabid answers here, here are two good reasons for the Protestant to convert to Catholicism (I’m a convert from a Protestant denomination myself): (1) It is true. He also discusses how Our Lady led him to love faith. At the request of several groups, I’ve spoken on the subject of what some people call my conversion. Christina on April 10, 2019 at 7:05 pm said: I’m 33 min in but I’m in tears and had to share my appreciation that you’ve shared this. Even so, it’s beyond comprehension why he would want his son baptised (maybe his live-in girlfriend is a pseudo-Catholic as well, who knows.). I think they baptise their children in a vain attempt to convince themselves and the public that they are still in some shape or form Christians, when in fact they are clear pagans in the way they live, and in Johnson’s case, legislate. Period. ( Log Out /  ( Log Out /  It took me a long time to finally convert to catholicism. I’ve always believed that all of this was a completely undeserved grace through Our Lady’s intercession. Thanks for that interesting post, I had no idea that Roe had changed her mind on abortion let alone that she had converted to the Faith. On of The Catholic Talk Show, Ryan Scheel, Fr. Can a Protestant Pastor convert to Catholicism and continue Pastoring his Church? Watch Full Story I don’t care about the rest. Points to add from a protestant looking in, from a lady’s perspective: Too many claimed that, "Since Vatican II, a Protestant doesn't need to convert. Shortly after I was “received”, I began to wear the Brown Scapular. Each time I am struck at the utter emptiness of these places, including an Episcopal church, allegedly the Protestant sect closest to the Faith. He became my confessor, spiritual director and good friend for many years. Rich Pagano, Ryan DellaCrosse, discuss tips for converting to Catholicism, from a former Protestant pastor.. Former Protestant Pastor Keith Nester explains how he converted to the Catholic church. I may be behind the times, but I fail to see how a child can be raised a Catholic if his parents are not Catholics and if they are living in a (how can I put it) irregular personal “relationship” situation? It really all started with Fatima. Scott Hahn is a well-publicized Presbyterian convert to Catholicism..."out of the frying pan and into the fire." Catholicism had taught me to think like a Protestant, because, as it turned out, the Reformers had thought like catholics. This is a list of notable converts to Christianity from Judaism.. Happily, Mr Nester managed to get help to overcome the difficulties which he encountered, but how many others don’t move beyond initial enquiries or experiences, discouraged because of the Catholics they meet? She said “I was my children to be Catholic. I remain in a state of awe that He should do such a thing; that He should take every part of my mind and spirit and use each to pull me slowly into the Catholic Church, so slowly that I wasn’t aware of what was happening for a very long while. I was engaged to a Catholic, whereas I had been raised Baptist. 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