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This year marks the 11th anniversary of my conversion to Catholicism, the most significant decision of my life. One of the most profound influences on my conversion was the impact of various individual Catholics living the faith. Their witness helped me become open to one of the most challengong aspects of my journey: the Rosary.
Growing up in a Lutheran (Missouri Synod) household, I was taught to be wary of the Catholic Church. Our chapel services often emphasized that the Church had turned the grace of God into something that could be bought or earned. I believed that Catholics were, at best, misguided and, at worst, outright heretics.
As a high school student, I began to encounter God personally as a living and active force in my life. My faith became my own and central to who I was. However, I was being discipled by men who held strongly anti-Catholic views. They cautioned me against Catholicism, describing it as diabolical and deeply problematic. We would read books on the dangers of Catholicism and distribute Bible tracts, some by Jack Chick, who often harshly condemned Catholics.
Despite this, the lives and faith of the Catholics I knew caused me to doubt some of what I was hearing. Many of the most thoughtful and faith-oriented people I knew were Catholics. I told myself that they were Christians in spite of their Catholicism, yet I found myself curious.
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Growing up in a Lutheran (Missouri Synod) household, I was taught to be wary of the Catholic Church. Our chapel services often emphasized that the Church had turned the grace of God into something that could be bought or earned. I believed that Catholics were, at best, misguided and, at worst, outright heretics.
As a high school student, I began to encounter God personally as a living and active force in my life. My faith became my own and central to who I was. However, I was being discipled by men who held strongly anti-Catholic views. They cautioned me against Catholicism, describing it as diabolical and deeply problematic. We would read books on the dangers of Catholicism and distribute Bible tracts, some by Jack Chick, who often harshly condemned Catholics.
Despite this, the lives and faith of the Catholics I knew caused me to doubt some of what I was hearing. Many of the most thoughtful and faith-oriented people I knew were Catholics. I told myself that they were Christians in spite of their Catholicism, yet I found myself curious.
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A Lutheran Minister Discovers the Rosary - The Coming Home Network
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