![]() ![]() I picked this book up from my in-laws’ bookshelves and poured over it quickly. It is a little more difficult of a read the Rome Sweet Home, but goes deeper into apologetics. Part Two is entitled “Baptism in the Scriptures and Ancient Church” and Part Three is “The Eucharist in the Scriptures and the Catholic Church.” In Part One, Steve Ray gives an overview of his conversion while providing lengthy and detailed footnotes filled with strong apologetic arguments for Catholicism. This book is a very in-depth story of one Protestant’s conversion to the Catholic Church. This is the # 1 book I like to give to Protestants in the process of crossing the Tiber. Unlike many other apologetic-type books, it is told in story form which keeps it an interesting read. This book was like Catholicism 101 from a Protestant’s perspective. She is now in the process of joining the Church – all praise and glory to God! 10 Books that Shaped my Conversion to the Catholic Church 1. She had no more reservations about the Catholic faith. We stayed in touch and 6 months later she emailed and said, “We need to talk.”Īt a mother’s night out together and she shared how she had finally read Rome Sweet Home. ![]() I wasn’t pushy but simply shared my life’s story, and the book was not thrust upon her but offered. I shared my conversion story with her and offered Rome Sweet Home to her if she was interested. I chatted over supper with one young mother attending our class – a Protestant married to a Catholic. Husband and I teach an in-home baptism class for our parish cluster. Be willing to read/watch/listen to the materials they give you too! A book given at the right time… When we are engaged in conversation about our faith differences, a book is a great resource to give a friend. Our job as evangelizers (yes, we are all called to evangelize!) is to gauge the soil of our family and friends’ hearts and to only give the food they are ready to receive. That is not to say that there is never a time to give someone a book on Catholicism. It would have been much better if it had been offered to me as interesting reading material, but to give it as a gift was adding insult to injury. Worst of all, it was wrapped up with a bow. I felt like the giftee was telling me my faith was inadequate. I was given Rome Sweet Home by Scott and Kimberly Hahn about 4 years before God had prepared my heart to receive it. This is why the critical first step in evangelizing is not well-laid arguments, sound apologetics, or the perfect book, but rather, prayer. WARNING: DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT, run out and purchase these books and hand them to the loved ones you want to bring into the faith.īooks can be a fabulous evangelizing tool, but only when the person’s heart is prepared by the work of the Holy Spirit. Before I start listing my favorite books, let me just put a word of warning in here. ![]()
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