Baptized and raised Methodist. Went to church, Sunday School etc until about 18 years old. Inactive for years but still believed in the Trinity and prayed if needed. Married Catholic woman and promised to raise my children in the Catholic faith. We did everything and they were confirmed etc.. Hurricane Katrina hit and we took on 3.5' of water in our home. Many other things happened, but I started saying small prayers like God, please help Yvonne and I make it through the next day. Many more small prayers that were answered. The Holy spirit touched me and got my attention. I started going to St. Jane De Chantal in Abita Springs La. and decided to become a Catholic, They have a great RCIA program there and I started before Easter of 2010. Went to mass and classes every week and knew I really wanted to convert. This was the best decision I have made in my whole life. I previously went to mass, but didn't understand. I didn't understand why I couldn't take the Eucharist , but did after all of the training/classes. I am so happy I made the decision I did. God was directing me - I have a long way to go, but I am praying and trying harder every day. I can't praise the folks at St. Jane enough - what a great great group of folks. I have learned so much, but realize the process is ongoing. I am so proud to be a Catholic. 
- John D. S., Covington, LA United States

I was raised Lutheran and fell away from going to church when I was a teen. I bought into the "Once saved always saved" mantra in the worst possible way and led a most worldly life. Through a series of amazing events, an awful lot of Divine Guidance, and an absurd amount of grace... God was able to put the Catholic Church in my sights and in my heart in 2008 and was confirmed into the Church on the Easter Vigil of 2009. In the past three years, I have absolutely fallen in love with the writings of the Saints of the Church both canonized... and the yet to be canonized such as Bishop Sheen, G.K. Chesterton, and Blessed Pope John Paul II to name a few. In the last three years, my heart has found what it had always been searching for... Christ and his Bride, the Church. I have no doubt that I am not alone, and equally have no doubt that the remedy for all heart's desire is the same. As I write this now, I am a newly received postulant for the Marians of the Immaculate Conception as I discern God's call in my life for the priesthood. You are all in my prayers, please keep myself in yours. God Bless.
- Timothy C., Steubenville, OH United States 

I came to Catholicism after years and years of being angry with God for the events of my past. I blamed God for all the bad things that happened in my life and I was unable to let them go. When I reached college I spent a lot of time soul searching and then in my Senior year a friend of mine told me she was becoming Catholic and asked if I would like to go with her to church and her RCIA one day. I was shocked because I didn't think I knew anyone who was Catholic but I ended up finding out that two people I was close friends with were Catholic, one was a cradle Catholic while the other was a convert. I didn't know this because I had refused to talk to anyone about religion when I had first came to my school. When I started talking to them and asking questions about Catholicism they were all very excited and answered my questions. But what really got me was the church. The moment I stepped inside the church it was like my whole life had been leading me to that moment. It became very clear to me that the church was where I was supposed to be and that my friends who I seemed to have nothing in common with were supposed to be in my life to lead me to that point. I have encountered many issues since making the decision to become Catholic. I have family and friends members who refuse to talk to me, some who are outright hostel, and still others who have told me its just a phase and I'll get over it soon. I don't think they understand that my pull to to the church was the fact that God lead me there, it's where I'm supposed to be. I pray every day that they will eventually come around and see that I'm not some evil being out to try and convert them to my evil ways but I'm a Christian just like they are, I just follow a different set of rules. I'm happy to have found myself in this place and I want to continue to grow with my Faith. God has blessed me with great parents who have been very supportive of my decision and as long as I have them and my friends who have stood beside me I think I can make it through anything. God is with me wherever I go and I feel him now more than ever. He lead me to the church and I know he will lead me through the trials that these people are placing in my path. I guess in all my story is really a story of discovering God and the Catholic church just happened to be where I found him.
- Tiffany B., Hyden, KY United States