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No Turning Back: A Witness to Mercy - Donald H Calloway MIC

The story of Fr Donald Calloway – from a rebellious teenager to his conversion to the Catholic faith and eventually a priest. An incredible journey of faith and radical conversion, this book illustrates how Divine Mercy and Our Lady touched his life.

 Rome Sweet Rome: Our Journey to Catholicism - Scott and Kimberly Hahn

The beautiful story of how Scott and Kimberly Hahn journeyed to the Catholic Church. Their conversion story and love for the Church have kindled the hearts of many, bringing them back to the Catholic faith. An unputdownable classic.

Surprised by Truth Trilogy - Patrick Madrid

This trilogy of essays tell the dramatic conversion stories of various Protestants. These books are a great basis in Apologetics. They also give an inside view of the flaws of belief systems that beckon unwary Catholics.

Crossing the Tiber: Evangelical Protestants Discover the Historical Church - Stephen K Ray

An exhilarating conversion story of a devout Baptist who relates how he overcame his hostility to the Catholic Church by a combination of serious Bible study and vast research of the writings of the early Church Fathers.

Nicholas Black Elk: Medicine Man, Catechist, Saint - Jon M Sweeny

Servant of God Nicholas Black Elk lived a fascinating life. A traditional Oglala Native American, he converted to Catholicism in his forties and became a catechist, while still continuing his Lakota medicine. An insight into an extraordinary life.

Deathbed Conversions: Finding Faith at the Finish Line - Karen Edmisten

Conversion stories of eminent figures in cinema, literature, journalism, art, crime, royalty and science. These stories summarise how in their search to quell that deep-seated hunger with everything else, these famous figures finally found what they had not sought – God. 

Not God's Type: An Atheist Lays Down Her Arms - Holly Ordway

From atheism to Evangelicalism to finally the Catholic faith, English Professor Holly Ordway recounts her unusual journey of becoming convinced of Christianity on rational grounds. ‘The story of a glorious defeat.’

Something Other Than God: How I Passionately Sought Happiness and Accidentally Found It - Jennifer Fulwiler

‘Something other than God is a poignant, profound and often funny tale of one woman who set out to find the meaning of life and discovered that true happiness sometimes requires losing it all.’

The Price to Pay: A Muslim Risks All to Follow Christ – Joseph Fadelle

During his military service, Mohammed finds to his dismay that his roommate is a Christian. When he tries to convert the roommate, he ends up getting converted. Having renounced Islam, the baptised Joseph has now to deal with threats, prison, torture and persecution. Despite the long Calvary, he does not give in.

Honey from the Rock: Sixteen Jews Find the Sweetness of Christ – Roy Schoeman

Jewish convert to Catholicism, Roy Schoeman highlights clear links between Judaism and Catholicism in these inspiring stories of sixteen Jews, through their spiritual journeys to the Catholic Church.

Edith Stein: The Untold Story of the Philosopher and Mystic Who Lost Her Life in the Death Camps of Auschwitz - Waltraud Herbstrith

The story of Edith Stein, the Jewish woman and philosopher who converted to Catholicism, became a Carmelite nun in Germany, and who was put to death in a Nazi concentration camp.