Chosen
How Christ Sent Twenty-three Surprised Converts to Replant His
Vineyard
Author: Donna Steichen
The twenty-three men and women who tell their conversion stories in these pages were not drawn to the Church by sound evangelization programs, beautiful buildings and liturgies, or saintly witnesses among the clergy. On the contrary, many of them were attracted to Catholicism in spite of a now decades-long stretch of deficient catechesis, mediocre
Masses,
and uninspiring leadership. Christ himself led these souls to his Church, concludes
editor Donna Steichen, who compiled this consoling collection, and it is the
Lord who set them to work replanting his devastated vineyard.
"Despite their marked differences in origin, education, and field of service,"
writes Steichen, "each one makes it clear that it is Christ who did the
choosing. They testify that Christ touched their hearts and intervened in their
lives in unexpected, sometimes even miraculous, ways."
Donna Steichen is a longtime investigative journalist who has written numerous articles in various Catholic publications. She is the author of two other books published by Ignatius Press, Ungodly Rage and Prodigal Daughters.
"These
conversions in the midst of the post-Vatican II crisis of faith seem particularly
pure and often entertainingly improbable, bearing testimony to the central truth…That
the Church is not a man-made institution, but a divine one — a perpetual
repository of truth and grace so powerful that not even the darkness of scandal
can overshadow it."
— from the Foreword by George Neumayr, editor of Catholic World Report
STORIES
FROM THE FOLLOWING CONVERTS ARE INCLUDED IN CHOSEN
Elizabeth Fox-Genovese
Susan Bujnak
Steven W. Mosher
Catherine Schneir
Roy Schoeman
Joseph Pearce
Kristine Franklin
Paul Quist
Stephen Hayden
Carolyn Rae Lemon
Father Augustine Hoa Trung Tran
Kevin Lents
Sarah Christmyer
Stephanie Block
Austin Ruse
William L. Toffler, MD
Father Sebastian Walshe, O. Praem.
Ann Brown Agni
Kari Beckman
Robin Landon Pudewa
Shannon Counihan
Russell L. Ford
Vivian Dudro
ISBN:
9781586173401
Author: Donna Steichen
Length: 340 pages
Edition: Paperback
Code: CHOS-P
Price:: $18.95
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