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, and it is the Lord who set them to work replanting his devastated vineyard.
Language
English
Pages
493
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Ignatius Press
Release
September 30, 2009
ISBN
1586173405
ISBN 13
9781586173401
Chosen: How Christ Sent Twenty-Three Surprised Converts to Replant His Vineyard
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, and it is the Lord who set them to work replanting his devastated vineyard.