Why I Became Catholic: A Timeless Conversion StoryOriginally written as a personal testimony to his own children on why he became a Catholic, this is a thoughtful and timeless conversion story of Sir Joseph Pope written during the early part of the 20th century. Born in 1854 to a family renowned for distinguished service to the Canadian government, Joseph carried on the family tradition as a highly regarded civil servant. Like St. Thomas More, Pope was held in high esteem as a public servant, and he enjoyed the total confidence of prime ministers and governors, all whom sought his advice. He was a prolific author of some two dozen books and pamphlets, including the official biographies of major Canadian historical figures. Amidst this busy public life, Sir Joseph Pope developed a profound spiritual life and a mind always hungry for eternal truth. Raised in a nominal Anglican family, his persistent and courageous search for the fullness of truth and grace finally led him home to the Catholic Church. |
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... English church in Charlottetown — why , I never quite knew , for my mother's parents were not Episcopalians . But she was one of those good people who set small store by religious creeds or forms , and , to tell the truth , there was ...
... church government , but no power of forgiving sins or of offering sacrifice was imparted by bishop's hands , and consequently the status of the clergy of the Anglican Church did not differ in any essential particular from that of their ...
... English church , did any clergyman ever take the slightest notice of me , save perhaps on rare occasions to ask how my mother was , which , in default of anyEdward Island — was a sincere and faithful Christian and in every relation of ...
... Anglican church now known as St. Peter's Cathedral . This church was placed in the charge of the Reverend George Hodgson , son of a prominent and much - respected member of St. Paul's congregation . I had never seen George Hodgson until ...
... Church , I received confirmation at the hands of Bishop Binney of Nova Scotia , in whose diocese Prince Edward ... Church by two delightful Oxford clergymen , the Reverend Father Benson and the Reverend Father O'Neill , members of an Anglican ...