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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... church in Charlottetown — why , I never quite knew , for my mother's parents ... high pulpit with a reading desk beneath , obscuring the communion table ... church . I vividly recall the high box pews with the cushioned seats , off which ...
... church now known as St. Peter's Cathedral . This church was placed in the ... high admiration and affectionate regard . Returning to Charlottetown , a ... church , longed for contact with a living Christianity . This they found at St ...
... high celebration and carried the processional cross on great festivals ... Church , I received confirmation at the hands of Bishop Binney of Nova ... Church by two delightful Oxford clergymen , the Reverend Father Benson and the Reverend ...
... High Church pamphlets , the Tales for Young Protestants — to which I have already alluded — and two volumes of Macaulay's Essays , which I obtained on leaving school in 1870 as a prize for history . From these latter volumes I first ...
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