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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... Prince Edward Island , Canada , on the sixteenth of August , 1854. He was the elder son of William Henry Pope ... Prince Edward Island appointed by the British after their conquest of Canada from France in 1759. His career began with an ...
... Prince Edward Island , Canada , on the sixteenth of August , 1854. My father's family originally belonged to the Established Church , though he himself was not connected with any religious denomination and , with greater honesty than ...
... Prince Edward Island lay , and shortly afterward I was admitted to the I Holy Communion . The following summer , a mission was preached in St. Peter's Church by two delightful Oxford clergymen , the Reverend Father Benson and the ...
... Prince Edward Island , the Roman Catholics , while numbering two fifths of the population , were drawn largely from the humbler walks of life . This may partly be accounted for by the fact that the governing class , which came out from ...
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