This young woman's story shows that conversion often happens gradually, through ongoing grace and seeking God with an open heart.
With four Sacraments on the way, the future groom recalls the words of Bl. Charles of Habsburg, proclaiming, "now we must lead each other to Heaven."
An intellectual search for structure in various denominations blossomed into a profound spiritual homecoming to the Catholic Church.
"I'm very excited to finally receive the Eucharist with my brothers and sisters in Christ," said the 18-year-old college student from Chicago.
“I'm already experiencing God's love, but I feel I'm not complete. Baptism will be an explosion of joy, multiplied by what I've been experiencing for the past year and a half.”
His parents decided to let him choose his faith later in life; responsible now for his own son's faith, he wants Catholic baptism for both his son and himself.
Today, Ingrid, who wishes she’d been baptized as an infant, is happier than ever. “Being a Christian means living life according to the Gospel,” she explains.
"I know now that I matter to God, and I want to dedicate my life to showing Him that He matters to me," said Carrasco, a teacher from Chicago.
The Cannon family of Pittsburg, Kansas, is set to enter the Catholic Church this Easter, nearly a year after tragedy struck.
Last year at the age of 52 she had a powerful conversion experience at the shrine of St. Rita in Vendeville. Now, she loves the Church community she has found.
This 13-year-old from Mexico wasn’t baptized as an infant, unlike his brother; now he opens his heart to tell us what receiving baptism at Easter means to him.
Benoit, 32, from an atheist family, lives in Toulouse, France. It was alongside his fiancée Clarance that he discovered a bright and loving faith.
When Antonio was 16, his religion teacher asked the class, “Is anyone here not baptized?” That's where it all began...
François, an emergency room doctor, is happy to deepen his nascent faith alongside the pilgrims of the procession of Sainte-Anne in Brittany.
Laurène, 30, expresses her enthusiasm at the prospect of soon receiving all the sacraments of Christian initiation during the Easter Vigil this year.
Dilan is preparing to experience the most important birthday of his life: one day before his birthday, he will also be born as a child of God.
This psychiatric nurse felt called to faith since her childhood, raised by a non-practicing Catholic foster family. She will finally be baptized this Easter.
