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Do you panic when asked about your Catholic faith?

Right on the Mark!
When we are asked how we first realized that Jesus is our Lord who loves us, few will be able to share a coherent and extemporaneous narrative. We will probably recall our stories of faith randomly without order. Her many suggestions, especially of journaling and creating a timeline, make for a better understanding of our lives and later, for sharing our stories. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and had to carve a particular time to read it. I did not want to rush myself through the book because I found it spiritually nourishing to be able to dig deep into my memory files to recall those incidents in my life when I realized Jesus was with me. As she was going through her tips and techniques, I knew I was going to implement these in my future writings. The emotions that she felt during her journey were so alive that I thought I was walking in her shoes in my journey as well. A very inspiring read and a treasure-trove of writing tips and faith stories – An Anonymous Writer

God Bless the Unbroken Road

Many faith journeys and conversion stories are filled with trials and conflict, with obstacles and hesitance—a “broken road,” as they say. My road, though fairly long and winding, isn’t so broken. I’m not saying that I’ve never had any spiritual struggles—I’ve had a few. The most notable one was my family’s move from Long Island to Rochester, NY, during a difficult time in our marriage. This simple change of jobs was supposed to end in Syracuse but that didn’t work out, so we scrambled to make a move to Rochester with the same company. I didn’t even know where Rochester was! Then we couldn’t find a house in the area where we were looking. I was fighting God at every turn because I had a plan and he wasn’t cooperating!

As it turns out, God’s plan was way better than mine. We’ve never been better, and the move ultimately resulted in my conversion to the Catholic faith. My road has been an intellectual journey. But let me start closer to the beginning.

Review: A Body in Prayer by Neil Combs

Review: A Body in Prayer by Neil Combs

When I met Neil Combs at the Catholic Writers Guild Live conference, I sensed a connection that was beyond Catholics and writers. He introduced himself to me when we were volunteering at the Catholic Writers Guild booth in the CMN trade show. He was excited about his book, A Body in Prayer: Praying from Head...

Thanks to 11 JOYAlive.net guest bloggers of 2014

Thanks to 11 JOYAlive.net guest bloggers of 2014

I’m hitting the “Thank You” key 11 times for each of our new guest bloggers during 2014. I enjoyed getting to know them through their unique stories. Every post was inspiring with golden threads of faith, joy and conversion running through them and connecting their Joy Stories. In January, Neil Combs was our first guest...

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Review: A Body in Prayer by Neil Combs ACWB; Telling your faith story – Free download for JOYAlive.net subscribers His glance of love New Evangelizers: Blessed, Beautiful and Bodacious by Pat Gohn Joy Stories: Why I Became a Catholic by Brian Gill Friars Corner: Get under the spout where the glory comes out