HAPPY CATHOLIC recommends Sharing Your Catholic Faith Story

by Julie Davis

“Each of us is an unrepeatable expression of God’s presence in the world, with a unique story.”

With those words echoing in her heart, Nancy Ward began thinking of conversion stories as an evangelization tool. The culmination is this book. The first part has tools and tips for sharing your own story in a way that isn’t weird or stilted. That’s we all worry about, right? I’ve shared my story a zillion times and yet always have that bit of uncertainty at the beginning of yet another time. Nancy shares her own story here as an example.

The second part has over thirty faith stories from all sorts of Catholics — converts, reverts, clergy, etc. — who tell how God got their attention and drew them close. My own story is in that section.

Read more by Julie Davis at Happy Catholic

Julie Davis

 Julie Davis, the daughter of atheists, but always seeking, converted to Catholicism in 2000. She is not always happy but always happy to be Catholic. She is the author of Happy Catholic: Glimpses of God in Everyday Life,  Lord, Open my Heart – Daily Scriptural Reflections for Lent and Seeking Jesus in Everyday Life. Her conversion story, “From Atheist to Happy Catholic” is featured in Sharing Your Catholic Faith Story: Tools, Tips, and Testimonies.