Throughout the history of the Church there have been many conversions, the firsts
being the twelve Apostles, then the many disciples that followed Jesus during His ministry. Many had dropped out,
mostly those whose faith weren't strong enough or who were dissuaded by some of the harsh words and deeds of Jesus,
particularly when He had told them that it was impossible to be saved unless man ate His Flesh and drank His Blood.
This was hard teaching. The most notable convert was Saul of Tarsus who became the Apostle of the Gentiles, St.
Paul.
We are mostly concerned in these pages of a few recent converts (from the past two centuries) who have made an
impact on the Catholic faith. These people were mostly either non-Catholics (Protestants, Jews, or simply non-believers),
who were called by God to the Church. Nobody joins the Church without the grace given by God. It is the opinion
of this writer that it will be the Convert who will restore the Church to the glory that she lost because of the
men who were hellbent in destroying her, although these men knew in their hearts that God has promised that His
Church built on the Rock of Peter would stand until the end of time.
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