Faith Stories, conveniently linked!

Okay, so now that I have recovered from St. Jude's unfortunate beheading martyrdom yesterday (which scarred me for life), I am on to something more pleasant!

I was blown away by the amazing faith stories of the bloggers (first solicited here), and I wanted to put them all in one place, in case anyone missed some. In no particular order, here are the inspirational offerings:

Sew Infertile

This Cross I Embrace

More Than Anything

Grace In My Heart

Mary Grace Holmes

All Things

Wheelbarrow Rider

Magnify the LORD With Me

Feel My Love

HE Adopted Me First

Peace of Christ

Hope - Pray - Trust

Hebrews 11:1

Second Chances

Joy Beyond the Cross

Hope and Faith

Sarah's Journal

Patiently Waiting

Pray, Hope, Don't Worry

LifeHopes (private)

A New Amazing Life (formerly Life In Mazes)


Shoved To Them


Heart of St. Monica (private)

If I missed any, please let me know! I realize there are more stories coming, and I will add them as they become available. I have also put a permanent link to the stories on my sidebar, under Pages, as "Blogger Faith Stories."

I considered giving out awards in the spirit of my Doctrinal Quiz Show, but thought better of it because occasionally I have some class. :)

Welcome, Danya!!

Danya's got a blog, Danya's got a blog, la la la la la la!

Oh boy, I am so excited! My dear friend Danya has finally succumbed to my peer pressure and started a blog! (I learned my pressure techniques from Ann and Shannon and Sew, etc., tee hee).

She knows the IF struggle well. That struggle is what actually brought her to the fullness of the Catholic Faith, as you will see from her story.

Her blog name knocked my socks off: HE Adopted Me First. Taken from Ephesians 1:5 -- "He predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of His will."

Danya is hilariously funny and so very wise, and I know you will love her as much as I do!!

Yippee!!!

Your story?

For a while now I have been so impressed and moved by the deep faith of the bloggers I follow, and I am so curious about how you all came to be so... magisterial (in the Catholic, not Webster's, way). You guys are not lukewarm Catholics! And yet, because most of you are youngsters (yes, mere babes), I am dying to know how you came to know and really live your faith. I have heard some of your stories privately, but I am hoping that perhaps you might want to share a bit of your faith journey on your blogs?

I'm wondering, for example, if you were raised and catechized well by very devout parents? Or maybe you are a cradle Catholic raised in general ignorance of the Faith who later figured things out against the odds as I did? Or are you a convert?

I'd love to hear your story, either privately or publicly, briefly or at length. I do enjoy learning how God works to lead His children to the Truth, and I am sure I am not the only one.