Reprinted from Magnificat (www.magnificat.com) Great Conversion Stories: Elizabeth Cary By John Janaro ('85) England in the early 17th century was undergoing a significant religious crisis. The coerced uniformity of the Elizabethan era would soon break down into war...

Reprinted from Magnificat (www.magnificat.com) Great Conversion Stories:  Saint Camillus de Lellis By John Janaro ('85) In medieval and early modern Europe, healthcare—especially for those with chronic illnesses—was an improvised and often neglected affair.  The...

Reprinted from Magnificat (www.magnificat.com) Credible Witness: Eugene Hamilton By Heather King Eugene Hamilton (1972-1997), an American seminarian who suffered from throat cancer, died three hours after being ordained a priest. Father Benedict J. Groeschel, C.F.R.,...

Reprinted from Magnificat (www.magnificat.com) GREAT CONVERSION STORIES All the Gospel accounts speak of criminals crucified with Jesus, but Luke (23:39-43) is the only source that indicates that a great conversion took place on the gruesome heights of Golgotha that...

Reprinted from Magnificat (www.magnificat.com) GREAT CONVERSION STORIES Christian apologists in the Roman Empire often stressed that the persecution of the early Church actually fueled her growth.  Tertullian famously coined an expression that has come down through...