I did not expect to become Catholic and only by the Grace of God have I experienced His perfect plan working itself out in my life.

When I started university, I really wanted to find a Catholic community, which was what first drew me to Catholic Christian Outreach.

I think there will be a point in everyone’s life where they will realize how unfulfilling the world is. Once you discover that something is missing, you must go out. Over time, you must abandon the life you had in pursuance of the life you want or feel called to live.

Currently I am serving as the Vocations Director for my community, as well as hosting a podcast on the lives of the saints called “Heroes of the Faith”. I want to see the Catholic Church become explosively alive, and am passionate about what I see God doing to make that happen!

I don’t have to earn His love. I get to live from it. And the more I receive His love, the more I can love others, not with my own strength, but with His.

I was raised Catholic. REALLY Catholic. As a miracle baby, I grew up hearing how blessed I was to have God at work in my life before I was even born.

For most of my life, I believed I had to prove that I was enough. I chased success, approval, and anything that might fill the emptiness inside me.

Josh Blakesley believes his calling is to make music that moves people into prayer and action. Since the release of his debut album in 2003, he has become a mainstay in Catholic Christian music as an artist, composer, producer, and worship leader.

I grew up Catholic in Zimbabwe, where I spent the first 24 years of my life. My parents would always remind us, “Remember who you belong to.” I knew they meant Jesus, but for a long time, I was mostly coasting in my faith.

I vividly remember the day Matteo and I quit our jobs. Our fourth baby was about a month old and we had just sold our house. We walked into the office where we worked together knowing exactly what we had to say.

I was raised Catholic, from a large Catholic family in St. Louis MO, and was taught at an early age how important faith was. 

Now as a husband, a father of 3, and co-founder of SacredSpark, I have not only surrendered to following Jesus and His Church, I have made it my daily mission to help build up the Church through bringing people together in community and holy, virtuous relationships.

Just as I thought that was enough growth, I got a call from Damascus. I had only been there once, on an SPO retreat, but I felt drawn to go back as a summer camp counselor.

Like a lot of cradle Catholics, going to Mass every Sunday was just part of my life. I went to Sunday school, Catholic retreats, and by God’s grace, I never really walked away from the faith, but for a long time, I didn’t have a personal relationship with Jesus. 

After two years discerning between Catholicism and Orthodoxy, I came home — alongside my wife, who reverted with me, and the baptism of our two sons. Coming to Catholicism was like discovering the missing pieces of a great tapestry.

I was born and raised Catholic, but really came to know Christ through the FOCUS missionaries at my University’s campus. It was there that I met my fiancé and found a calling to evangelize online.

I was always a “good kid” growing up. I tried to do the right thing because it was the right thing, but I can’t say that I had met Jesus “one-to-one” as Mother Teresa said until an experience in Confession during High School.

My parents raised me, along with my three siblings, in the Protestant Evangelical tradition. After graduating high school, I attended university and obtained a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering.