Former Priests Testimonies
The stories of former Roman Catholic priests who left the priesthood and became true Christians.
This Is My Story – Former Priest
This Is My Story
By Converted Monk And Priest Henry Gregory Adams
What great relief and heavenly peace came into my soul when Christ found me, a lost sinner! I was born of Roman Catholic parents in Wolseley, Saskatchewan, Canada and brought up strictly in the Roman Catholic faith. From early youth I was trying to be good, yet falling progressively into sin. With the rest of the crowd I was heading to perdition.
Salvation through the… Continue reading
From Rome To Christ
From Rome To Christ – Former Priest’s Testimony
By Former Catholic Priest Mark Pena
My name is Mark Pena. I was born in a little town north of Burgos called Villamediana de Lomas, Spain.
Because I wanted to be a missionary, I decided to enter the novitiate to become a Roman Catholic priest.
I began the novitiate July 24, 1949. After a year and a day we had to swear and promise to God before the… Continue reading
The Priest Who Found Christ
The Priest Who Found Christ
By Joseph Zacchello – Former Catholic Priest
I was born in Venice, Italy. After twelve years of study in a Roman Catholic Seminary, the Church ordained me as a priest. I was sent to the Italian Church of Blessed Mother Cabrini in Chicago. For four years I preached in Chicago, and later in New York. I never questioned if my sermons or instructions were according to the Bible. My only work and ambition was to… Continue reading
Testimony of Former Jesuit Priest Victor Affonso
Testimony of Former Jesuit Priest Victor J. Affonso
To Follow Jesus Without Compromise
by Victor J. Affonso
Why I Joined The Society Of Jesus
At the age of 23, I was a successful commercial artist on the verge of going abroad where a job was awaiting me. I was happy at the prospect of leaving India and thereby also escaping the terrible anguish caused of seeing the misery of the poor in the streets of Bombay.
Political… Continue reading
Bob Bush: Once A Jesuit, Now A Child Of God
Once A Jesuit, Now A Child Of God
by Bob Bush
Introduction
I began my Catholic journey in a little country town in northern California in the U.S.A. The town was so small that we did not have Mass every Sunday, but a priest used to come once a month if he possibly could to hold Mass in a big public hall. I have both an older and a younger brother. My father had been trained at the… Continue reading