Stephen Boyce was a Baptist Pastor who never wanted to be Catholic. In fact, he thought Catholics were heretics no different from Muslims. He was confronted with several very hard life circumstances AND with Church History…. his life began to change. Let’s dive in.
CHAPTERS
00:00 From Baptist pastor to Catholic theologian
03:31 Growing up in a strict Christian home
06:40 Basketball, partying, and feeling empty
10:04 The call to preach
12:27 Bible college and fundamentalist culture
23:06 Why Catholicism felt “heretical”
34:02 Resigning to save his family
44:51 Studying Baptist history and Anglicanism
49:14 First visit to an Anglican church
01:00:46 Tolkien and Lewis
01:07:53 Why Tract 90 mattered
01:11:34 “Two of everything”
01:14:34 The annulment process in detail
01:17:44 Catholic annulments vs Anglican process
01:19:06 Why the ordinariate mattered
01:20:04 Keeping Anglican patrimony in full communion
01:22:56 Teaching OCIA and serving the parish
01:25:01 Brotherhood in the Church
01:25:57 Family reactions and conversion costs
01:29:08 Family background and Catholic relatives
01:33:27 Claire’s change of heart
01:38:20 Why Ignatius of Antioch is the one to read
