Surprised by Truth

11 Converts Give the Biblical and Historical Reasons for Becoming Catholic

By: Patrick Madrid

Narrated by: full cast

The first testimonies to give you all the reasons for becoming Catholic

These 11 personal conversion accounts are unlike any you’ve ever listened to; they’re packed with biblical theological and historical proofs for Catholicism. Each year thousands of atheists, Evangelicals, Fundamentalists, and Pentecostals are being surprised by Catholic truth—and these converts tell you why.

©1994 Patrick Madrid (P)2022 TAN Books

Critic reviews

“These converts, coming from varied backgrounds, converged on the Catholic faith because their intellects were enlightened by divine grace to accept its truth…They bring apologetics to life in an exciting way.” (Fr. Peter M.J. Stravinskas, author of The Bible and the Mass)

“I’m privileged to know personally several contributors to Surprised by Truth. Each is deeply committed to Jesus Christ; each relentlessly sought Him and was amazed at where he found him.” (Fr. Mitchell Pacwa, S.J., host of EWTN Live)

“These eleven stories of conversion merge into a sustained argument for the truth of the Catholic faith. The converts’ anxieties, doubts, reasons, and affirmations are reported candidly – nothing is held back.” (Karl Keating, author of Catholicism and Fundamentalism and What Catholics Really Believe)

“These converts, coming from varied backgrounds, converged on the Catholic faith because their intellects were enlightened by divine grace to accept its truth…They bring apologetics to life in an exciting way.” - Fr. Peter M.J. Stravinskas, author of The Bible and the Mass “I’m privileged to know personally several contributors to Surprised by Truth. Each is deeply committed to Jesus Christ; each relentlessly sought Him and was amazed at where he found him.” - Fr. Mitchell Pacwa, S.J., host of EWTN Live “These eleven stories of conversion merge into a sustained argument for the truth of the Catholic faith. The converts’ anxieties, doubts, reasons, and affirmations are reported candidly – nothing is held back.” - Karl Keating, author of Catholicism and Fundamentalism and What Catholics Really Believe “The apostles preached the Catholic faith regardless of the cost. These converts have accepted that faith – in each case at a great cost. What they learned is here distilled in a masterpiece of Catholic apologetics.” - Most Reverend Charles Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop of Denver, Colorado “Conversion involves many strands of theological and personal struggles. Surprised by Truth weaves those strands in a tapestry of great beauty.” - Kimberley Hahn, co-author of Rome Sweet Home"

The biblical research

The last reader was a little stiff and could maybe learn how to better smooth out he way he reads.

A must read for Christian seeking for the ultimate truth!

When we wholeheartedly seek the truth of our Lord Jesus’ teachings, He will definitely lead you to the truth. Thank you for putting together this conversion stories which I believe will help a lot of difficulties facing our Protestant Brothers and Sisters to realize

Compelling story telling

Best book on faith, hope, love. Remarkable story telling. Variety of readers made it interesting.

Amazing and encouraging

Just wonderful! This book helped me very much
Thank you
I wholly enjoyed listening to this. So much so that I will again

Great and interesting stories

Loved these incredible stories of conversion. Extremely moving and thought provoking. Recommend to anyone discerning the faith.