I appreciated the authors honesty in her search for the truth but, in truth, it was evident from page one that the Jennifer Fulwiler had the wrong priorities in life. She laments about not finding answers to her deeper questions but all of her focus was on shallow, material things. It was difficult to get past the first hundred pages but it does redeem itself near the end. It's interesting to read about someone's process and she is thorough. ( )

I truly enjoyed this conversion story. Her particular conversion involved a remarkable combination of the heart and the mind which was fascinating to watch unfold. Humorous, tragic, and heartwarming all at the same time.

An exceedingly well-written pop spiritual memoir about the author's journey from atheism to Catholicism. I was much impressed with the skill and grace with which she approached, covered, and tied together all the highlights of such a conversion. ( )

Jennifer Fulwiler was raised by atheist parents in the heart of Texas's Bible belt. As an elementary-school prank, she once moved her school library's Bibles into the fiction section. But as she got older, she found that she was plagued by existential questions that all her shallow, pleasure-seeking habits couldn't stifle. Eventually, she found the answers she sought in the Roman Catholic catechism.

With the zeal of a convert, Fulwiler has become something of a cheerleader for Catholicism. She embraces every doctrine, including papal infallibility (pp.164-165), the male-only priesthood (p. 121), and opposition to artificial birth control. She gave birth to two babies during the time period covered by this book, and the jacket copy says she and her husband now have six children, despite the fact that she carries a genetic mutation that makes pregnancy hazardous.

Fulwiler doesn't mention the many sexual and other scandals that have faced the church, other than to note that God uses imperfect people to deliver his perfect message.

I really enjoyed this book. Fulwiler is an engaging writer, and her life hasn't been as smooth as the overheated jacket copy suggests ("she made good money as a programmer...had just married a guy with a stack of Ivy League degrees, and lived in a twenty-first floor condo where she could sip sauvignon blanc while watching the sun set behind the hills of Austin"). I imagine that this book would be very encouraging to American Catholics. As a non-Catholic, Christian reader, I am happy that she has found a spiritual home, and I look forward to her next book. ( )

This was a very enjoyable and readable book. I found myself taking it with me just in case I would have time to read. The author is very honest about her journey and shares things that if it was me I don't know if I would have the courage to share. It also helped me to understand the viewpoint of an atheist which as a Christian is not something I am familiar with. ( )