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Shane Page - Former Methodist Pastor

Oct 21, 2025
Shane Page, a former United Methodist pastor who transitioned to Catholicism in 2021, shares his captivating journey of faith. Raised in a Methodist family, he discovered a deep devotion to Mary and saints like St. Therese during his seminary studies. Shane discusses his conversion experience at a Billy Graham crusade and the moral obligation he felt to embrace Catholicism. He reflects on the peace he found in leaving his ministry and how Catholic practices like the Rosary have enriched his spiritual life, encouraging others on their own journeys.
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ANECDOTE

From Methodist Childhood To Conversion

  • Shane describes his youth in a United Methodist family and his early curiosity about God sparked by grandparents and a family Bible.
  • He experienced a decisive conversion at a 1996 Billy Graham crusade and began voracious Bible study and interest in ministry.
INSIGHT

Seminary Sparked Marian Devotion

  • Seminary opened Shane to pre-Reformation church history and introduced him to the Virgin Mary in a formative way.
  • Reading St. Therese's autobiography ignited in him a vocation to holiness and the desire to become a saint.
ANECDOTE

Immaculate Conception Paper Moment

  • Shane wrote a seminary paper on the Immaculate Conception and earned an A, which deepened his curiosity about Catholic teaching.
  • That paper led him to ask, 'If this about Mary is true, what else of Catholicism might be true?','title':'Immaculate Conception Paper Moment','quote':'I decided to write my very first paper that semester on the Immaculate Conception... and I thought to myself, well, if this is true about the Blessed Mother, what else does the Catholic Church teach that's also true?','quoteSpeakerName':'Shane Page','quoteContext':'Shane Page recounting a pivotal seminary paper that intensified his Catholic interest'
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