# What led you to become a Catholic, or what inspired you to deepen your Catholic faith? **URL:** \ **Category:** Catholic Living\ **Created:** [February 21, 2023, 2:41am UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/what-led-you-to-become-a-catholic-or-what-inspired-you-to-deepen-your-catholic-faith/23 "2023-02-21T02:41:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 13
**Author:** ![Tommy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5a626/32.png) [@Tommy](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/Tommy)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 8:05pm UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/what-led-you-to-become-a-catholic-or-what-inspired-you-to-deepen-your-catholic-faith/23/13 "2026-06-25T20:05:26Z")
As I described in brief with my Introduction to the _Catholic Talk_ forum (link below), it are the **fragmentation of Protestants** that led me to the Catholic Church. > [@Roman Catholic convert - New Forum Member](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/roman-catholic-convert-new-forum-member/3851): > > + Hello. Peace be with you all. Here are some summarized things about me and my character. heart Roman Catholic heart . Baptized (RCIA) 1995 as an adult. Faithful to the Church and its’ Magisterium. Life-long learner for personal fulfillment and growth. I enjoy Bible study, exegesis, New Testament theology, and Saturday evening Vigil Mass. zany_face Hobbies zany_face include web design & SEO, graphic editing, business marketing, bicycling, and raising my new kitten named Mun… **Salvation history** , as I discovered, didn’t start with the Reformation, but rather 2000 years ago when Christ established the Church and continued with Apostolic succession beginning with the Apostle Peter. I’ve read of the Saints, Doctors of the Church, theologians, and laity throughout the first 15 centuries since the resurrection of Christ. That part of Salvation history cannot be ignored, as I see it, and their contributions to the Church is build upon the Four Pillars. What vast and rich sources we have to build upon today. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/what-led-you-to-become-a-catholic-or-what-inspired-you-to-deepen-your-catholic-faith/23)._