MONONA — Former Protestant minister Bruce Sullivan will present his life-changing conversion story at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 5101 Schofield St., on Thursday, July 23, from 7 to 9 p.m.
As a former Church of Christ minister, Bruce Sullivan was a zealous apostle for what he believed to be the true Gospel. As such, he was also ardently anti-Catholic. In fact, his dream was to be a missionary to the largest Catholic nation in the world — Brazil.
All of that changed, however, when he was confronted with the truth and beauty of the Catholic faith while trying to “evangelize” a Catholic family that had moved into his community.
Since being received into the Catholic Church in 1995, Sullivan has served as a catechist in his local parish and as a speaker on topics related to Catholic apologetics.
He has been a guest on EWTN’s Mother Angelica Live, The Journey Home, Bookmark, and Deep In Scripture.
He is on the board of directors of Coming Home Network International and a regular presenter at the CHNI Deep in History Conference.
He is the author of Christ in His Fullness: A Protestant Minister Discovers the Fullness of Christ in the Catholic Faith and A Layman’s Primer of Liturgical Latin, both published by Coming Home Resources, Zanesville, Ohio.
He has recently been accepted into the permanent diaconate formation program of the Archdiocese of Louisville.
Sullivan is president of Sullivan Industries, Inc. and resides with his wife, Gloria, and their five children on a family farm in Kentucky.