User:Pray4peace4ever/Father Donald Calloway

In his early years Donald was raised in the back woods of West Virgina, growing up without any religion or a father figure to look up to. Eventually he was Baptized in the Protestant faith as a ten-year-old boy, but never received any formal instruction on Christianity. When his family was relocated to Southern California Donald slipped into "MTV lifestyle" and began to immerse himself sex, drugs, and rock n' roll in his teen years. His rebellion only intensified when his family relocated again, this time to Japan.

After some time Donald ran away from home and became involved in a life of crime. He and his friends were always on the move and soon became connected with the Yakuza (Japanese Mafia). Meanwhile, Donald's family converted to Catholicism during the time he was away from home, roaming around the island of Honshū. His mother fervently prayed for her fifteen-year-old son to return home and trusted that God would reunite them and touch his soul with repentance. http://www.catholicfamilycatalog.com/fr-donald-calloway-conversion-story-dvd-video-no-turning-back.htm

When the Japanese police caught Donald he was then kicked out of the country and forced to move back to the United States with his family. Once he was home Donald went to many drug rehabilitation centers that failed him miserably. He resorted back to petty robbery time and again, but eventually he reached a breaking point in his life.

One night, in 1992, he discovered a book about the apparitions of Our Lady of Medjugorje. After reading the entire book throughout the night, nonstop, he was introduced to new concepts of Heaven, hell, purgatory, repentance, and sin from the messages of the Blessed Mother. This was only the beginning of his conversion, which led him to a life of faith and eventually a call to the priesthood. "No Turning Back: Confessions of a Catholic Priest" DVD, Saint Joseph Communications, INC. 2003

• Birth Name: Donald Crock
• Born: June 29, 1972
• Place of Birth: Dearborn, Michigan
• Priesthood Ordination: May 31, 2003
• Education:

:*B.A. Franciscan University of Steubenville, OH

:* M.Div. Dominican House of Studies, Washington, DC

:* S.T.B. Dominican House of Studies, Washington, DC

:* S.T.L. International Marian Research Institute, Dayton, OH

• Books:

:*No Turning Back: A Witness to Mercy

:*The Virgin Mary and Theology of the Body

:*The Immaculate Conception in the Life of the Church

:*Purest of All Lilies

• Occupations: House Superior and Director of Vocation, MIC
• Website: [http://www.fathercalloway.com www.fathercalloway.com]

• Favorite Saints/Angels

:* Blessed Virgin Mary

:*St. Joseph

:*Guardian Angel

:*St. Michael the Archangel

• Favorite Devotions

:*Holy Mass

:*Rosary

:*Divine Mercy

• Favorite Books

:*True Devotion to Mary - St. Louis de Montfort

:*The World's First Love - Fulton Sheen

:*Diary of St. Faustina - St. Faustina

• Favorite Hobby - Surfing

Appearance and speaking schedule for Father Donald Calloway is listed below. For more information go to the official website http://www.fathercalloway.com/appearances/.

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