From Drug Addicted Pagan To A Priest Of Mercy!
Heroine, cocaine, opium, marijuana, excessive alcohol, not to mention hallucinogenic drugs like mushrooms (psilocybin) and LSD – he consumed most of these before the age of 18, many before he turned 14, the addictions growing stronger as the existential emptiness deepened. What sounds like an introduction to a Hunter S. Thompson novel actually constitutes the autobiography of a Catholic priest. Fr. Donald Calloway of the Marians of the Immaculate Conception retells his dramatic and heart-wrenching life story in No Turning Back: A Witness to Mercy.
As a destructive youth, Calloway spent his adolescence succumbing to temptations large and small, from sins of the flesh with constant promiscuity, to crimes against the law with thousands of dollars of grand theft in stolen merchandise, as well as nightly partying with friends consuming all forms of drugs and addictives while listening to heavy-metal music.
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I was looking to see if Father had a website and I came across this article. I loved it. Thank you for putting it out there. It caused me to have joy, hope, and to be thankful of the Lord’s mercies working in my life and to appreciate again what He has done for me in the past. It also made me want to spend quality time with Our Blessed Mother befor going to bed tonight.
Peace be with you,
Kristine
Wow! There’s hope for us all! God bless you, Father Calloway.
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Father Calloway I love your story cause it coincides with
my story, YES, I also went through a heavy drug use
five times to Texas Prisons and finally suffered a head injury
but through my deep devotion to Our Heavenly Mother by reciting the Rosary every night for the past 3 years and the
night of my injury which happened in jail, I do believe that I can say I have seen the Glory of My Good Lord through the
intercession of my Heavenly Mother