Joey Clark's Catholic Comeback: A Lenten Journey

0:00Joey Clark, a Montgomery radio host on News Talk 93.1 FM, just shared his powerful comeback to Catholicism after 20 years away. Raising the faith, going to Catholic school through 12th grade and mass every weekend, his belief faded during college at Auburn. It stayed dormant in the dark until Ash Wednesday this year, when he walked back into his childhood church, St. Bede, the Venerable. Over the 40 days of Lent, Cork Doven deep-hitting daily morning mass and spending hours and afternoon Eucharistic adoration. He found a piece he calls indescribable, feeling the Bible come alive in his heart. Even on rough days, filled with doubts and temptations, prayer pulled him through stronger. He opened up about a tough moment on March 5th, when old insecurities and past sins hit like venom, dragging him into despair. Line down, he prayed the sorrowful mysteries with Mary, then started repeating, thank you God, over and over. That's when something profound happened, an intervision where a faint light grew into

1:01a star, revealing faces of family, friends, even unfamiliar. Warm ones like angels or saints, all joining in praise. It tied him to two, Peter, 119, the word as a lamp in the dark. As Easter hits, Cork's message rings clear, you're never too lost to return. Just thank God and let that light guide you home. From your city, powered by AI, this is Birmingham News Today.