{"id":75385,"date":"2026-02-11T14:25:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T14:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=75385"},"modified":"2026-02-11T14:25:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T14:25:23","slug":"from-baptist-pastor-to-catholic-priest-a-unique-journey-to-priesthood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/from-baptist-pastor-to-catholic-priest-a-unique-journey-to-priesthood\/","title":{"rendered":"Vom Baptistenpastor zum katholischen Priester: Ein einzigartiger Weg zum Priestertum"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Father Travis Moger on the day of his ordination alongside his son, Mark; wife, Amelia; mother; and daughter, Maddy. | Credit: EWTN News screenshot Jan 17, 2026 \/ 11:00 am (CNA). Father Travis Moger has been a Catholic priest for just nine months, and his journey to ordination was a unique one. A former Baptist pastor and Navy chaplain, he was ordained in May 2025 in the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, seven years after he, his wife, and his\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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A former Baptist pastor and Navy chaplain, he was ordained in May 2025 in the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, seven years after he, his wife, and his\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":77672,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-75385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":67540,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/influencer-son-of-evangelical-pastors-shares-how-he-embraced-the-catholic-faith\/","url_meta":{"origin":75385,"position":0},"title":"Influencer son of evangelical pastors shares how he embraced the Catholic faith","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Dezember 4, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Jonatan Medina, son of evangelical pastors, shares how he converted to the Catholic faith. \/ Credit: EWTN News ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 26, 2025 \/ 07:00 am (CNA). 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