Episode 101: LCMS Lutheran Becomes Catholic – An Interview with Sam Landon

By jacqueandmegan | May 12, 2025

Today we are joined by Sam Landon as he shares his story of growing up LCMS Lutheran and converting to Catholicism in college. Sam grew up in east Tennessee but has lived in Chicago since 2017. He received his Master’s Degree in Religious Studies, specializing in New Testament and Early Christianity, from the University of Chicago in 2024. He now works in campus ministry helping college and graduate students grow in their relationship with Jesus Christ. In his free time, he enjoys reading early Christian and medieval writers, playing the mandolin, spending too much time making coffee, and going on walks with his wife, Viviana.

Resources Sam mentioned:

Ignatius and Polycarp: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/ignatius-of-antioch–polycarp-of-smyrna-a-new-translation-and-theological-commentary_st-ignatius-of-antioch_kenneth-j-howell/1999150/item/8126496/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=us_shopping_zombies_lvs_21821394433&utm_adgroup=&utm_term=&utm_content=717525408665&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21821394433&gbraid=0AAAAADwY45gU1TfwWLnpCm4W0ScP_IEh-&gclid=Cj0KCQjw8vvABhCcARIsAOCfwwry4gJ5jqAT2vQhv0ad_h95MJS_HMgl4MKWNRLFL9sYb4RZHC8Gz-8aAhAiEALw_wcB#isbn=0980006651&idiq=8126496

Loss and Gain by John Henry Newman: https://www.amazon.com/Loss-Gain-John-Henry-Newman/dp/1530304490

Rev. John Towler: https://www.avonvalleychurches.org.uk/our-team-john

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