Jimmy Akin

Jimmy Akin

Jimmy was born in Texas and grew up nominally Protestant, but at age 20 experienced a profound conversion to Christ. Planning on becoming a Protestant pastor or seminary professor, he started an intensive study of the Bible. But the more he immersed himself in Scripture the more he found to support the Catholic faith. Eventually, he entered the Catholic Church. His conversion story, “A Triumph and a Tragedy,” is published in Surprised by Truth. Besides being an author, Jimmy is the Senior Apologist at Catholic Answers, a contributing editor to Catholic Answers Magazine, and a weekly guest on “Catholic Answers Live.”

Articles by Jimmy Akin

Monument of the Guardian Angel of Portugal apparition to the three little shepherd children of Fátima. Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

9 things to know and share about Fátima

May 13, 2025 / 04:00 am

May 13 is the optional memorial of Our Lady of Fátima, arguably the most prominent approved apparition of the 20th century.

The statue of St. Peter at the square named for him in the Vatican. Credit: Stephen Driscoll/CNA

CNA explains: What is the St. Malachy prophecy, and why are people talking about it?

Apr 28, 2025 / 06:00 am

The recent death of Pope Francis on April 21 has reignited interest in the centuries-old “Prophecy of the Popes,” also known as the St. Malachy prophecy.

The Annunciation by Fra Angelico. Credit: Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

8 things to know and share about the Annunciation

Mar 25, 2025 / 04:00 am

The angel Gabriel appeared to Mary to announce the incarnation of Christ. Here are eight things to know and share about the event and how we celebrate it.

Sts. Perpetua and Felicity. Credit: National Catholic Register files

10 little-known facts about the early visionary St. Perpetua and her companion St. Felicity

Mar 7, 2025 / 04:00 am

As the Church celebrates the feast of Sts. Perpetua and Felicity on March 7, here are some interesting things to know about these early martyrs.

Church of Panagia tou Arakos, triumphal arch, wall paintings, Lagoudera, Cyprus — north side, St. John of Damascus. Credit: Winfield, David, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

7 things to know about the last Church Father

Dec 4, 2024 / 04:00 am

On Dec. 4 we celebrate St. John of Damascus, also known as St. John Damascene, priest and religious, who also became a doctor of the Church.

Workshop of Gerard Seghers, “Saint Andrew,” ca. 1637. Credit: Register Files/Public Domain

St. Andrew the Apostle: 8 things to know and share

Nov 30, 2024 / 04:48 am

St. Andrew, whose feast day is Nov. 30, was one of the two initial disciples of John the Baptist who encountered Jesus at the beginning of John’s Gospel.

The Most Holy and Undivided Trinity. Credit: Lawrence OP via Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

12 things to know and share about the Holy Trinity

May 26, 2024 / 04:00 am

The Holy Trinity is the central mystery of the Christian faith. Here are 12 things to know and share.