The Catholic Defender: Through Terry Delp’s Conversion to the Catholic Faith, He has truly been Twice pardoned
- Donald Hartley
- 2 hours ago
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A very powerful testimoney of conversion and forgiveness!
In the words of Terry Delp, his story is of a "youth completely lost in the world of gangs and violence".
As a result, in 1987, at age 14, Terry joined a gang that would take him down a dark road.
He grew up in juvenile detention centers and later prisons.
In gangs, so many of our young people take them on as a family.
That is the kind of commitment that they offer the gangs.
Many of them do not have father figures and many get caught up in drugs and violence.
Ultimately, Terry would become the gang leader in the gang he had been initiated.
After 18 years serving a 63 year prison sentence in the Texas State Prison system, Terry Delp was given his freedom being "Twice Pardoned" as his faith radically changed him forever.
In November 2001, after much prayer and study, Terry Delp was received into the Catholic Faith.
A pardon is an official act of forgiveness, typically granted by a President or Governor, that relieves an individual of the legal consequences of a crime and conviction. It restores lost civil rights—such as voting, jury service, or holding office—and removes penalties, though it generally does not expunge the record. Requirements often include completion of a sentence and demonstrating rehabilitation, while key differences from clemency include full forgiveness versus just reducing a sentence.
Jesus Christ is actively seeking and fully capable of saving lost souls, fulfilling his purpose to deliver humanity from sin's power, punishment, and separation from God. Through His incarnation, death, and resurrection, He provides a way for anyone to be forgiven, restored, and transformed, with salvation available to all who accept this gift by faith.
"For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save what was lost.” Luke 19:10
The Convicted Catholic Podcast: Every Saint Has a Past, Every Sinner Has a Future Two former enemies of God.
Two men the world counted out. Two lives transformed by the mercy, truth, and power of the Catholic Church.
ET and Terry Delp launch The Convicted Catholic Podcast — a raw, honest, and faith-filled conversation about what the Catholic Church has done for us and what it can do for anyone who’s searching for hope, healing, and a future.
This podcast is for the wounded, the struggling, the converts, the fallen-away, the misunderstood, and those who think God could never want someone like them.
We are living proof that Jesus Christ still breaks chains, still heals the broken, and still turns sinners into disciples. Every saint has a past. Every sinner has a future. Welcome to the conversation.
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