. ▁His ▁enc oun ters ▁with ▁then ▁Red empt or ist ▁Father ▁August ine ▁H ew it ▁and ▁Arch bishop ▁Francis ▁Patrick ▁Ken rick ▁of ▁Baltimore ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁intellectual ▁fer ment ▁fost ered ▁by ▁the ▁Oxford ▁Mov ement ▁persu aded ▁Baker ▁to ▁become ▁Catholic ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 , ▁a ▁conversion ▁that ▁created ▁considerable ▁stir ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁He ▁then ▁changed ▁his ▁name ▁to ▁Francis ▁Alo ys ius , ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁Francis ▁de ▁Sales ▁and ▁St . ▁Alo ys ius . ▁He ▁was ▁ord ained ▁a ▁Red empt or ist ▁Pri est ▁three ▁years ▁later . ▁The ▁Red empt or ists ▁presented ▁week - long ▁miss ions ▁so ▁that ▁regular ▁parish ▁members ▁and ▁especially ▁the ▁poor ▁could ▁receive ▁the ▁religious ▁instructions ▁given ▁by ▁these ▁travel ing ▁pre ach ers . ▁ ▁Father ▁Baker ▁worked ▁closely ▁with ▁Father ▁Isaac ▁He cker ▁on ▁his ▁miss ions ▁and ▁so ▁after ▁He cker ’ s ▁exp ulsion ▁from ▁the ▁Red empt or ists ▁and ▁subsequent ▁permission ▁to ▁found ▁the ▁Mission ary ▁Society ▁of ▁St . ▁Paul ▁the ▁Apost le , ▁granted ▁by ▁Pope ▁P ius ▁IX , ▁Baker ▁joined ▁fellow ▁mission aries ▁Isaac ▁He cker , ▁August ine ▁H ew it , ▁Clar ence ▁Wal worth , ▁and ▁George ▁Des hon ▁in ▁leaving ▁the ▁Red empt or ists ▁to ▁found ▁the ▁new ▁society . ▁ ▁Father ▁Baker ▁divided ▁his ▁time ▁as ▁a ▁Paul ist ▁between ▁assist ing ▁at ▁St . ▁Paul ▁the ▁Apost le ▁parish ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁giving