New from CHNetwork Team Member Kevin Lowry: How God Hauled Me Kicking and...
The Coming Home Network is excited to announce the newest book from longtime team member Kevin Lowry of gratefulconvert.com. And given the title, you can see why it would be of interest to followers...
View ArticlePaul Bennett – Former Presbyterian
Paul Bennett’s journey of faith really started when he hit rock bottom as an alcoholic. Following the advice of his recovery program to turn his life over to a “higher power,” he began to pray to a...
View ArticleJohn Lillyman – Former Anglican and Presbyterian
John Lillyman’s journey of faith has taken him all over the world, and brought him into encounter with a number of well-respected Christian traditions. Raised in Australia with little understanding of...
View Article“You have to love the whole Christ. Not just Jesus, the head, but His body,...
Michael spent a good portion of his childhood in Israel, and his mother was a convert to Judaism. Growing up in the Holy Land, he was surrounded by the places where the Scriptures were written, and he...
View ArticleFr. Bonaventure Chapman – Former Calvinist and Episcopalian
Fr. Bonaventure Chapman was always a good student in math, and he found the mathematical determinism of John Calvin’s theology appealing from a young age. As he pursued theological studies into his...
View ArticleA Seminarian’s Quest for Christian Unity Leads to the Catholic Church
From the earliest days of dating my wife, Bobbie, I had told her that I believed I was called to the ministry. Theology is my passion. I enjoy the infinite journey into the depths of God and liken the...
View ArticleFrom England to Scotland, Finding the Path to Rome
As a child I lived in Birmingham, England and attended a Methodist Sunday School; the church was across the street from my home but my parents did not attend. As far as actual belief was concerned, I...
View ArticleFr. Paul Key – Former Presbyterian Pastor
As a young man, Fr. Paul felt a call to minister to Christ’s people, and went on to serve a Presbyterian congregation as a pastor for 18 years. However, the deeper he dug into Scripture, the more he...
View ArticleThe U.S. Supreme Court Helped to Lead Me Home
Whenever I talk about my conversion it’s usually in the “elevator format” — you know, the pre-packaged presentation you’d give if you were crunched for time. Of all the reasons I cite for my decision...
View ArticleTwelve Reasons a Protestant Pastor Became Catholic: An Introduction
The following is part of an ongoing series by Dr. Norman McCrummen. We’ll be publishing another one of his reasons every week, so stay tuned! There are several reasons I embraced the Catholic faith...
View ArticleTwelve Reasons a Protestant Pastor Became Catholic – The Third Reason
The following is part of an ongoing series by Dr. Norman McCrummen. We’ll be publishing another one of his reasons every week, so stay tuned! Read previous installments: Introduction – First Reason –...
View ArticleEncountering the Truth in Christian History
My husband and I were received into the Catholic Church in 2016. Even though it was a difficult decision at the time, we couldn’t be happier or more at peace with our decision. We were both in our late...
View Article“I started to realize that it was time to get my priorities in order.”– April...
April Robbins’ dad was raised Catholic, but bad experiences from his childhood led him to abandon faith altogether, and her mother’s interest in church was more social than spiritual. It wasn’t until...
View ArticleFrom Long Ago and Far Away to Here and Now in the Catholic Church
My parents were children of the Great Depression. They married in 1941 and started a family during the Second World War. Our family was neither rich nor poor; we had what we needed. I grew up in a...
View ArticleDr. Leroy Huizenga – Former Lutheran and Presbyterian
Dr. Leroy Huizenga was baptized Catholic, but raised Lutheran, and had his first real personal encounter with Christ in his teens. He decided to pursue a degree in theology, and went on to teach in...
View ArticleMargaret and David Bereit – Cradle Catholic and Presbyterian
David Bereit was a lifelong Presbyterian married to a cradle Catholic, and his involvement in the 40 Days for Life movement continued to bring him into contact with faithful Catholics who stood up for...
View ArticleThe Tradition I Never Saw – Marcus Grodi
In a talk from our 2011 Deep in History conference, Marcus Grodi shares how he has come to understand the importance of sacred tradition in the Christian life. For Marcus, as for many Christians, St....
View ArticleJeremy Tate – Former Presbyterian Church of America
Jeremy Tate accepted Jesus into his heart as a teenager through the ministry of Young Life, and though there were bumps in the road along the way, he ended up pursuing a call to ministry. He didn’t...
View ArticleMy Protestant Husband Led Me Back to the Catholic Church
It should have been the happiest day of my life. And, it was — until I made the phone call home. It started with the excitement of, “I am engaged! I am getting married!” and ended heavily with, “Do you...
View ArticleDiscovering God’s Love
*The author is publishing this story under a pseudonym. Childhood Rules One of my earliest memories is of waking in the night. After my mother had helped me get to the bathroom and stand on a little...
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