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Marcus Grodi reflects on 20 years of “The Journey Home”

Grodi, the founder of the Coming Home Network and the host of EWTN’s “The Journey Home,” discusses how Mother Angelica asked him to start a show in 1996, the need for an apostolate to help current and former Protestant pastors, and the biggest challenges facing converts.

December 6, 2017 Jeanette Flood Features , Interview 8 Print

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Twenty years ago, the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) launched The Journey Home , a program of compelling stories of conversion to Catholicism.  Catholic World Report  recently spoke with Marcus Grodi, host of this long-running television/radio show and founder of the Coming Home Network , which supports those on the journey to the Catholic Church.

CWR:  How are things at the Coming Home Network?

Marcus Grodi: Good, very good. I’m very excited about all the aspects of it. One of the biggest changes, which occurred a couple years ago, is that my son JonMarc became the chief operating officer. So he and the rest of the staff are doing all the work; I just drink coffee—if even that. He’s also recruiting some new blood into the organization, who have made the Internet and media outreach and our forum a superb example of the New Evangelization. So it’s really exciting to see what’s happening here.

CWR:  You recently celebrated the 20 th  anniversary of The Journey Home …

Marcus Grodi: Yes. If you went back twenty- one years, I was not feeling in any way led to be involved with television. I was just a former Protestant minister who by grace had come into the Catholic Church and was working at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, but on the side I had started the Coming Home Network (CHNetwork). Marilyn and I had felt very much alone on the journey into the Catholic Church. We knew few Protestants to talk to who could understand why we were thinking of the Catholic Church. And we didn’t know very many Catholics—and those we did know didn’t know their faith very well. So, except for the few converts we knew from a distance, we felt very much alone on the journey. So we began the Coming Home Network in 1993 to provide support for clergy on the journey towards the Catholic Church.

In July 1996, I had just resigned from Franciscan University to focus full-time on the CHNetwork, when I was invited by Johnette Benkovic to appear on The Abundant Life to talk about the work of the Coming Home Network and conversion, particularly of Protestant ministers, to the Catholic Church. Scott Hahn, Jeff Cavins, and Dr. Kenneth Howell joined me on her program to discuss our conversions. That appearance led to Dr. Ken Howell and I appearing on Mother Angelica Live in December of 1996 to discuss our conversions to the Church as well as the work of the CHNetwork.

During that program, Mother made some comment like, “We need to have you back.” I thought she meant back on her program. I found out later that she wanted me to consider becoming the host of a program in which I interviewed converts to the Catholic Church. Over the years, she had received many letters from Catholic parents and grandparents bemoaning the fact that their children had left the Church; Mother Angelica felt that if every week they could hear the story of a convert or revert to the Church, it would give them hope that their kids and grandkids could also come back to the Church.

I got a call from Doug Keck [then Executive Vice President, now President and Chief Operating Officer at EWTN] at the end of 1996, and, after many months of planning, we began The Journey Home program in September 1997.

CWR:  About how many shows have been produced in the past 20 years?

Marcus Grodi: We think about 900. We often repeat programs for one reason or another, and there have been a number of episodes that contain two conversion stories.

CWR:  The Journey Home program and the Coming Home Network are separate entities. What is the relationship between the two, and how do they support each other?

Marcus Grodi: It’s important to emphasize that The Journey Home is an EWTN program. For the first 12 years, nearly every Monday afternoon I’d take two flights to travel from Columbus, Ohio, to Birmingham, Alabama; I’d host the live program on Monday night and then fly back home on Tuesday. Then, in 2009, we began discussing with EWTN the idea of taping The Journey Home at the Coming Home Network studio, so I wouldn’t need to fly to Birmingham every week. Now the CHNetwork staff completely produces The Journey Home for EWTN; it’s still EWTN’s program, but we produce it.

From the beginning, however, The Journey Home and the Coming Home Network have been a hand-in-glove relationship, because the vast majority of The Journey Home guests were already members of the CHNetwork. So, on the one hand, you’d say that the existence of The Journey Home is directly connected with the work of the CHNetwork. On the other hand, our growth in membership at the CHNetwork certainly benefits from The Journey Home . The CHNetwork also is very involved in putting all the Journey Home programs on the Internet, on YouTube, and indexing every Journey Home program. At the CHNetwork website , one can search for a very particular topic—such as all the Journey Home programs with Methodist ministers who came in because of the Eucharist.

And so we remain eternally grateful for our working relationship with EWTN.

CWR:  Do you have any idea how many people have contacted the Coming Home Network because of The Journey Home ?

Marcus Grodi: It’s hard to know; we haven’t always had a “How-did-you-hear-about-us?” question available to people coming to us. But I would say without hesitation that a vast number of our new members come because they’ve watched The Journey Home ; there’s no doubt.

One example that I’ve often shared: several years ago the guests for my show were two sisters from Canada—natural sisters, not religious sisters. They were cradle Catholics, in their 70s. One had remained Catholic all her life; the other had become a virulent atheist and then after many years returned to the Church. It was in the early days, back when we took live phone calls and emails during the second half-hour of the program. The first caller was a woman in tears, and the first thing she said was, “I’m not saying I’m ready to become Catholic, all I’m saying is, I’m an atheist and I was sitting in a hotel room, and the reason I was here was to commit suicide.” But she had thought, “Well, I’ll turn on the TV,” and when she did, immediately The Journey Home came on, and the first word she heard was “atheist.” And so she listened to the conversion story, and it stopped her from committing suicide. So she called us, very grateful for EWTN and for that episode. That incident will always stick out in my mind as a vivid example of the power of The Journey Home , the power of EWTN, the power of television and radio, the power of media to affect someone’s life.

And so our whole work is about these stories—whether in our monthly newsletter, or The Journey Home , or the Internet, or whatever we’re doing—of the work of the Holy Spirit in someone’s life, specifically so that story can be there to change somebody else’s life. That’s what the Coming Home Network is all about.

CWR:  Do you have a mission statement for The Journey Home  and the Coming Home Network ?

Marcus Grodi: We have one for the CHNetwork: “The Coming Home Network was established by converts to Catholicism to help clergy and laity of other Christian traditions discover the truth and beauty of the Catholic Church and make the journey home.”

Our initial calling, if you will, was specifically to clergy on the journey because they had unique needs, primarily the issues of vocation.

I know of a few former Protestant ministers who were on the journey privately, and when they let the cat out of the bag—to a friend or a member of the congregation—they lost their job within two weeks. So clergy on the journey are hesitant to talk about it with anyone. And frankly, at a local level—the local parish, local diocese—they often feel like they’re getting little help.

We don’t go out after people; our charism is not to proactively go out and try to convert Protestant ministers to the Church. We’re not sending letters or email blasts to all ministers, knocking at their door—that’s not the way we believe God has called us to work. Rather we are here when they discover the Church, when they’re drawn to the journey, and they hear about the CHNetwork, and then they contact us.

The Coming Home Network was established not to push, pull, or prod anybody into the Church, but to stand beside them, to help them discern what God is calling them to do right now in their life. Often the question is, “I really believe God is calling me to ‘come home’ to the Catholic Church, but when should I do it? How should I do it? Especially when my wife and none of my kids want to become Catholic? How do we make this journey?”

So that’s why the CHNetwork began. To stand beside men and women faced with these difficult questions. Then we quickly realized this is true for laity on the journey too, which is why our work has expanded to assist anyone who has questions about the Catholic Church.

CWR:  So you began in order to help Protestant ministers because they had unique barriers?

Marcus Grodi: Theological, relational, cultural—all these issues might stand in the way of someone coming all the way home, but the unique issue for clergy is the issue of vocation. If you convert, you’ve got to completely re-tool your life to support your family. I’ve known guys whose father, grandfather, and great-grandfather were ministers—if they were all of a sudden to give up their ministry and become Catholic, their whole family would interpret it as a rejection of their entire heritage, a spit in the face of everybody in their lineage, so they struggle with what to do.

The second biggest issue for clergy on the journey is marriage. Of course, the most important question all of us has to ask in our journey to Jesus Christ is, “Lord, what are You calling me to do with my life?” But one thing we’ve learned along the way is that for a married clergyman, the more important question to ask is “Lord, what are You calling us to do?” A clergyman who’s discovers the Catholic Church has to think in these terms, as soon as possible, because he has a vow , in his sacramental marriage, that he has to honor. More important than anything else , more important than his call to ministry, is how he must honor his marriage.

So a lot of our work is helping clergy—and laity—who have been drawn to the Catholic Church, but whose spouse wants nothing to do with this journey. We help them discern what God is calling them to do at this point in their life.

CWR:  What do you usually advise in that situation?

Marcus Grodi: That is uniquely different almost every single time. Some Catholics would say, “It doesn’t matter what your spouse thinks; if you know the Church is true, you’ve got to convert!” Well, the Church doesn’t really teach it that strongly. At the other extreme, other Catholics tell men and women on the journey, “Since Vatican II, you don’t have to convert; it doesn’t matter anymore.” That’s not true either. So, between those extremes you have the teaching of the Church.

We believe that once a person has discovered the beauty of the Church, it is a sign of grace that God is calling that person home, because they’ve discovered the truth, and truth is truth. But now the question often is an issue of timing, and sometimes this means a temporary pause in their journey to give the Holy Spirit time to draw their spouse along the journey.

We could make a long list of obstacles. “If I leave this congregation, what kind of minister will follow me? It could be a disaster: in my denomination, they would likely be pro-choice. How can I abandon my people?” Or “I’ll lose my retirement plan,” or “This guy and I were working on a book that would change the world, and if I leave, that would ruin our partnership”… Well, my staff and I generally say, “Yes, these may or may not be valid reasons; they could be distractions from an authentic call to come into the Catholic Church.” So it’s a matter of discerning, Are these reasons to stay, or is it part of the spiritual battle trying to prevent a person from going all the way home?

Now I don’t belittle those other reasons, but we usually put them in a different category than marriage, because marriage is a sacramental vow.

CWR:  What happens when people contact the Network?

Marcus Grodi: Often people who contact us are only casually on the journey, for maybe a long time. But at some point, they’re no longer merely inquiring about the Church; by grace, they have learned enough about the Church that they can never look at the Church the same way they did. They are truly “on the journey”, and for some, this means they’re in trouble—they can’t go back or remain where they are, but they don’t feel they can move forward. They get into what we call “no-man’s-land,” where they’re convicted about the truth of the Catholic Church, but they’re not sure what to do.

My own stance is that the reason the CHNetwork exists is to pick up the pieces after EWTN, Catholic Answers, and other Catholic apostolates do their job. If a Protestant minister watches EWTN or listens to Catholic Answers or Catholic Radio or hears a convert’s conversion story, and then all of a sudden feels, “ Now what am I gonna do?”, well, that’s why we’re here—to stand beside them, by phone, mail, email, on-line Forum, or often face-to-face, to provide whatever resources, prayer, or encouragement that might help them hear what God is calling them to do now.

Once they contact us, we find out where they are in their journey, what they need, and hook them up with someone who can be their mentor. We hope to get them connected to the forum online where they can have constant interaction—particularly with converts, but also with lifelong Catholics who want to be there to help those on the journey.

We offer lots of free resources and books—we can give away e-books as well as physical books, thanks to our donors. But more importantly, we have staff as well as volunteers that remain in direct communication with those on the journey to help them deal with these kind of questions. And we’re here for them as long as they want to remain in discussion about the Church.

CWR:  And those Protestant ministers who do come all the way home, what kind of work are they finding?

Marcus Grodi: The vast majority of former clergy remain laymen when they become Catholic, and a vast majority of them are content with that. In a parable about a wedding feast, our Lord warned, when you go to a wedding feast, don’t take the front-row seat. You take the back-row seat … until you’re called forward. And so we encourage all clergy converts to recognize that when they come into the Catholic Church, they need to begin by appreciating and accepting the beauty of being a layman, which involves discovering how to utilize one’s training, experience, and gifts as a Catholic layman. It essential to recognize that just because you were a Protestant minister doesn’t mean you have a call to the priesthood; this becomes an issue of vocational discernment under the spiritual direction of a priest and a local bishop. Less than 20% of clergy converts become priests—celibate or married.

Some clergy converts become permanent deacons, while a large number of others have become involved in lay apostolates, like myself and Scott Hahn, Steve Wood, Jeff Cavins, Al Kresta, and the list goes on and on. Clergy converts have great gifts, and we try to help them patiently discern how the Lord might be opening doors for them to continue using those gifts once they come into the Church.

CWR:  Do you have a ballpark estimate of how many people you have reached at this point?

Marcus Grodi: Well, to a certain extent, there’s no way we can guesstimate that because of the way the Internet, as well as satellites, have drastically changed communication around the world; no one really knows. I can say, though, that, in our database, we have about 10,000 non-Catholics who have contacted the CHNetwork for help. (That’s not counting the thousands of lifelong Catholics who support our work.) And of that 10,000, around 7,000 have come in or back to the Church. Some we’ve been working with for five minutes, some for fifteen-plus years.

CWR:  What are your hopes or plans for the future?

Marcus Grodi: I’m really excited about where my son and the staff are taking the Coming Home Network: they’re committed to evangelization, but especially committed to providing the pastoral care, if you will, of men and women on the journey. We want to respond to what’s happening in the Church and our culture—and I do think we’re going through a particularly critical time in our culture.

In terms of The Journey Home and EWTN, I’m excited about where they’re going. I’m sure there will come a time when EWTN can’t put up with me any longer, and they’ll either decide that The Journey Home has run its course, or they need a new host. But I’m willing to continue serving the Lord in whatever way He opens the door.

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Frequently have watched Grodi’s interviews and come away with the importance of dimensions of Catholicism converts are attracted to that those of us born into the faith overlook. One important aspect is consistency of Church doctrine coherent with Christ’s words despite continuous challenges even errors. As is today despite the prevailing ambiguity and polarization everyone seems to know Christ’s core teachings evident in what is being contested. Christ meant what he said that Heaven and earth will pass away but my words will not.

The CH network shows the beauty of faith & reason working together in real life. I love Marcus Grodi – and I am proud to be a Catholic because of men and women like him.

A great program. It helped a friend of mine cross the Tiber.

Love the zjourney Home. It started my journey. Back to the Catholic Church. Thank you so much Marcus and all the dear folks on E.W.T.N. Thank you so very much and God bless you all

Been watching off and on for years, since my reversion in 2004. Have recently started from the very first episodes and working forward, taking notes. I’ve been wondering when and why he stopped taking phone calls during the live show (though it’s not hard to guess). And is it still live? A small, in-studio audience in Zanesville might be fun.

As a lifelong catholic I am fascinated by the work of the Holy Spirit in the journey of the converts interviewed by Marcus Grodi.

I love The Journey Home and admire the way Marcus Grodi leads his guests to see everything from the Catholic perspective. One episode sticks in my mind, although I do not remember all the details now. It is about a man who could not decide whether to convert to Catholicism or not. One day, he went to a famous chicken chain, still thinking about his dilemma. Then he looked up and saw the name of the restaurant – Popeyes, except that he read it as Pope Yes! God surely uses everything to draw someone’s attention.

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SOREN JOHNSON

Raised Evangelical, Soren Johnson entered the Catholic Church after much prayer, study and discernment. His faith has only grown as he’s served as a teacher, communications professional and co-founder of Trinity House Community.

DEACON LARRY ONEY

The son of a Louisiana sharecropper, Larry Oney grew up angry at the injustice he experienced because he was black. The kindness of a white family broke through, leading him to seek God’s love and peace as a Church deacon.

FR. STEPHEN HILGENDORF

Fr. Stephen Hilgendorf shares his path from the Anglican priesthood to the Catholic priesthood through the Personal Ordinariate. JonMarc Grodi hosts.

LISA COOPER

Lisa Cooper talks to JonMarc Grodi about how she grew up in the Word of Faith movement, and what led her from the Prosperity Gospel to the Catholic Church.

CHARLIE JOHNSTON

Charlie Johnston grew up in a family with mixed religious faith. He talks to JonMarc Grodi about how his study of the inner workings of U.S. History helped him to see the necessity of the Catholic Church.

FR. MICHAEL RENNIER

Fr. Michael Rennier shares his fascinating journey from Pentecostalism through Anglicanism to the Catholic priesthood. JonMarc Grodi hosts.

LORI ANN MANCINI

JonMarc Grodi talks to LoriAnn Mancini about how her journey from the New Age movement to the Catholic Church started when she began sending her child to a Catholic school.

TREY PLUMMER

Former Baptist preacher Trey Plummer shares what led him home to the Catholic Church. JonMarc Grodi hosts.

DEREK ROTTY

Derek Rotty shares how his interest in history and philosophy led him from agnosticism and a secular lifestyle to the Catholic Faith. JonMarc Grodi hosts.

SRISHTI GUPTA

Srishti Gupta shares her journey from Hinduism through atheism to Catholicism, and how she became a Catholic campus minister. JonMarc Grodi hosts.

Former Southern Baptist Sam Guzman shares how his experience of art and literature brought him home to the Catholic Faith. JonMarc Grodi hosts.

LAUREN DE WITT

Lauren De Witt talks to JonMarc Grodi about growing up as a Baptist “preacher’s kid,” and how she came home to the Catholic Church.

RACHEL BULMAN

JonMarc Grodi talks to Rachel Bulman about her journey from Pentecostalism to the Catholic Church.

FR. SEBASTIAN WALSHE

Fr. Sebastian Walshe, O. Praem, shares his experience of becoming Catholic from a Jewish and Lutheran background, and how he discerned a call to the priesthood. JonMarc Grodi hosts.

DEACON GRAHAM GALLOWAY

Deacon Graham Galloway, a former Presbyterian, shares how his experience as an actor in Hollywood sparked questions that would eventually lead him to the Catholic Church. JonMarc Grodi hosts

JonMarc Grodi talks to former Presbyterian minister Dean Waldt about how he ended up in the Catholic Church.

NORMAN BIN YAZID

Former Seventh-day Adventist minister Norman bin Yazid shares what led him to the Catholic Faith. JonMarc Grodi hosts.

GARRETT CICHOWITZ

Garrett Cichowitz discusses his journey from Reformed Protestantism to the Catholic Faith. JonMarc Grodi hosts.

JENNIFER FITZ

JonMarc Grodi talks to Jennifer Fitz about her journey back to the Catholic Church after years away from faith.

MALLORY SMYTH

Mallory Smyth shares why she left the practice of her Catholic faith for Evangelicalism, and what drew her back to the sacraments. JonMarc Grodi hosts.

DEACON JOE ALLISON

JonMarc Grodi talks to Deacon Joe Allison, a former Evangelical missionary, about his journey to the Catholic Faith.

Mick Souza, who won Mr. Universe in 1992, shares what led him back to his Catholic faith. JonMarc Grodi hosts.

DR. JASON REED

JonMarc Grodi talks to former Protestant seminary professor Dr. Jason Reed about how studying St. Thomas Aquinas led him to the Catholic Church.

DR. ANNIE BULLOCK

Dr. Annie Bullock, a former Baptist and Episcopalian, discusses how doing doctoral work on the early Church led her to Catholicism. JonMarc Grodi hosts.

RAKHI MCCORMICK

Rakhi McCormick shares how discovering Church teaching on human dignity led her from Hinduism to Catholicism. JonMarc Grodi hosts.

KATIE JACOBSON

Katie Jacobson shares her experience of wandering through a number of Evangelical Protestant denominations before finding a home in the Catholic Church. JonMarc Grodi hosts.

Nick Alexander

Nick Alexander talks with JonMarc Grodi about how his experience of Episcopalian and Charismatic communities eventually led him to the Catholic Church.

Marcus and JonMarc Grodi Anniversary Special

Marcus and JonMarc Grodi discuss 25 years of The Journey Home on EWTN, and look ahead to the future of sharing more stories of those who have come home to the Catholic Church

LARRY CHAPP

Marcus Grodi interviews Larry Chapp about what led him back to the Catholic Church after many years as an Evangelical Protestant.

FR. RANDY SLY

Fr. Randy Sly, formerly a Charismatic Episcopal Bishop, shares what led him to the Catholic Faith.

DR. TIM GREGSON

Marcus Grodi and his guests address the personal obstacles, doctrinal objections, and the irresistible attraction to the Church Jesus founded 2,000 years ago.

DR. IAN MURPHY

Marcus Grodi talks to former Baptist minister Dr. Ian Murphy about his journey to the Catholic Faith.

DAVID CURRIE

David Currie was raised in a strict Fundamentalist home. But during his seminary studies, he realized many Bible passages didn’t fit any Protestant theology. He found his answers to the Scriptures in the Catholic Church.

CASEY AND ERIN PHILLIPS

Casey was the son of a Baptist preacher, who was eventually drawn to the liturgy and theology of the Episcopal Church. But he soon realized the Catholic Church fulfilled all the things he loved about his faith and more.

A Muslim father and a Christian mother exposed Jacob Imam to stark differences in faith, which led to a totally secular lifestyle. But reading the Bible, and the book of James, created a path in Catholic social teaching.

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FR. JAMES BRADLEY

Former Anglican priest Fr. James Bradley shares what led him to the Catholic faith. Marcus Grodi hosts.

MELISSA SLAGLE

Melissa Slagle talks to Marcus Grodi about how studying the question of Christian authority led her from the Baptist Church to the Catholic Church.

FR. ANDREW JONES

Marcus Grodi interviews former Baptist Fr. Andrew Jones about his journey to the Catholic faith and his path to the priesthood.

Dr. David Russell Mosley

Dr. David Russell Mosley shares how J.R.R. Tolkien and the theology of redemptive suffering led him from the Church of Christ/Restorationist movement to the Catholic Faith. JonMarc Grodi hosts.

Craig Alexander

Marcus Grodi welcomes Craig Alexander, who was raised Methodist, to discuss how his experience in the Marines and the consequences of his own mistakes helped prepare him to embrace the Catholic Faith.

DEACON LOU AARON

Marcus Grodi welcomes Deacon Lou Aaron to discuss how his battle with alcoholism helped him rediscover his Catholic roots.

JIM WAHLBERG

Jim Wahlberg joins Marcus Grodi to share how a visit from Mother Teresa to the prison where he was an inmate help start him on the path back to his Catholic faith. 

DOUG AND DAWN DOUGHAN

Former Evangelical youth ministers Doug and Dawn Doughan share what led them to enter the Catholic Church. Marcus Grodi hosts.

JOELLE MARYN

Marcus Grodi welcomes Joelle Maryn, a Catholic who lost her faith while working in the fashion industry, to share what led her back to the Church.

CHRISTINE FLYNN

Christine Flynn, a former agnostic who dabbled in the occult, shares what led her to the Catholic Church. Marcus Grodi hosts.

Former Evangelical Protestant seminarian Bo Bonner joins Marcus Grodi to share what led him to become Catholic.

NIKKI KINGSLEY

Marcus Grodi welcomes Nikki Kingsley, a former Muslim, to share her journey to the Catholic Church.

Fr. Peter and Judy Davids

Marcus Grodi welcomes Fr. Peter Davids and his wife Judy to share their journey from the Plymouth Brethren through the Episcopal and Vineyard churches before they felt God leading them to the Catholic faith.

Adam Crawford

Former nondenominational minister Adam Crawford shares how teaching a class on Christian history at his church played a major role in his decision to become Catholic. Marcus Grodi hosts.

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Hard to believe it’s been 25 years since The Journey Home debuted on EWTN back in 1997!

To mark that anniversary, Marcus and JonMarc Grodi reflect on lessons learned from a quarter century of sharing conversion stories, and the common themes that run through many of them.

It also marks the end of an era; after so many years of hosting the show and sharing so many amazing conversations, this episode serves as a formal “baton passing” by Marcus to his son JonMarc in regard to hosting The Journey Home.

Please join is in gratitude to God for the wonderful service of Marcus Grodi to the Coming Home Network, to EWTN, and to the Church! We’re glad for him to get some well-deserved rest, and excited to walk with JonMarc in his new role as host of the show.

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Guideposts for the Journey Home

by Marcus Grodi

“The guests in this collection each witness to how God reached out to them and opened their minds and hearts to let them know that He was always there, next to them, calling them home.”   -Marcus Grodi, from the Introduction

Personal testimonies possess the spiritual dynamism to touch hearts. For over twenty-five years, “The Journey Home” program on EWTN has enjoyed immense success. Here you will find some of the show’s finest interviews, including answers to real-life questions posed by viewers. Popular and beloved guests Fr. Benedict Groeschel and Mother Angelica recount their vocational journeys; Scott Hahn testifies to God’s mercy at work in his journey to the Catholic Faith; Steven Mosher valiantly defends the Church’s teachings on the sanctity of human life; and Alice von Hildebrand recounts the conversion of her brilliant and saintly husband, Dietrich. 

Host Marcus Grodi’s aim is to share personal stories of conversion, hope, and renewal with readers and to help them stay close to Christ and His Church amid life’s storms. Thus, Marcus and his guests offer a personal covenant relationship with Christ, covering topics such as spiritual and moral struggles and questions about Scripture, Tradition, and why the Catholic Church possesses the fullness of the truth. 

In this treasure trove, you will find fascinating stories about miracles, healings, and vocational journeys. You will also learn about:

  • The “second conversion” we are all called to and what it entails   
  • The stages of the spiritual life and the secret to progressing to the next level   
  • Ways to grow in understanding and fervent devotion for the Mass and daily prayer   
  • How to evangelize non-Catholics and “the sacramentalized”  Why the Church’s doctrine on marriage and family is crucial in modernity   
  • Teachings on the Pope, Our Lady, the Holy Eucharist, the Sacraments, and more

The road to Heaven is steep and narrow and our path doesn’t always seem clear. However, as you read the powerful stories of these faithful witnesses and walk with them on their transforming journeys, you will be moved by the profound love of God the Father Who is always at your side. Gazing upon the splendor of truth, revealed through the Bible and sacramental life of the Church, you will behold His wisdom at work in your life.    

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Marcus Grodi, Doug Keck, Kevin O'Brien, Dale Ahlquist, Joseph Pearce, Stephen Ray, Alex Jones, Mitch Pacwa, Scott Hahn, Patrick Madrid, Mark Shea, JonMarc Grodi, Bruce Sullivan, Curtis Martin, David Currie, Gray Bean, Kenneth Howell, Noah Lett, Paul Thigpen, and Ray Ryland in The Journey Home (1997)

Each week EWTN host Marcus Grodi brings on a guest for an in-depth interview to hear their stories of conversion to the Catholic Faith. The guests come from various backgrounds: Christian an... Read all Each week EWTN host Marcus Grodi brings on a guest for an in-depth interview to hear their stories of conversion to the Catholic Faith. The guests come from various backgrounds: Christian and Non-Christian, agnostics, atheists and others. Each week EWTN host Marcus Grodi brings on a guest for an in-depth interview to hear their stories of conversion to the Catholic Faith. The guests come from various backgrounds: Christian and Non-Christian, agnostics, atheists and others.

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The CHNetwork began in 1993 out of the seemingly isolated experiences of Marcus and Marilyn Grodi and several other Protestant clergy and their spouses. Upon leaving their pastorates to enter the Catholic Church, these clergy and their families discovered with surprise that there were many others being drawn by the Spirit to take the same journey home.

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The Coming Home Network International was established to help inquiring non-Catholic clergy as well as laity come home and then be at home in the Catholic Church. Through the one-on-one outreach of our pastoral staff, our monthly CHNewsletter, regional retreats, and our online community forums and groups, we strive to ensure that each person touched by grace has the fellowship and resources they need to discover the truth and beauty of the Catholic Faith. In particular, The Coming Home Network seeks to assist non-Catholic clergy who often face acute difficulties and struggles during their journeys.

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We have received great encouragement from such Church leaders as Francis Eugene Cardinal George, Raymond Cardinal Burke, Bishop Robert J. Baker, Mother Angelica of EWTN, Karl Keating of Catholic Answers, Patrick Madrid, Dr. Thomas Howard, Dr. Scott Hahn, and Fr. Michael Scanlan, former President and Chancellor of Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio.

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Marcus received his BS degree from Case Institute of Technology in Polymer Engineering and worked for six years as an engineer. During this time he was involved in a variety of Protestant youth and music ministries. He then received his Master of Divinity Degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and was ordained to the Protestant pastoral ministry. During his more than fifteen years of youth, young adult, and pastoral ministry, his main emphasis was church and lay spiritual renewal. His wife Marilyn, Marcus, and their two older sons, Jon Marc and Peter, were received into the Catholic Church on December 20, 1992. Their third son, Richard, entered through baptism.

Marcus now serves as the Founder / President of The Coming Home Network International, a non-profit Catholic lay apostolate aimed at helping other Christians, both clergy and laity, explore the Catholic Church. He also hosts The Journey Home, a weekly live television program, and Deep In Scripture, a weekly live radio program, both on EWTN. He is the author of Thoughts for the Journey Home, the novel How Firm a Foundation, and the editor/author of Journeys Home. He has taught courses in Catechetics, Youth Ministry, Leadership, and theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville and the Pontifical College Josephinum. He has written a regular article for The Catholic Answer magazine and other Catholic publications.

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