Journeys Home [Paperback]

Marcus Grodi (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1997

Edited by Marcus C. Grodi, M.Div This book is the foundation of what The Coming Home Network is all about: the journeys of Protestant clergy and laity coming home to the Catholic Church. The Coming Home Network is a lay ministry committed to helping Protestant clergy during and after they have made their Journey Home. This book contains the stories of many prominent clergy converts.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 316 pages
• Publisher: Queenship Publishing Company (September 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1579180019
• ISBN-13: 978-1579180010
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,457,055 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Marcus Grodi and his wife Marilyn were both "cradle Protestants." 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. 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 our separated brethren, both clergy and laity, come home to 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.

Customer Reviews

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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Protestant Clergy "Come Home" to the Catholic Church, April 6, 1998

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William J. Cork (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Journeys Home (Paperback)

"Journeys Home" is a collection of articles which originally appeared in the newsletter of the "Coming Home Network," an association of Protestant clergy who have "come home" to the Catholic faith.

Many of the narratives echo themes in traditional conversion stories such as Thomas Merton's "The Seven Storey Mountain" or John Henry Newman's "Apologia Pro Vita Sua." The conversion process can be at once exhilirating and confusing. It can result in pain and grief, especially when one is separated from loved ones and friends.

One of the chapters in the book is my own account of how I journeyed from the Seventh-day Adventist faith in which I was raised, through Lutheranism (including ordination as a Lutheran pastor), to Catholicism. My wife, however, remained a Seventh-day Adventist.

The book will be of particular interest to those with an interest in Catholic apologetics. It will also be useful for those interested in the dynamics of the conversion process.

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great conversion resource, May 1, 2000

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Tim Drake "Author and Journalist" (Saint Joseph, Minnesota) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Journeys Home (Paperback)

If you're struggling to convert to the Catholic faith, or just love reading the stories of others that have then you will particularly enjoy this book.

Marcus Grodi, founder of the Coming Home Network and host of the EWTN television show "Coming Home" contributed to and edited this fine book featuring the conversion stories of many (Lutheran, Jew, and Evangelical Protestant) and how they came into the Catholic faith.

Many of the stories come directly from the Coming Home Network Journal.

The book is helpful in that it provides suggestions particularly for former Protestant clergy that have converted to Catholicism. Faced with a decision which means losing their job and a means of providing for their family, the Coming Home Network offers valuable suggestions and linkages that can help such individuals find employment. The book also includes some survey results from converts.

As an added bonus, the Appendix features the popular Catholic Answers booklet, "Pillar of Fire, Pillar of Truth" - a tract that has been helpful to hundreds of thousands in explaining the misconceptions that so many have about Catholicism.

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Hearty Meal for the Hungry Explorer, February 21, 1999

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This review is from: Journeys Home (Paperback)

This book is a valuable addition to the ever-expanding collection of conversion testimonies written by Evangelical Protestant converts to the Catholic Church.

"Journeys Home" is a trustworthy roadmap, complete with biblical and historical signposts, that shows the way out of the wilderness and into the Catholic Church. Good for the mind, great for the soul.