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The latest from CHNetwork
This week’s episode of The Journey Home was a great conversation with Deacon Les Loh, who spent decades on the fringes of Catholicism before finally being willing to give it a fair investigation.
On a new Deep in Christ, JonMarc Grodi and Matt Swaim talked about the benefits of starting the day in prayer with the Heroic Minute and the Morning Offering.
We launched a new series of On the Journey, in which Matt Swaim, Ken Hensley, and Kenny Burchard revisited the doctrine of Sola Scriptura, and began to explain why this is one of the most common struggles for pastors exploring Catholicism.
On the latest Insights, former Baptist minister Roger Maxson shared some thoughts on how to have more productive and charitable conversations with our loved ones who may be hurt or confused by our decisions to become Catholic.
And January 18th begins the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity; please join us in praying that all who profess belief in the Holy Name of Jesus may one day heal our divisions and come together as one worshipping family.
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CONVERTS AND CONVERSION
Andrew LaFlamme reflected on the conversion of St. Anthony of the Desert, whose feast is January 17th.
Jennifer Bryson was recently interviewed about her translation of a German biography of St. John Henry Newman into English.
The Diocese of Rome will hold an ecumenical prayer vigil during this upcoming week’s Octave of Prayer for Christian Unity.
And Christians in Northeast India are sharing what they are and are not concerned about if an old anti-conversion law is reintroduced.
APOLOGETICS PICKS OF THE WEEK
Deacon Paul Maxey responded to the belief in the LDS Church that Christianity disappeared after the last apostle, and resurfaced with Joseph Smith.
And the McGrath Institute at Notre Dame looked at what Catholics are allowed to believe about UFO’s.
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A convert member wondering if they’re called to a religious vocation, another member wondering how to respond to an old friend who’s asking them questions about Catholicism, and all our members preparing to be received into the Church in 2025 — these are just a few of the people we are praying for and working with at The Coming Home Network. Please help us continue to support those on the journey by visiting chnetwork.org/donate today!
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“Regard as free not those whose status makes them outwardly free, but those who are free in their character and conduct. For we should not call men truly free when they are wicked and dissolute, since they are slaves to worldly passions. Freedom and happiness of soul consist in genuine purity and detachment from transitory things.”
St. Anthony of the Desert
Feast Day: January 17th
