Patty met her husband, Leonardo, when they were actors in 1980, working for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Patti, who was raised Presbyterian, recalls that Leonardo was different from the other actors.
Msgr. Swetland was raised, in Pennsylvania, by devout Lutheran parents. At the age of five he had thoughts of becoming a minister. From his family and congregation he learned a
Marcus and Steve answer open-line questions from the audience. Brought up Baptist, Steve was taught by his parents to love Jesus and the Bible. As he grew, the more he
Carolyn was brought up in a devout Missouri Synod Lutheran home. Being Lutheran was part of her identity. She married a man who as reared Jewish but was a convert
Father Terry was born in Canada, and although he was canonically a Ukrainian Catholic he was mostly raised in the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church. At a young age
Jeff was raised a Lutheran until his parents became Jehovah’s Witnesses when he was six years old. He became very active with the Witnesses and even left his home to
Ned and Marcus answer open-line questions from the Journey Home audience.
As a child, Deal attended a Presbyterian Church at his mother’s promptings. In high school, after being witnessed to by a Southern Baptist friend, he accepted Jesus and joined the
Dr. Stackpole is the Director of the John Paul II Institute of Divine Mercy (www.thedivinemercy.org) based in Stockbridge Massachusetts. An American by birth, Robert Stackpole earned a B.A. in History from
Doug’s parents were not hostile to religion, but it was his maternal grandmother who raised him to be a Fundamentalist Christian. Even though he had been baptized a Catholic as
Marcus and Scott answer open-line questions from the Journey Home audience.
Father Newman was raised in South Carolina by Christian parents but received little religious instruction. After attending a summer camp for gifted children, he was inspired by his teachers to
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