CATHOLICS COME HOME - Season 6
Tom Peterson interviews Catholics from all ages and walks of life who found their way back to the Church.
HOMESCHOOLING FAMILY SEEKS TRUTH
1/2/2022
Meet Lauren and Eric Chen, a young married couple who were raised in very different ethnic and religious households. See how they’re seeking Truth in their own family through homeschooling and the Catholic Church.
DEACON ONCE SAID HE'D NEVER BE CATHOLIC
1/9/2022
The son of a Baptist preacher, Dave Thomasberger declared he would never become Catholic. But after marrying a Catholic woman, something radically changed in his life. See what led him to become a Deacon in the Church.
FROM JEWISH ROOTS TO PRO LIFE CATHOLIC
1/16/2022
Mike Hirsh was born Jewish, became evangelical in his youth, and came home to Catholicism after many years of questioning and discerning. See how the Holy Spirit called this Miami father of 13 children to the faith.
GOD BLESSES COUPLE WITH GIFT OF TEMPERANCE
1/23/2022
A generous God has blessed Brad and Helen Young with the gift of temperence. See how the son of an Episcopal minister and a young protestant woman pursued sobriety while beginning their journey into the Catholic faith.
BAPTIST ABANDONS GOD THEN DISCOVERS LASTING FAITH
1/30/2022
After setting aside his Baptist faith to pursue a business career, Randy Hain found himself lost in a spiritual wilderness. But the Catholic Church helped him find lasting joy in his family, marriage and personal life.
FORMER FEMALE EPISCOPAL PRIEST BECOMES DEVOUT CATHOLIC
2/6/2022
Jane Brock always believed in serving God through social work, ministry, hospital chaplaincy or bereavement. But after becoming an Episcopal priest, she realized her true calling was as a lay, single, faithful Catholic.
PRODIGAL SON REDISCOVERS FAITH AND SANCTITY OF LIFE
2/13/2022
Born into a wealthy, educated Catholic family, Gaetan Gouraige ended up in New York, where he began drifting from his faith and his pro-life foundation. See how God led this prodigal son home to his Catholic roots.
PROTESTANTS STUDY WAY INTO CATHOLICISM
2/20/2022
When Joshua Rystedt attended Moody Bible Institute, he and his wife were committed Protestants. But studying the early Church fathers changed them profoundly, and what they learned led them into the Catholic faith.
STRONG FAITH LEADS TO A STRONG MARRIAGE
2/27/2022
Meet Bruce Carlisle, a commercial real estate executive who grew up a Presbyterian. His life changed when he married into a Hispanic Catholic family, beginning a journey that would take him home to the Catholic faith.
CHRISTIAN YOUTH LEADERS BECOME CATHOLIC
3/6/2022
After serving as youth leaders for over a decade in Episcopal and Presbyterian churches, this fire captain and his wife came home to the faith after they enrolled their children in an authentically Catholic school.
FORMER ATHEIST...NOW A VOICE FOR CHRIST
3/13/2022
Paul Crowder wandered for 30 years before hearing the Holy Spirit’s call, and becoming a faithful Catholic and Knight of Columbus. Learn about his journey from an Illinois farm community to a successful broadcaster.
LUKEWARM CATHOLIC BECOMES LATIN MASS MOM
3/20/2022
After drifting into secularism in college, Erin Shyrock found her way home to the devout Catholic faith she enjoyed growing up in Arkansas. Meet this mother of five, who enjoys Latin Mass with her husband and children.
EVANGELICAL ACTOR BECOMES PRIEST
1/1/2023
John Bartunek was a Stanford graduate, a history teacher, and even dabbled in acting in Chicago. But this Evangelical Christian became a famous author after experiencing a call to the priesthood in the Catholic Church.
FROM ATHEIST TO PRAYER WARRIOR
1/8/2023
She was a world traveler, young and rebellious. But Kristina Wiegand quickly learned her atheist philosophy was an empty shell. She eventually found authentic hope and answers in the love of a Catholic faith community.
FAITH SAVES DISABLED VETERAN
1/15/2023
A near death experience while serving in the Army helped save a non-religious solder in many ways. After surviving a suicide bomber, this young couple studied their way to the Catholic faith during the Covid lockdown.
NOMINAL BAPTIST BECOMES DEVOUT CATHOLIC
1/22/2023
Born to an unwed 16 year old, and shuttled between relatives, Rick Highers had the odds stacked against him. But this unchurched orphan grew up to become a Marine, a restaurant manager, and a devout Catholic Knight.
REVERT BECOMES PRISON NUN
1/29/2023
After turns as a realtor and manager of a federal agency, she heard the call to serve as a nun helping people incarcerated in Georgia. Sr. Mary Francis Power talks about her inspiring work in prison ministry.
WAKING UP TO FAITH
2/5/2023
Growing up, Paul Stephenson wanted to be a priest, and even attended the seminary in Pennsylvania. But after abandoning his Catholic faith for 14 years, this Vietnam vet was awakened by God, and rediscovered his calling.
A WITNESS TO GOD’S HEALING MERCY
2/12/2023
Linda Harrison is a powerful witness to God’s healing mercy. After a life filled with tragedy and health challenges, this New Orleans Methodist found love and miraculous healing in Jesus and His holy Catholic Church.
HELICOPTER GUNNER BECOMES CATHOLIC PRIEST
2/19/2023
A Missouri Baptist serving as a gunner in the Marines isn’t exactly priestly material. But Scott Winchel embraced God’s calling, giving up marriage and his airline mechanic career to become a Catholic priest in Georgia.
LUKEWARM BAPTIST TO FERVENT CATHOLIC
2/26/2023
As a lukewarm Baptist, Allen Bourne drifted from his Protestant faith during his university days. But after college, he discovered the beauty of Catholicism, along with his future wife whom he met while swing dancing.
SECULARIST BECOMES DEVOUT CATHOLIC
3/5/2023
Cathy Rockoff left the Catholic Church to look for greener pastures in Europe. But after entering a Charismatic group marriage and an abusive relationship, she fled back to America and into the arms of her Catholic faith.
PRESBYTERIAN GOLFER TURNS CATHOLIC EVANGELIST
3/12/2023
When he moved from Mississippi to Miami, Scott Carter developed a passion for golf, but left his faith behind. After becoming a faithful Presbyterian, he studied his way into the Catholic faith along with his whole family.
ATHEIST PLUMMETS OFF CLIFF, DISCOVERS GOD!
3/3/2024
After serving as evangelical missionaries in Africa, Richard and Danelle realized what was missing in their lives – the history, beauty and spirituality of the Catholic Church.
COLUMBIAN PARTIER, NOW DEVOUT HOMESCHOOLER!
3/10/2024
As a teen, Laura’s partying lifestyle left her unfulfilled. But God embraced her during these difficult times, and at Pentecost, the Holy Spirit led her home to the Catholic faith.
AGNOSTIC TRANSFORMED INTO FAMOUS CATHOLIC EDUCATOR
3/17/2024
When you hear Dan Burke speak, you’d never guess he grew up in a non-Christian home to divorced parents, and spent years seeking answers from various philosophies and religions.
CUBAN EVANGELICAL ROCKER, NOW ORTHODOX CATHOLIC
4/6/2024
Coming from an anti-Catholic background, and performing in a Christian rock band, Carolina never would have considered Catholicism. But God’s message sang to her and her husband.
BAPTIST TO RUSSIAN ORTHODOX TO CATHOLIC PASTOR!
4/14/2024
A strong authentic faith guided Fr. Miguel’s life as a young man, but he was never quite sure where it would lead. As he sought the Truth, the priesthood became a calling for him.
SOUTHERN CAL LAWYER REDISCOVERS CATHOLIC ROOTS
4/21/2024
Rick Albrecht drifted away from his Catholic faith to focus on his law practice, but he and wife Fiona had their marriage convalidated, and are once again home to the Sacraments.
NY LUTHERAN MOM FINDS TRUE HOME IN CATHOLICISM
4/28/2024
After drifting from her Lutheran faith in college and giving birth to a son, Crystal Eyrich rediscovered herself in the Catholic Church, and made God a high priority in her life.
HOMELESS L.A. ATHEIST, NOW THRIVING CATHOLIC DEACON
5/5/2024
Growing up in a home with alcoholism, Joe drifted to atheism and even homelessness. But God kept pursuing him, and he soon began his own faith journey in the Church as a Deaconate.
EPISCOPAL PRIEST BECOMES EUCHARISTIC CATHOLIC
5/18/2024
Despite growing up in a tumultuous home, Russell Burchard completed grad school, the seminary, served in the Navy, and became an Episcopal priest before converting to Catholicism.
MASSACHUSETTS CONSTRUCTION WORKER DISCOVERS CHRIST
5/26/2024
After losing his mother, Chris Kwiecien channeled his anger into weightlifting and neighborhood fights. But through God’s grace, he met his wife and life blossomed in the Church.
ATHEIST RETURNS HOME
6/22/2020
Tom welcomes Dr. Gloria Sampson, a linguistics professor who lived as an atheist for 52 years. Witness her amazing homecoming to the Catholic Church.
AGNOSTIC TO EVANGELIST
Oscar Cavazos, a 33 year old culinary chef and restaurateur joins Tom to discuss his return home to the Catholic Church after 17 years as an agnostic.
PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS
Tom welcomes Ms. Lydia Clark, a 22-year old college student and daughter of a Presbyterian pastor. Discover why she converted to Catholicism, and how she helped her fiancée home to the Catholic Church.
LONLINESS & SUFFERING
After living as a hermit and agnostic for nearly 25 years, Thomas Manns talks about his transformation and return to the Catholic Church.
HEALING
Tom welcomes Ms. Devin Jones, a 36-year old automotive delivery trainer, who left the Church during the priest scandals. Find out what led her back to her faith.
FAITH AND REASON
Harrison Garlick, a 27-year old law student and convert from prosperity Protestantism joins Tom to discuss why he attended Ave Maria University as a Protestant and later converted to Catholicism.
OUR CHURCH FAMILY
Tom invites mother and preschool teacher Mary Annthipie-Bane to discuss after years of "church hopping" how she and her family of five returned to the sacramental Church.
CALL TO DISCIPLINE
Tom welcomes former Marine and firefighter Chris Ahrens to discuss his return to the Catholic faith and attendance at the Latin Mass.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD
Discover how farming couple Shirley and Tom Hill came home to the Catholic Church. Learn how Shirley returned after 40 years and how her husband is a recent convert.
CHURCH IS OUR HOME
Tom welcomes Daniel Bui. The son of Vietnamese Buddhist converts to Protestantism, find out why this high school history teacher converted to Catholicism while at the University of Texas at Austin.
FALLING IN LOVE
Tom Peterson welcomes Madge Winch, a former deputy sheriff and grandmother of five to discuss what prompted her to return to her Catholic faith and her husband to convert.
SLIPPERY SLOPE
6/23/2020
Tom welcomes Michael Mark, a former drug addict and dealer Witness his incredible transformation, that brought him and his 90 year old father home to their Catholic Church family and how Michael helps the homeless in a men's hospice.
BE NOT AFRAID
Tom welcomes Susan Masi, a 71 year old baker and clerk at pet bakery and what helped this divorced Catholic find her way back home to the Catholic Church.
FROM ATHEIST TO DEVOUT CATHOLIC
US Army Counterintelligence Director, Tony Devlin is a 57 year old grandfather and “Cradle Catholic” who drifted towards alternative Eastern Religions, Agnosticism, and Atheism, before returning to the Catholic Church for good. Hosted by Tom Peterson.
WALL STREET NEW AGERS BECOME CATHOLIC
Paul and Celia Donlon, a New York City couple, share how their search for meaning and purpose in life led them into the Catholic Church and a Sacramental Marriage. Hosted by Tom Peterson.
BUSINESS PRESIDENT REDISCOVERS CATHOLICISM
Mr. Bill Broich, a highly successful West Coast business president who left his faith during the priest’s scandal, returned to Catholicism and is now passionate about helping others come home too. Hosted by Tom Peterson.
AGNOSTIC RESEARCHES HIS WAY TO CATHOLICISM
Tom Henderson, a 36 year-old city councilman and finance manager at the Cleveland Clinic started off anti-Catholic, but began an incredible intellectual journey to the Church. Hosted by Tom Peterson.
JEWISH CONVERT TO CATHOLICISM
Beth Crogan, a divorced mother of two who was raised in a non-religious Jewish home, shares how and why she converted to Catholicism later in life. Hosted by Tom Peterson.
YOUNG FATHER CONVERTS WITH HIS FAMILY
After spending years as an inactive Presbyterian, Jason Staas, a 30 year-old insurance agent, underwent an amazing journey to the Catholic Church with his wife and six children. Hosted by Tom Peterson.
FROM HEDONISM TO CATHOLICISM
Joseph Miller, a 43 year old former fire fighter from St. Louis, explains what made him leave behind a life in pursuit of pleasure in order to focus on Jesus. Hosted by Tom Peterson.
DIVORCED CATHOLIC RETURNS AFTER 27 YEARS
6/24/2020
Margaret Yucas, a 56 year old accountant from Western Pennsylvania, left the Catholic Church after her divorce, but returned after witnessing a national television invitation. Hosted by Tom Peterson.
TSA TRAINER CONVERTS UPON RETURN FROM EUROPE
How Rick Strickland, a non-practicing Texas Baptist, converted to Catholicism, and has since helped seven family members and friends come home to the Church. Hosted by Tom Peterson.
ATHEIST, CONVERT AND REVERT IN ONE
45 Year-Old University Librarian, Runner, and Father of Four from Oregon, Rob Bohall, discusses his journey back to Catholicism after being an Atheist, former Catholic, and Methodist. Hosted by Tom Peterson.
PRE-VATICAN II CATHOLIC RETURNS AFTER 46 YEARS
Susan Trice, a 65 year-old Maryland art teacher, relays her journey through various Protestant churches, and what made her finally return to her Catholic faith.
OCCASIONAL CATHOLIC HAS EPIPHANY OF
52 year-old fork lift trainer and magician Russ Niedzwiecki explains how the Divine Mercy of Jesus and Catholics Come Home helped reawaken his faith in 2011. Hosted by Tom Peterson.
MR. UNIVERSE RETURNS TO THE FAITH
Mick Souza, "Mr. Universe 1992," lead a life of carnal passion before returning to his Catholic roots, and now serves as a Sunday school teacher and Eucharistic minister. Hosted by Tom Peterson.
QUESTIONING CATHOLIC REDISCOVERS CATHOLICISM
6/25/2020
Tina Gregory embraced the New Age movement with a pagan wedding ceremony and a son who became a Satanist, but later returned to the Catholic Church with her whole family. Hosted by Tom Peterson.
DISARMED BY LOVE, LED TO TRUTH
Tyler Lynch, a young millennial convert, grew up as an intellectual Evangelical but found his way home to the Catholic faith through his studies. Hosted by Tom Peterson.
FLIGHT ATTENDANT COMES HOME AFTER 49 YEARS
Adair Ahrens, a flight attendant from Dallas, returned to the Catholic Church after watching her son on an episode of "Catholics Come Home." Hosted by Tom Peterson.
FINDING MERCY AT ROCK BOTTOM
Bernie Sy, a Filipino physician from Nashville, shares how his affair and deep depression were both met with God's healing mercy and forgiveness. Hosted by Tom Peterson.
OUR CATHOLIC FAMILY EMBRACES YOU
Single mother Amy Gore chose life and God, resisting persuasive efforts to convince her to have an abortion and working her way off of welfare in order to raise the daughter she had out of wedlock. Hosted by Tom Peterson.
PURE LOVE BRINGS POLICE OFFICER HOME
Former police officer Scott Blackstone left his Catholic faith to marry a Methodist but returned to the Church after the birth of his special needs son. Hosted by Tom Peterson.
HISPANIC MEDIA EXECUTIVE REDISCOVERS FAITH
Chris Roman, a Hispanic television executive, partially abandoned his Catholic faith to live a fast-paced, worldly life but rediscovered his faith at 59, when he finally married and had a holy Catholic wedding. Hosted by Tom Peterson.
GREAT GRANDMA REDISCOVERS CHURCH FAMILY
Judy Behrens, a 77-year-old divorcee and grandmother, tells how she came home to the Catholic faith upon seeing her son-in-law and nine family members return to the Church on "Catholics Come Home." Hosted by Tom Peterson.
PROTESTANT CONVERTS TO BYZANTINE CATHOLICISM
Former Protestant Remmington Stewart shares how he was freed from his addictions to pornography and alcohol after converting to the Byzantine rite of the Catholic Church. Hosted by Tom Peterson.
THE HOLY SPIRIT LEADS EXEC HOME
6/26/2020
After experiencing worldly success, CEO Tomasz Ratajczak shares how rediscovered his Catholic faith while searching for meaning in his life.
FINDING PEACE THROUGH SERVICE
Thelma Gutierrez, Director of Human Services in San Antonio, reveals how her time as a caseworker led her to seek out the Catholic faith she had brought into in her youth.
SET FREE FROM ADDICTION
Aurelio Castillo recounts how addiction and secular draws initially pulled him away from his faith, and how Catholics Come Home helped him return to the Church.
NOW PROUD TO BE CATHOLIC
Ellen Haas shares how attending Protestant services and listening to Protestant radio led her to doubt her Catholic faith, and how a Catholics Come Home evangemercial restored her pride in being raised Catholic.
CONVERT DISCOVERS TRUTH
Carter Eddings discusses how Catholics Come Home inspired him to join his wife and children in the Catholic Church.
ATHEIST REDISCOVERS GOD
Edy Ballad, a nurse who left the Church after her parents’ divorce, explains what convinced her to God and her Catholic faith after being away for forty-five years.
ATHEIST BECOMES CATHOLIC PRIEST
6/30/2020
Emigrating to the US from his native Vietnam, Fr. Augustine Tran’s spiritual journey from Notre Dame atheist to Orthodox Catholic priest includes a black belt in martial arts and a masters in aerospace engineering.
SOUTHERN REBEL BECOMES FAMOUS CATHOLIC AUTHOR
Paul Thigpen, was a southern rebel who believed in the devil before he believed in God. But after experimenting with paganism and Protestantism, this famous author found his way to the Catholic faith.
FRIENDS CONVERT TOGETHER
Two Protestant friends become devout Catholic evangelists after their shared experience on a Church retreat where they were filled with peace and solitude during the Eucharistic Adoration.
FROM BUSINESS EXEC TO CATHOLIC PRIEST
After drifting away as a teenager and pursuing material success in the business world for eight years, Gregory West came back to the Church to fulfill his childhood dream of becoming a parish priest.
TROUBLED TEEN FINDS TRUE LOVE IN CHRIST
As a troubled youth, Tracey searched desperately for love and acceptance from others. Instead, she found it in Jesus Christ, forging a deep relationship with the Lord and a true home in the Catholic Church.
FROM APATHY TO HEROIC FAITH
After drifting away from his faith during his college years in the US, Henry Atem returned to his naïve Cameroon, where he rediscovered his Catholic heritage and accepted a call to the priesthood.
FROM RECOVERY TO LOVING SERVICE
After dropping out of high school and battling addiction, Chris Stonebraker found his recovery and strength in Catholicism. Today, he serves others the same way, helping troubled youth find healing and faith.
FINDING HEALING
His life was torn apart by alcohol addiction, but this New York native found healing in Jesus Christ, helping him rebuild his marriage and become a dedicated husband and father leading a Catholic life.
FROM ANGLICAN PRIEST TO CATHOLIC PRIEST
David Dye was a married Anglican priest and father of three when his family was received into the Catholic Church. Today, his true vocation is as a one of Catholicism’s few married priests.
JEWISH COMEDIAN FINDS HOPE IN CATHOLICISM
After battling multiple addictions as a young Jewish comedian working in Los Angeles, Josh Harris’ life was completely turned around when he encountered his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
SPECIAL NEEDS, SPECIAL GRACES
An older married couple adopts a special needs son. But instead of it straining their marriage, they have grown in love and faith discovering how special needs lead to special graces from God.
CHEERLEADING FOR STRONGER CATHOLIC MARRIAGES
6/16/2021
After overcoming their own challenges, Mike and Laurie Carlton have become cheerleaders for others who seek to form a stronger marriage through their Catholic faith. Tom Peterson talks to this dynamic couple.
FUNDAMENTALIST SCHOLAR
Renowned author, speaker and broadcaster, Father Dwight Longenecker discusses his prior life as a fundamentalist scholar and Anglican priest, before he and his family were welcomed into the Catholic Church.
MODEL FAITH
Brenda Sharman was a top fashion model, but after hearing God’s call, she decided to leave her glamorous secular life behind to become a model Catholic. Tom Peterson reveals her inspiring success story.
COUPLE DISCOVERS CATHOLIC TRUTH TOGETHER
Tom Peterson talks to Audrey and Gabe Hall, a married couple who together discovered the love and beauty of the Catholic truth. See how their newfound faith has made their marriage even stronger.
UNFULFILLED BY THE WORLD… FILLED WITH CHRIST!
One of eight children, Martin Connor grew up near Annapolis unfulfilled by the world around him. But since becoming a priest, author and speaker, he’s become filled with Christ…and wants to tell everyone about it.
A PRO-LIFER HELPED SAVE MY SOUL
In his on-going mission of traveling the country looking for unique stories of faith, host Tom Peterson talks to Joe O’Ferrell who explains how a pro-lifer helped save his soul.
GOODBYE BROADWAY, HELLO FAITH!
Sarah Landman had a talent for singing and acting, and dreamed of a career on Broadway. But she discovered a higher calling, pursuing a life of authentic faith and motherhood. See how God blessed her beyond her dreams.
FROM PRODIGAL SON TO HOLY PRIEST
Mark White attended a protestant seminary, but knew something was missing. With the help of his covert sister, he found his true calling in the Catholic priesthood. Learn how this prodigal son became a holy priest.
FAITH MOVES MOUNTAINS
6/17/2021
The leader of one of the most successful Catholic schools came from a broken home and a family of hardships. See how Kari Beckman drifted between schools until meeting a Catholic mentor who led her home to Jesus.
SECULARIST BECOMES DEVOUT DEACON
Before becoming a devout Catholic deacon, Jack Herndon considered himself a secularist. He shares his arduous journey of conversion and reversion with host, Tom Peterson.
PROTESTANT FINDS TRUE HOME IN CATHOLICISM
Despite growing up in a family of southern Protestants, David McCullough found his true home in Cathlocism. See how he rediscovered his faith, reconciled with his mother and helped lead his family closer to Jesus.