"Marcus Grodi's pun for life could be 'Done Roman' because when he was received into the Roman Catholic Church the former Protestant pastor had found his spiritual home and was finally 'done roamin'.' Grodi was brought up in a nominally Christian home, trained as a chemical engineer and eventually, after a profound adult conversion experience, trained to be a Presbyterian pastor.
"However, his experience welcoming new members from other Protestant denominations to his church began to disturb his Presbyterian certainties. Protestant pastor Grodi explained his Presbyterian beliefs from the Bible, but the other Protestant Christians responded by quoting the Scripture verses that supported their different convictions. Marcus began to realize that his interpretation of the Bible was filtered by his Presbyterian assumptions and traditions. Furthermore the same was true of the other Protestants. A conversation with his friend Scott Hahn helped him discover some Bible verses he had never seen before."
In a recent commentary, Father Dwight Longenecker (parish priest at Our Lady of the Rosary Parish, Greenville, SC) reflected on Marcus Grodi's conversion to Catholicism and on his Coming Home ministry.
To access Fr. Longenecker’s complete post, please visit:
Aleteia: "Done Roman" and Coming Home to the Catholic Church (26 OCT 15)
Background information:
The Coming Home Network
Dwight Longenecker - Catholic priest and author
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