CHNetwork Presents is a series of conversations about the kinds of questions that people wrestle with when they’re exploring the Catholic Church, and wondering if they should become a part of it. In each episode, we focus on the specific experiences that shaped our approach faith, and how those experiences uniquely prepared us to be open to the claims of the Catholic Church. We hope that by sharing our stories, we can help others who are on similar journeys.
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The Coming Home Network: A Network of Catholic Converts
Country Music and the Catholic Church - CHNetwork Presents, Episode 43
What do Catholicism and country music have to do with one another? After all, from Tom T. Hall's "Me and Jesus" to the Gospel albums of Elvis and Johnny Cash, the voices of country music are overwhelmingly Protestant, and overwhelmingly low-church in their expression. But a deeper look reveals some surprising connections and overlapping themes: the harsh reality of sin, a desire for confession, a reliance upon grace, and even the tension between being authentic or just trading on aesthetics. Neither country music nor Catholicism is satisfied with a disembodied understanding of God and what He is up to in the world. Matt Swaim talks with Bo Bonner and Dr. Terrence Sweeney about their experience of the intersection of country music and Catholicism, and why there is more that connects them than many Catholics or country music devotees may realize.
Dr. Terence Sweeney's article on Country Music, Sin, and Grace
Bo Bonner on The Journey Home
Bo Bonner on Iowa Catholic Radio
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28 Jul 2026
Former Hindu and Former Buddhist Discuss Catholic Prayer - CHNetwork Presents, Episode 42
Rakhi McCormick was raised Hindu, and Rae-Mi LeRoy's studies of Buddhism and Yoga brought her to the Sedona desert on a spiritual search.
Each of them came to Catholic Christianity in their own unique way; and they share how their experience of prayer in their previous traditions was redirected and expanded through the treasury of prayer and devotions they found in Catholicism.
If you come from a background like Rakhi or Rae-Mi, and are looking to get started with Christian prayer, we'd love to meet you!
The Coming Home Network was established in 1993 to help inquiring clergy and laity of various faiths -- or even no faith at all -- with fellowship, resources, and encouragement as they explore the possibility of becoming Catholic.
Find out more about our work: https://www.chnetwork.org
Join our FREE Online Community: https://community.chnetwork.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CHNetwork
Twitter: https://twitter.com/chnetwork
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cominghomenetwork
Support our mission: https://www.chnetwork.org/compass
21 Apr 2026
The Hebrew Roots Movement and Catholicism - CHNetwork Presents, Episode 41
Both Christopher O'Keefe and Dr. Matthew Wiseman came from families whose love of the Scriptures led them to embrace the Hebrew Roots Movement, an expression of Christianity that takes very seriously the commandments of God the Old Testament, and has a unique way of understanding of what Christ meant when He said that He did not come to abolish the law, but fulfill it.
They share how this reverence for the Hebrew Scriptures cultivated in them a desire to truly honor history and tradition; but also how their frustration with the way authority functioned in that world led them to go deeper, and brought them to a place they never imagined they'd end up: the Catholic Church.
More of Matthew's story
More of Chris's story
More of their conversations together about Messianic Christianity and Catholicism
Matthew's book, The Two Jerusalems
The Coming Home Network was established to help inquiring clergy and laity of various faiths -- or even no faith at all -- with fellowship, resources, and encouragement as they explore the possibility of becoming Catholic.
Find out more about our work: https://www.chnetwork.org
Join our FREE Online Community: https://community.chnetwork.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CHNetwork
Twitter: https://twitter.com/chnetwork
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cominghomenetwork
Support our mission: https://www.chnetwork.org/compass
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