From a long line of Protestant pastors and preachers, Rod Halvorsen converted to the Catholic faith together with his wife Beth in 2013. Subsequently, all their adult children have converted as well. Rod earned a BA in History from Taylor University in 1985 and a Master of Arts Religion, Theology/Philosophy from Asbury Theological Seminary in 1989. Rod and his wife Beth live on a ranch in Idaho where he works in the financial services industry while she takes care of the ranch and business accounting and volunteers at a crisis pregnancy center.
Author: Rod Halvorsen

The Church, The Crisis, and The Parable of the Bear
Everywhere we look, the signs are clear: the crisis in the Church is ubiquitous. If anything, things are continuing to escalate, and there’s no end in sight. I spend a good bit of time in the comment boxes here at …