A major phenomenon has gone largely unchronicled over the past fifteen years. Multitudes of Protestant academics and pastors are coming home - to Rome!
I largely think this is a witness to the fact that ecumenism is a form of evangelization. Once barriers of suspicion fall by the wayside and we can engage each other in fruitful conversation, then truth can be communicated clearly and effectively.
Among the myriad of conversions, two recent ones should be noted: Creighton university theologian R.R. Reno has recently come into the Church and penned an apologia for his move in the February edition of First Things. Additionally, University of Texas philosopher J. Budziszewski came into the Church in 2004. Two interviews with him are especially noteworthy. The first is with ZENIT (Part 2) which broke the story last spring, the other is a lovely extended conversation that appeared in the January Catholic World Report.