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I wonder if a number of these conversions are because some who walk with Christ feel that alot of Protestant denominations are leaning more secular and liberal with each passing year (due, possibly - or probably, to the influence of those who infiltrate mainline churches in the hope of undermining them), and want to belong to a "stronger" church that won't bend with the prevailing political winds.

I believe firmly that liberals, socialists, fascists, and communists are bent on turning Christian denominations into their version of what a church should be; that is, subservient to the all-powerful federal government, and marginalize those who hold fast to the Christian beliefs that have held sway for 2000 years. Jesus said we would be persecuted. Looks like it is starting to come to pass.

I wonder if a number of these conversions are because some who walk with Christ feel that alot of Protestant denominations are leaning more secular and liberal with each passing year

It's possible that many are hungering for a liturgical form of worship not found in the fellowship model of evangelical congregations. The soul hungers for vertical worship focused on the Most High God, present in the Mass and on the altar in a way that the horizontal focus of group fellowship is not and can never be. The soul hungers for liturgical seasons following the ebb and flow of life; the penitential season of Lent, the waiting season of Advent, the rejoicing of Easter and yes, even Ordinary Time. There are "seasons" in every day, which anchor a soul and bring its focus back to God at fixed times, whether it be daily Mass, the Angelus, Liturgy of the Hours, etc. Beauty in Truth.

I believe firmly that liberals, socialists, fascists, and communists are bent on turning Christian denominations into their version of what a church should be

It has been their goal for over 100 years now, and they've been content with incremental advances, so long as the forward motion continues.