Returning Catholics

The Catholic Church is the largest Christian denomination in the United States, accounting for about 25 percent of the country’s population.

The Church continues to grow and many people have chosen to convert to Catholicism. The Church is a vibrant, active community of believers which continues to have a positive influence on the lives of many people. There are people, however, who for one reason or another have stopped actively participating in the Church and attending Mass. We live in a busy culture and society. There are many demands that are placed on us. Yet people are searching for a deeper sense of meaning, for a closer relationship with God, and for a more authentic spiritual identity.

Since the Church is a family, we miss those Catholics who may have left the Church or who have stopped participating in its vibrant liturgy and sacramental life. Perhaps you or someone you know are in this situation and do not know how to come back or how to become active again. The first thing you need to know is that you are always welcome back. The Church misses you and hopes that you will choose to come home as an active member.

Catholics Come Home is a nonprofit, independent charity whose purpose is to invite inactive Catholics, and others searching for a faith home, to the Catholic faith. Their informative and interactive website helps to answer questions about Church teachings and gives an overview of the Catholic faith. Some of its founders and supporters recently returned to the Catholic faith and want to share their positive experiences with others. Many never left the Church, but recently grew to understand and appreciate their Catholic faith more deeply. All feel part of a big Catholic family, who sincerely hope others will also find more peace, real answers, and true happiness through the gift of faith.

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Coming Home, The Conversation Continues

Catholics Come Home Prayer Group

1st & 3rd Thursdays at 1:30PM to 2:30PM

Come join our prayers for Catholics who may have left the Church or who have stopped participating in its vibrant liturgy and sacramental life. Share your ideas and join us in prayer!

Let us pray for loved ones to return to the Lord:

The Coming Home Prayer Group invites you to place names for confidential prayers in the box in the narthex. The group invites you, and the intercessions of Saint Monica, to join them on the first & third Thursdays of each month at 1:30PM to pray for all who have lost their way in their faith journey.

Contact Mary Ann Cavanagh about Come Home Prayer Group

We all struggle in some way with family members who have left the church or who have lost their way on their faith journey. This was the topic of our Coming Home presentation led by Terrie Baldwin on November 4, 2023.

"I discovered easy-to-apply ways to listen and talk, as well as ways not to approach loved ones who have strayed away from faith." This is characteristic of the comments heard from participants at the event.

If you were unable to join us for our informative Coming Home talk, know that the conversation has not come to an end.

We are forming a small group to explore this topic further.

God, and each one of us at All Saints, wants for every one of us to come home to Christ!

Email us about JOINING the CONVERSATION about Coming Home

Catholics Come Home

Please feel free to explore any questions you may have about the Catholic Church or how you can return to an active participation in the Church by visiting the Catholics Come Home website.

Visit this link for valuable resources and personal witness testimonies about living a committed Christian life:

Catholics Come Home