Returning Home To Your Catholic Faith

Author : Sally Mews
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0764810995

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Returning Home to Your Catholic Faith by Sally Mews Pdf

"Returning Home to Your Catholic Faith" addresses with honesty and compassion the fears, hurts, and guilt that many inactive Catholics feel when they first consider returning to the Church. A brief, to-the-point presentation of issues always stress God's mercy; most people who leave and later return do so as part of the process of maturing. Practical tips on how to reconnect with the Church are included. The section on what the Church is like today is a reassuring overview of the opportunities available in a parish. View sample pages. "Paperback"

Author : Tom Peterson
Publisher : Image
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-02-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780385347181

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Catholics Come Home by Tom Peterson Pdf

With a Foreword by Scott Hahn, bestselling author of The Lamb's Supper God has something extraordinary planned for your life . . . In our fast-paced, highly technological world, this statement might sound a bit lofty, but the lives of millions of souls who have come before us attest to this simple truth: God has a wonderful plan in store for you. With these words, Tom Peterson, founder and president of Catholics Come Home, a nonprofit multimedia organization dedicated to promoting Catholic evangelization, offers inspiration for believers from all walks of life, whether lapsed or practicing, to deepen their faith and draw them closer to Jesus and His Church. In a series of moving stories and personal anecdotes, Tom relates how after rediscovering his faith, he experienced God's unfailing love, and soon found his true purpose in life. You can too! Drawing from scripture, his own struggles and discoveries, and the lives of the saints as well as ordinary individuals, the author offers seven ways to enter into a more deeply personal relationship with Jesus. These are pearls that you can share with others to illuminate the importance of the Catholic faith and open wide the door to a homecoming celebration.

Author : Brandon Vogt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0996783709

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Return by Brandon Vogt Pdf

A comprehensive guide to help you determine why your child left the Church and how to bring them back.

Author : Carrie Kemp
Publisher : Paulist Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0809139553

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Catholics Can Come Home Again! by Carrie Kemp Pdf

A handbook for welcoming inactive Catholics back to membership or participation in a parish community.

Author : SALLY L. MEWS
Publisher : Leonine Publishers
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2018-07-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 194219045X

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Parish Guide for Implementing Catholics Returning Home Ministry by SALLY L. MEWS Pdf

Catholics Returning Home is a six-week series designed to welcome returnees back, help them overcome their difficulties with the Church, facilitate development of trust in the faith community, and then update them on the basics of Catholicism in order to help them reattach and bond.

Author : Sally L. Mews
Publisher : Liguori Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Church work with ex-church members
ISBN : 0764808443

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Inviting Catholics Home by Sally L. Mews Pdf

This book is about "Catholics Returning Home," a six-week support program aimed to help Catholics return to the Church. The program's non-judgmental approach is designed to recognize each participant's feelings and help each to understand they are not alone. Program activities, suggestions for publicizing the program and recommendations for follow-up make this an effective evangelization resource. Paperback

Author : Lawrence Cunningham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Religion
ISBN : UVA:X001337027

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Faith Rediscovered by Lawrence Cunningham Pdf

Author : David Currie
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2009-09-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781681490588

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Born Fundamentalist, Born Again Catholic by David Currie Pdf

David Currie was raised in a devout Christian family whose father was a fundamentalist preacher and both parents teachers at Moody Bible Institute. Currie's whole upbringing was immersed in the life of fundamentalist Protestantism - theology professors, seminary presidents and founders of evangelical mission agencies were frequent guests at his family dinner table. Currie received a degree from Trinity International University and studied in the Masters of Divinity program. This book was written as an explanation to his fundamentalist and evangelical friends and family about why he became a Roman Catholic. Currie presents a very lucid, systematic and intelligible account of the reasons for his conversion to the ancient Church that Christ founded. He gives a detailed discussion of the important theological and doctrinal beliefs Catholic and evangelicals hold in common, as well as the key doctrines that separate us, particularly the Eucharist, the Pope, and Mary.

Author : Christian Smith,Amy Adamczyk
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780190093327

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Handing Down the Faith by Christian Smith,Amy Adamczyk Pdf

"This book is about how American religious parents approach the handing on of their religious practices and beliefs to their children. We know a lot about the importance of parents in faith transmission and factors that influence its effectiveness. But we know much less about the actual beliefs, feelings, and activities of the parents themselves when it comes to the intergenerational transmission of religious faith and practice"--

Author : Melanie Rigney,Anna M. LaNave
Publisher : Twenty-Third Publications
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2009-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1585957615

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When They Come Home by Melanie Rigney,Anna M. LaNave Pdf

Here the authors offer practical, how-to advice on building parish programs that will attract inactive Catholics and keep them engaged once they've returned. They honor existing programs such as "Landings" and "Coming Home," but also offer ways to adapt and personalize these programs. They also emphasize the importance for parish teams of being authentic shepherds for Christ, gathering up and feeding his sheep. Returnees, they say, will be richer for rekindling their relationship with Christ, and the parish will be richer for sharing their journey.

Author : Seton Press
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1607040816

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The Catholic Faith Comes to the Americas by Seton Press Pdf

Author : Charles J. Chaput
Publisher : Servant Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Christian life
ISBN : 156955191X

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Living the Catholic Faith by Charles J. Chaput Pdf

The archbishop of Denver addresses the difficult question of what it means to be a Catholic in the twenty-first century.

Author : Patrick Madrid
Publisher : Image
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780307986443

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Why Be Catholic? by Patrick Madrid Pdf

The popular blogger and publisher of Envoy magazine offers 10 key reasons why he loves being Catholic (and you should too). Drawing heavily on poignant anecdotes from his own experience as a life-long Catholic born in 1960s, Madrid offers readers a way of looking at the Church--its members, teachings, customs, and history--from perspectives many may have never considered. Growing up Catholic during a time of great social and theological upheaval and transition, a time in which countless Catholics abandoned their religion in search of something else, Patrick Madrid learned a great deal about why people leave Catholicism and why others stay. This experience helped him gain many insights into what it is about the Catholic Church that some people reject, as well as those things that others treasure. Drawing upon Madrid's personal experiences, Why Be Catholic? offers a deeply personal, fact-based, rationale for why everyone should be Catholic or at least consider the Catholic Church in a new light.

Author : Francis J. Beckwith
Publisher : Brazos Press
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2009-01-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441203908

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Return to Rome by Francis J. Beckwith Pdf

What does it mean to be evangelical? What does it mean to be Catholic? Can one consider oneself both simultaneously? Francis Beckwith has wrestled with these questions personally and professionally. He was baptized a Catholic, but his faith journey led him to Protestant evangelicalism. He became a philosophy professor at Baylor University and president of the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS). And then, in 2007, after much prayer, counsel, and consideration, Beckwith decided to return to the Catholic church and step down as ETS president. This provocative book details Beckwith's journey, focusing on his internal dialogue between the Protestant theology he embraced for most of his adult life and Catholicism. He seeks to explain what prompted his decision and offers theological reflection on whether one can be evangelical and Catholic, affirming his belief that one can be both. EXCERPT It's difficult to explain why one moves from one Christian tradition to another. It is like trying to give an account to your friends why you chose to pursue for marriage this woman rather than that one, though both may have a variety of qualities that you found attractive. It seems to me then that any account of my return to the Catholic church, however authentic and compelling it is to me, will appear inadequate to anyone who is absolutely convinced that I was wrong. Conversely, my story will confirm in the minds of many devout Catholics that the supernatural power of the grace I received at baptism and confirmation as a youngster were instrumental in drawing me back to the Mother Church. Given these considerations, I confess that there is an awkwardness in sharing my journey as a published book, knowing that many fellow Christians will scrutinize and examine my reasons in ways that appear to some uncharitable and to others too charitable.

Author : Isaiah Bennett
Publisher : Catholic Answers
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2000-04-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1888992069

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Inside Mormonism by Isaiah Bennett Pdf

Inside Mormonism: What Mormons Really Believe offers an unprecedented look at the Mormon religion. It is the first book offering an in-depth and objective critique of Mormonism from a Catholic perspective. Isaiah Bennett conducts a thorough, frank, and charitable investigation of Mormonism, its history and the doctrines its leaders don't want told to the public. He highlights the religion's contradictory doctrines and explains how it "packages" itself to appear Christian. Isaiah Bennett is a former Catholic priest who converted to Mormonism and then reconverted to Catholicism once he discovered the errors and contradictions in Mormonism. Now he is dedicated to defending the Catholic faith and explaining the truth about Mormonism so other Catholics won't make the mistake he made.