Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. It was the first time I’d ever hosted a home Mass, and there were more people than we expected. I’d been back at this Catholic thing for about… Continue reading Of Loaves, Fish, and Faith
Category: Returnees
Doughnuts and Ministry
She tapped my shoulder on the way out of the sanctuary, the woman who had been sitting behind me at my parish’s early-morning Pentecost Mass. “You’re the one who knows about women saints, right?” she asked. I nodded. “I came to hear you Thursday night, but I got there late,” she said in an apologetic… Continue reading Doughnuts and Ministry
Returning Catholics FAQs: The Season of Communions
On Mondays, I answer questions frequently asked by those considering a return to the Catholic Church. How do I know this stuff? I was away for more than 30 years myself, and am the co-author of When They Come Home: Ways to Welcome Returning Catholics, a book for pastors and parish leaders interested in this ministry.… Continue reading Returning Catholics FAQs: The Season of Communions
Returning Catholics FAQs: Baptizing the Baby
On Mondays, I answer questions frequently asked by those considering a return to the Catholic Church. How do I know this stuff? I was away for more than 30 years myself, and am the co-author of When They Come Home: Ways to Welcome Returning Catholics, a book for pastors and parish leaders interested in this ministry.… Continue reading Returning Catholics FAQs: Baptizing the Baby