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Cominghome
Whatever kept you away, you are welcome back. These steps are honest about hard questions, explain how confession works today, and help you take one small step home.
Bernhard Plockhorst, The Good Shepherd, 19th century. Public domain, source.
Journeys / Fallen-away Catholic
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No background needed. Three small steps, at your own pace. You can stop at any point.
- You are welcome backHowever long it has been, start here. About 6 minutes. Nothing to sign up for.
- Slip back into a MassSit anywhere. Our “In the pew” guide tells you, one step at a time, when to stand, sit and kneel. Watching is always fine.
- Ask a real personQuestions are welcome. Here is how to ask a priest, and asking commits you to nothing.
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The steps
For baptized Catholics who drifted or left. No lecture. Each step is a short, plain reading with its sources listed. Steps marked “Coming” are being written and checked now.
Begin step 1- 1You are welcome backA father on the road. When he was yet a great way off. 6 min.Read
- 2What may have changed since you leftThe same for ever. The same yesterday, today and for ever. 6 min.Read
- 3Hard questions and hurts, honestlyBreakfast on the beach. “Lovest thou me?” 7 min.Read
- 4How confession works nowA man up a tree. “Zacheus, make haste and come down.” 8 min.Read
- 5Back to MassBeing written.Coming
- 6“Is my situation fixable?”Being written.Coming
- 7A simple habit of prayerBeing written.Coming
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