Ten Reasons to Come Home to the Catholic Church

No matter how long you have been away from the Catholic Church, you can always come home. You can start going to Mass again (find a parish) and become a part of a parish community that is ready to welcome you with open arms. God is inviting you to dive into your faith in a deeper way than you ever have before.

You may already be feeling a strange inner pull to look into the Church again. That spiritual longing you feel is God drawing you back to Himself. God never forces; He only invites. He leaves the decision to return to the Catholic Church up to you.

There are numerous reasons for coming back to the Church. Though Christ is at the heart of the many reasons to come home to the Church, each individual’s experience in returning can be unique, depending upon whatever speaks to his or her heart.

Here are ten reasons (by Lorene Hanley Duqin of Our Sunday Visitor, www.osv.com, and edited by Catholics Come Home) that influenced the decision of many of us to return to the practice of the Catholic faith:

10.		Because we want meaning in life.
9.		Because childhood memories surface.
8.		Because we made mistakes.
7.		Because we need to forgive others.
6.		Because we want to be healed.
5.		Because the Catholic Church has the fullness of truth and grace.
4.		Because we want our children to have a faith foundation.
3.		Because we want to be part of a faith community.
2.		Because we want to help other people.
1.		Because we hunger for the Eucharist.

Visit www.CatholicsComeHomeChicago.org for more information.

— Ravenswood Catholic Young Adults (RCYA)