Returning Catholics FAQs: Jesus and Away Catholics

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.

How can you be so sure God cares whether I come back to Church?

Because Jesus told us so. Consider some of the stories from the Gospels:

The story of the prodigal son, in which t...