Returning Catholics FAQs: Welcoming Parishes

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.

I’ve been going to the nearest parish a few months, and I don’t really have a problem with any of the rules. But the reason I quit going to Mass a few years ago was because the pa...