Returning Catholics FAQs: Scripture and Our Lives

O n 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’m not setting myself up as any sort of expert, having been away from Catholicism for a long time, but I often find myself with a totally different takeaway from the Sunday read...