Returning Catholics FAQs: Boring Homilies

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 returned to Catholicism about six months ago, and MAN! are our priest’s homilies long and boring. I haven’t fallen asleep during one yet, but a lot of other people do. I’m a spe...