Returning Catholics FAQs: Resurrection

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 get that Jesus was an important teacher and that he died a horrible death. But do I really have to believe that he came back to life after he was crucified?

It is historical fact...