Returning Catholics FAQs: Unanswered Prayers

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 left the Church because I prayed hard and my loved one died anyway. I’m struggling with why to come back if God doesn’t listen to what I want. Where’s the “love” in that?

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