Returning Catholics FAQs: On Communion and Healing

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.

If communion is so important, why can’t anyone take it? It seems like people like me who are trying to figure things out or who are confused or troubled are most in need of this...