Excellent point. However, if I find out that they are a baptized Catholic, I will always invite them to the next Mass, evening with Faith Formation 101, Sctiputre Study, or whatever.
Our church is growing so much that we are in the beginning — nearing the middle of a capital campaign to building a new church building and to modernize the old church building into classrooms.
We are experiencing an interesting phenomenon in our parish. We have seen a significant increase in the number of first Communion candidates in our Faith Formation (CCD) program, nearly doubling previous years. The interesting thing is that over half are what we call late bloomers, kids well beyond 2nd grade. It tells me that many lapsed Catholics are returning to the Church or at least making sure that their kids get the basics.
“Excellent point. However, if I find out that they are a baptized Catholic, I will always invite them to the next Mass, evening with Faith Formation 101, Sctiputre Study, or whatever.”
Sure. As a practical matter I’d take an on-fire-for-Christ Baptist for a son-in-law, neighbor, or friend, over a CINO liberal any day.
Sure, I might prefer a on-fire-for-Christ Catholic, but at this point in time in history, I’m willing to make do.