Project aims to bring Catholics back to church

[Beau_Ouiville]

"Cathy Weaver Biscan grew up a cradle Catholic in South Georgia. The Johns Creek teacher’s assistant went to college, eager to grow in her faith. But the Catholic center at her university left her wanting more. “They just didn’t have what I was looking for,” said Weaver Biscan, 47 . “I wanted to be with people who were just as serious as I was about growing in Jesus Christ.”

She pew-hopped – attending Prebyterian, Baptist and Pentacostal services – although never totally leaving Catholicism. She eventually rejoined the Catholic Church but left again after a divorce. She said she left the second time after a bad experience with the annulment process and also because she was unhappy about the role of women in the church. She joined a nondenominational megachurch in metro Atlanta. In September, Weaver Biscan returned to her spiritual roots. “What this was really about was my relationship with Christ and following his lead about where he wants me to be,” said the mother of two.

The Archdiocese of Atlanta, which encompasses 69 Georgia counties, wants to reach others like Biscan. The archdiocese, in partnership with the Catholic Diocese of Savannah, is embarking on an aggressive evangelization campaign called “Catholics Come Home,” which was launched partly to bring the once-faithful back into the fold. The campaign, which will run from Dec. 16 through Jan. 29, will include television commercials in English and Spanish, the use of the Internet and social media and census counts at area services."

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[Michael_C]

How can you reach someone like this?

"Diane Allen, a sales representative for scientific equipment company, said she left the church 25 years ago. The Gwinnett County resident became a Methodist and later converted to Islam in 2007.
Allen said she left because the Catholic church seemed “out of touch with regular people.” She objects to the role of women in the church and also disagrees with its policy that forbids priests to marry."

She objects to the role of women in the Church but she converted to Islam?

In my opinion this is a good example of people using cliches and not really thinking the issues through.

 

[CB_Catholic]

How can you reach someone like this?

"Diane Allen, a sales representative for scientific equipment company, said she left the church 25 years ago. The Gwinnett County resident became a Methodist and later converted to Islam in 2007.
Allen said she left because the Catholic church seemed “out of touch with regular people.” She objects to the role of women in the church and also disagrees with its policy that forbids priests to marry."

She objects to the role of women in the Church but she converted to Islam?

In my opinion this is a good example of people using cliches and not really thinking the issues through.

Well, maybe WE can’t reach them, but the Holy Spirit certainly can. We are just His instruments. Miracles happen all the time in the matter of conversion. We should never assume it can’t happen.