In many ways, [Ted] Fischer-Toerpe is typical of an estimated two-thirds of Catholics in the United States who stop practicing their faith for a portion of their lives, according to a 2005 report of the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate.
What is your opinion? If a man has a hundred sheep and sixty-seven of them go astray, will he not eventually have a conference to address the issue?
Designed for inactive Catholics who may wish to return to the church, the conference will include a keynote address from Fr. Bryan Massingale, associate professor of theology at Marquette University, who will speak on "Why be Catholic today?"
More specifically, Why be Catholic if it's a Church in hospice?
Sr. Cal Leopold, pastoral associate of St. Rita Church in West Allis said the organizers don't take credit.
"God is the real inviter, but God uses us to be part of the Body of Christ and that is the whole part of this."
God the "inviter" is quite a tribute to the influence of President Bush.
While the "Come Home" team hopes to draw at least 250 participants in the conference, they are mailing 60,000 invitations to households within the zip codes of District 16.
That's a pretty big effort relative to the potential results, but maybe better than nothing.
two parishes within the district — St. Mary, Hales Corners and St. Alphonsus, Greendale — opted not to participate
Why not? Doesn't say. What are they doing instead? Doesn't say. I've seen indications St. Al's has a subcommittee discussing evangelization. Maybe it'll come out in favor. If it's an incentive in favor, among the parishes involved in the conference was
St. Mary Help of Christians, which closed Feb. 18
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