You’re on the Coming home path. Seven short steps. You can leave anytime.
Coming home
Whatever kept you away, you are welcome back. These steps are honest about hard questions, explain how confession works today, and help you take one small step home.
Bernhard Plockhorst, The Good Shepherd, 19th century. Public domain, source.
Bernhard Plockhorst, The Good Shepherd, 19th century.“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.”
Journeys / I was Catholic once
New here? Three easy ways in.
No background needed. Pick any one, at your own pace. You can stop at any point. The full list of steps is below.
- You are welcome backHowever long it has been, start here. About 6 minutes. No pressure.
- Slip back into a MassFind a church near you, with its address, map and website for Mass times. Watching is always fine.Find a parish near you
- Ask a real personFind a church near you to call or visit, with the words to say. Asking commits you to nothing.Find a parish near you
First time at Mass? Our “In the pew” guide tells you when to stand, sit and kneel.
7 steps
The steps
For baptized Catholics who drifted or left. No lecture. Each step is a short, plain reading with its sources listed.
Begin step 1- 1You are welcome backA father on the road. When he was yet a great way off. 6 min.Read
- 2What may have changed since you leftThe same for ever. The same yesterday, today and for ever. 6 min.Read
- 3Hard questions and hurts, honestlyBreakfast on the beach. “Do you have affection for me?” 7 min.Read
- 4How confession works nowA man up a tree. “Zacheus, make haste and come down.” 8 min.Read
- 5Back to MassYour old parish, or a new one. Your first Sunday back. What to do, what to skip, what to expect. 7 min.Read
- 6“Is my situation fixable?”A conversation you’ve been avoiding. Married outside the Church. Divorced. Something worse. Read this first. 7 min.Read
- 7A simple habit of prayerYour bedroom, before your phone. Five minutes. Same time. Every day. Start there. 7 min.Read
Only have 10 minutes? The whole path on one page
When you’re ready
Every journey here ends with real people, not a website. No pressure, ever.