How to Bring Loved Ones Back to the Church

Do you have friends or family members who are away from the Catholic church? Do you long to bring them back? Dr. Edward Sri offers suggestions on sharing the faith with those we love. From finding the right words to the right timing, there are ways to approach this seemingly daunting task with the Lord’s grace, love, and compassion.

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Anything that we think is impossible, God can do!

10 Commandments of What to Do and What Not to Do When Sharing Our Faith

1) Thou Shall Have Hope

St. Augustine Quote
“You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.”

2) Thou Shall Always Pray and Intercede

Luke 5:18-20
18 And behold, men were bringing on a bed a man who was paralyzed, and they sought to bring him in and lay him before Jesus; 19 but finding no way to bring him in, because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down with his bed through the tiles into the midst before Jesus. 20 And when he saw their faith he said, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.”

3) Thou Shall Offer Sacrifices

4) Thou Shall Not Be Anxious and Pressuring

St. Ambrose Quote
“Speak less to Augustine about God and more to God about Augustine.”

5) Thou Shall Pray for an Ambrose

6) You Shall Not Just Give Them a Book

7) Thou Shall be Incarnational

8) Thou Shall Lead with Mercy

9) Thou Shall Not Compromise Your Faith

10) Thou Shall Pray for the Opportunity to Share the Gospel

All Things Catholic with Dr. Edward Sri, Episodes about Kerygma
Relationship: You Were Chosen (Kerygma Part 1) - 8/20/24
Rebellion and Our Mortal Wounds (Kerygma Part 2) - 8/27/24
Reconciliation Unexpected: The Cross (Kerygma Part 3) - 9/3/24
Re-Creation: "I Make All Things New" (Kerygma Part 4) - 9/10/24
Our Response: How to Surrender Everything (Kerygma Part 5) - 9/17/24

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