New Campaign Invites Millennials to ‘Come Home’ to Catholic Faith

[trotsky]

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http://cny.org/stories/New-Campaign-Invites-Millennials-to-Come-Home-to-Catholic-Faith,14253?

Catholics Come Home, an organization dedicated to inviting those back to the Catholic faith, has launched a new campaign meant to reach out to the millennial generation.

“Our CatholicsComeHome.org website and ‘Evangomercials’ have aired for over 18 years, helping more than a half a million souls home to the Catholic Church,” said Tom Peterson, the president and founder of Catholics Come Home, in a phone interview with Catholic News Service.

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Evangomercials is a name Catholics Come Home trademarked to describe its TV commercials on Catholic evangelism, which the organization says “change hearts.”

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“There’s a tsunami of secularism that has permeated our culture, our nation and the world,” said Peterson. “Young people are the largest group to leave their faith. Many are also leaving, not only the Church, but leaving Christian faith in Jesus, period. The increase of secularism, specifically the agnosticism and atheism has skyrocketed. The time is critical to do something to help bring souls to heaven. The young people need our help now.”

That "tsunami of secularism" has resulted in things like reproductive freedom and marriage equality and greater tolerance. No wonder it bothers Peterson and so many other Catholics. But I'm sure their campaign will work! "Come back! We haven't changed any of the reasons you left, but hey, you're gonna burn in hell so come back!"

[anoNY42]

1. “There’s a tsunami of secularism that has permeated our culture, our nation and the world,”

Maybe the culture and nation, but it seems like the world is always moving backwards, away from secularization. Perhaps I am just being pessimistic...

[Peregrine Took]

2. I don't see this happening. The only people I hear who are returning to the church are older

ones - as they used to call them the "fallen away."

They want to return to the church of their youth.

Plus, as we age health and other worries start piling up -its like going home to your mom who is there waiting for you - all is forgiven.