If you’re a Catholic who has been away from the Church, you’re not alone.  No matter how long you have been away, or for whatever reason, we invite you to consider renewing your relationship with the Catholic Church. Or if you’ve never been Catholic, we invite you to learn more about who we are.

So where to begin? Simple. Everything the Catholic faith family proclaims, teaches, hopes for and strives for is rooted in these three words from the New Testament:

GOD IS LOVE.

That’s the good news! Love strengthens us. It seeks the good of the one we love. It helps us be who we were created to be. St. Paul put it this way:

Love is patient, love is kind. It is not jealous, (love) is not pompous, it is not inflated, it is not rude, it does not seek its own interests, it is not quick-tempered, it does not brood over injury, it does not rejoice over wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. - 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

To be a Christian means more than having faith and hope. It also means we will bear and endure all things. To be a Christian means we accept an invitation to be like God—because God is love—but this is not always an easy invitation to accept. In fact, to be Christian means we’re called to love everyone as our brothers and sisters. It means we sacrifice for others—even the people we don’t much care for. This is why so many who’ve returned to, or newly joined, the Church discover how Christ’s eternal Easter promises very often challenge us with the Cross of Good Friday. This is why every one of us at times struggles with one Catholic teaching or another.

Sure, following Christ isn’t always easy. But who better to follow than the source of all goodness, truth and love?

Jesus Christ founded the Catholic Church.
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