When Someone Disagrees With the Church on Social and Political Issues
Walking with those whose conscience and their tradition feel in conflict “Speak the truth in love.” — Ephesians 4:15 STEP […]
Accompaniment
When Someone Moved Away and Never Found a New Parish
Walking with those whose faith was a casualty of geography and transition “Where you go I will go, and where
When Someone Left Because of Personal Moral Struggles
Walking with those who felt condemned rather than accompanied “Neither do I condemn you. Go, and from now on sin
When Someone Says Faith Was Never Really Important to Them
Walking with those who inherited a faith they never personally owned “Return to me, and I will return to you,
When Someone Cannot Believe in a God Who Allows Suffering
Walking with those whose faith was broken by pain “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” — Matthew
When Someone Simply Drifted Away
Walking with those who left not in anger but in a quiet fade “You will seek me and find me
When Someone Says the Church Didn’t Meet Their Spiritual Needs
Walking with those who came hungry and left unfed “I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.”
When Someone Says Science and Faith Are Incompatible
Walking with those who believe reason and religion cannot coexist “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim
When Someone Questions All of Religion’s Teachings
Walking with the honest skeptic whose questions were never taken seriously “Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord.”
When Someone Says the Church Feels Out of Date
Walking with those who find the Church’s voice irrelevant to modern life “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today
When Someone Says Their Parish Was Cold and Unwelcoming
Walking with those who looked for community and found only an institution “By this everyone will know that you are
When Someone Doesn’t Trust the Church’s Leaders
Walking with those whose faith was undermined by hypocrisy, clericalism, and broken witness “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on
When Someone Says They No Longer Believe
Walking with those whose faith eroded — and whose questions were never answered “He must become greater; I must become