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A new article from two university professors presents data-based advice about what parents can do to help their kids stay Catholic after they reach adulthood.
“We are losing nine out of ten cradle Catholics,” Michael Rota and Stephen Bullivant write in the Aug. 12 article. For every one convert who enters the Church, nine to 10 of those raised Catholic leave Her.
“Simply put, no realistic amount of evangelizing new people, or bringing back those “prodigals” who have left — mission-critical as both those apostolates are — can make up for these kinds of losses,” the authors say.
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“We are losing nine out of ten cradle Catholics,” Michael Rota and Stephen Bullivant write in the Aug. 12 article. For every one convert who enters the Church, nine to 10 of those raised Catholic leave Her.
“Simply put, no realistic amount of evangelizing new people, or bringing back those “prodigals” who have left — mission-critical as both those apostolates are — can make up for these kinds of losses,” the authors say.
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Professors find key behaviors for successfully passing on Catholic faith to kids
A new article from two university professors presents data-based advice about what parents can do to help their kids stay Catholic after they reach adulthood.
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