Did you leave the Church because you disagree with some of the Church’s teachings and practices; or because you found it boring and “didn’t get anything out of it”; or because someone in the Church offended you or disappointed you; or because you just got a little complacent, spiritually lazy, in the fulfillment of your obligations? — Thomas J. Tobin
Bishop Tobin of Rhode Island is inviting all lapsed Catholics back to the Church this 
Christmas, and so am I. I was welcomed back, 25 years ago, after a 15-year absence, returning on my wedding day, with “The Prodigal Son” as one of the readings for my nuptial Mass. I was “born again” that day into the faith I’d abandoned in adolescent pride and ignorance, and have held fast to it ever since.
I also extend an invitation to non-Catholics to join us in full communion.