Chicago, Ill., Jan 17, 2010 / 12:21 pm
A 30 foot banner was just the invitation Matt Schneider needed to return home. Not home to where he grew up, but home to the Catholic Church and the faith that once was a part of his daily life.
Schneider had been contemplating a return to the church after many discussions with his best friend, a devout Catholic who attends daily Mass in his hometown in Poland. Schneider spent several weeks visiting him in Poland, attending Mass with him and asking questions about why his friend believed so deeply in God and the church.
Forgotten prayers
But it wasn’t until he returned home and walked past Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago one day that he got the answer he was seeking: a large banner announcing the start of Catholics Returning Home.