I was at dinner the other night with friends and like most of our conversations we eventually turned to discussing our faith. A question was posed: So how do we evangelize people who are Catholic and who are at Mass, but who don’t seem to know about the Gospel or the Eucharist?
We concluded: You can always lead by example, of course! That is the first way that we can lead others back to Christ. I think a lot of people I know who have fallen away from the Church have done so because they have never had anyone to look up to in the Church, and they probably see most people not caring (or not seeming to care) .
In addition to leading by example, you can always tell somebody flat out, “It was good to see you here! I hope you’ll come again.” This can be disarming, but that open invitation can work wonders—trust me!
So – What would you do?