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Catechumenate - RCIA

1. North American Forum on the Catechumenate
2. Association for Catechumenal Ministry
3. Office for Divine Worship, Archdiocese of Chicago (see Services, Rite of Christian Initiation (RCIA) Implementation)
4. Office for Catechesis, Archdiocese of Chicago

Reconciliation Programs

1. Reaching Out to Inactive Catholics – St. Anthony Messenger Editorial
2. Catholics Returning Home – contact Sally Mews, 847-855-0629 or ssmews@msn.com
3. Landings
4. Reaching Out: A Manual for Evangelizing Inactive Catholics
5. A Time to Listen . . . A Time to Heal : Resource Directory for Reaching Out to Inactive Catholics

Apologetics

1. Catholic Answers
2. Envoy
3. St. Joseph Communications

Parish Evangelization Resources

1. Paulist National Catholic Evangelization Association
2. Parish Missions and Renewals (Paulist Fathers, at Old St. Mary’s Catholic Church)
3. Renewal Ministries

Ecumenism

1. Office for Ecumenical & Interreligious Affairs, Archdiocese of Chicago
2. Ecumenical & Interreligious Affairs, USCCB

Archdiocese of Chicago

1. Lay Ministry Formation Program
2. Office for Catechesis
3. Office for Divine Worship (see MOC Training [Ministers of Care])
4. Office for Racial Justice, Racism and Ethnic Sensitivity Workshops
5. Resources for Ministers
6. Welcome Our Neighbor, Office for Peace and Justice, Archdiocese of Chicago
7. Young Adult Ministry

Inactive Catholics Resource List

1. Harmony, Sarah. Re-membering: The Ministry of Welcoming Alienated and Inactive Catholics. The Liturgical Press, 1991.
2. Barbernitz, Patricia. Parish Ministry for Returning Catholics. Paulist Press, 1993.
3. Bausch, William J. While You Were Gone: A Handbook for Returning Catholics - and Those Thinking About It. Twenty-Third Publications, 1994.
4. Duquin, Lorene Hanley. Could You Ever Come Back to the Catholic Church? New York: Alba House, 1997.
5. A Time to Listen...A Time to Heal: A Resource Directory for Reaching Out to Inactive Catholics. NCCB, 1999
6. Duquin, Lorene Hanley. When A Loved One Leaves the Church. Huntington, IN: Our Sunday Visitor, 2001.
7. Kemp, Carrie. Catholics Can Come Home Again: A Guide for the Journey of Reconciliation with Inactive Catholics. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2001.
8. Mews, Sally L. Inviting Catholics Home: A Parish Program. Liguori, MO: Liguori Press, 2002.
9. Video.....Inactive Catholics- Why They Leave...Why They Return (30 min.).Father William McKee, C.SS.R. Liguori Publications, 2002.

Hearing Christ's Call

1. A Resource for the Formation and Spirituality of Catholic Men