In a recent commentary, Monsignor Charles Pope (pastor of Holy Comforter-Saint Cyprian Parish in Washington, DC) reflects on the perception that the numbers of Catholics in the U.S. are dropping and that Mass attendance is down. Msgr. Pope reviews statistics supplied by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate and adds his own insights.
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A related post in the Catherine of Siena Institute’s Intentional Disciples Blog looks at some of the issues in this discussion and carries them a little further:
(The Catherine of Siena Institute, a program of the Western Dominican Province dedicated to equipping parishes for the formation of lay Catholics for their mission in the world, provides resources and programming that are faithful to the teaching of the Church and are designed to enable parishes to become lively and dynamic centers of evangelization and formation.)
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