Mar 08

The Archdiocese of Chicago’s BLOG shares some of their most recent updates and results since their Advent 2009 CCH TV ad campaign:

“You may have seen experiences of speed and excitement while watching skiing events in the winter Olympics, but that is nothing compared to what’s been going on in the Office for Evangelization in the last 8 months!

It was mid summer when three dioceses (Chicago, Joliet and Rockford) began coordinating on an evangelization initiative called Catholics Come Home. The plan was to air 2,000 television ads in 3 languages over 10 stations in 5 ½ weeks beginning December 16 inviting Catholics to return to the practice of the faith. During the Fall our staff held training sessions for over 320 Parish Contacts, informational meetings for 650 parish receptionists and dozens of presentations at Parish and Deanery meetings throughout the Archdiocese, and we started our website.

During Advent, the phone calls and e-mails began coming in. Throughout January and February we have heard from many people who have come home to the Catholic Church. Each person brings with him/her a story of a difficult time in their lives though the outcome of their return is always a sense of peace and joy.

Now it’s March and Catholics Come Home Chicago keeps going and going and”click here to read entire blog

Visit CatholicsComeHome.org each day to grow in your faith this Lent.

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Mar 04

We received this inspiring CCH testimonial from a parishioner in the Diocese of Green Bay, WI where CCH ads are currently airing this Lent:

“I was away from the Church for several years until 9/11/01.  I was in tower 2 in NYC when the second plane struck that tower. I was one of the lucky ones. I have been trying to give back to the Church ever since.  Our diocese is kicking off Catholics Come Home this Lent.  I want to be apart of this effort in my parish.  I have volunteered to be a partner to anyone wishing to talk about “coming home” to the Church. – John”

Visit CatholicsComeHome.org as part of your daily Lenten commitment to spend more time with Christ and His Catholic Church.

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Feb 24

CCH ‘Water-cooler-worthy update’ to inspire You:

A CCH supporter called today and generously donated towards our national CatholicsComeHome.org TV campaign goal.

She mentioned that locally they have a group that prays for those away from the faith, and that their patron saint is St. Margaret Clitherow, who was married and eventually converted to the Catholic faith.

St. Margaret Clitherow endured much, and was even imprisoned several times for her conversion, for sheltering priests (including her husband’s brother), and for permitting clandestine Masses to be celebrated on her property.  Her faithful example even lead to both of her sons becoming priests and her daughter becoming a nun.
Patron saint of:  businesswomen, converts, martyrs

WOW! What an inspiration for the CatholicsComeHome.org apostolate’s work reaching out to those away from the faith!  You never know the many lives touched through the CCH TV commercials, and then, in-turn, the many lives touched by the example of those converted!

St. Margaret Clitherow, pray for us!

Support CatholicsComeHome.org, and help get these ads airing nationally to reach your loved-ones away from the faith!

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Feb 23

CatholicsComeHome.org in the News:

TV campaign targeting lapsed Catholics worked, Sacramento officials say

Preliminary numbers comparing Mass attendance before and after the “Catholics Come Home Campaign” show that three out of five of the 51 parishes that submitted data showed an increase, diocesan officials said.
Click here to read the entire article from The Modesto Bee.

Visit CatholicsComeHome.org each day this Lent to grow deeper in faith!

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Feb 18

CatholicsComeHome.org NEWS Update:

Check-out these two wonderful media stories about the ‘fruit’ that CCH campaigns in Northern Illinois are already bearing:

Click here to watch the full interview with Monsignor Eric Barr, Vicar for Clergy and Religious at the Catholic Diocese of Rockford, for his thoughts on the effectiveness of the Church’s “Catholics Come Home” media campaign.

Click here to read an article from the Archdiocese of Chicago’s ‘Catholic New World’ Newspaper about the early results of the CCH TV Ad campaign.

Visit CatholicsComeHome.org each day to grow deeper in faith and love of Christ’s Catholic Church this Lent!

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Feb 17

CCH In the News:

Tom Peterson, CatholicsComeHome.org President & Founder, is in Seattle, Washington this week assisting the Archdiocese with many PR inquiries after the launch of CatholicsComeHome.org TV ad campaign which began this past Sunday, and will air until Easter.  The Diocese of Green Bay, Wisconsin is also airing a CatholicsComeHome.org TV campaign this Lent.

Click here to see Seattle TV News Story about the CatholicsComeHome.org TV Campaign

Click here to read Bishop Ricken’s message to his Diocese of Green Bay ‘flock’ regarding CatholicsComeHome.org TV Campaign

Visit CatholicsComeHome.org each day to grow in your faith this Lent!

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Feb 16

CatholicsComeHome.org TV commercial campaigns launched this past Sunday 2/14 in the Archdiocese of Seattle, Washington and the Diocese of Green Bay, Wisconsin.

These campaigns will air through all of Lent, completing at Easter.

Please keep these campaigns, and all they will reach, in your prayers.

Visit CatholicsComeHome.org each day to grow in your faith!

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Feb 09

CatholicsComeHome.org News Update:

As part of the Archdiocese of Chicago’s CatholicsComeHome.org December 2009 & January 2010 partner archdiocesan TV ad campaign, the archdiocese also aired CCH ads in Polish on their Polish-language cable stations.  We received the following update from the media rep from Polsat Chicago telling us about 10’s of millions of viewers in Poland who simultaneously saw the ads internationally on this cable station:

“Commercials for Catholics Come Home are also aired in Poland, because Polsat 2 International is a huge station much like CNN and airs around the world on satellite television on a 24 hour basis (without any reruns). The Catholics Come Home campaign is having a huge impact on the Polish populous, as the majority of Poland is also Catholic. In Chicago, there are about 1.5 million polish residents, but including all the viewers of Polsat 2 International around the world, Catholics Come Home is actually viewed by 10’s of millions of viewers.”
-Polsat

To view the CCH ad in Polish, click here.

Visit CatholicsComeHome.org each day to grow in your faith…and be sure to also share the site with your friends and family world-wide!

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Feb 05

CCH News:

Tom Peterson, Founder and President of CatholicsComeHome.org, is presenting a workshop at the 2010 Annual Legatus Summit in Dana Point, CA, which is being held this week, February 4th – 6th.  This year’s conference theme is “Challenging the Culture” based on the scripture passage 1 Cor 16:13, “Be on guard.  Stand firm in the faith.  Be courageous.  Be strong.”

Other presenters at the conference are:
His Eminence Francis Cardinal George, Archbishop of Chicago
His Excellency Timothy M. Dolan, Archbishop of New York
Patricia Heaton, Emmy-Winning Star from Everybody Loves Raymond
Also, President George W. Bush will be a guest at the conference.

The mission of Legatus is to study, live and spread the Faith in our business, professional and personal lives.  Pope John Paul II in an address to Legatus said, “The world needs genuine witnesses to Christian ethics in the field of business, and the Church asks you to fulfill this role publicly and with perseverance.”

Please keep Tom’s presentation and safe travels in your prayers.

Remember to visit CatholicsComeHome.org each day to grow in your faith and love of Christ and His Catholic Church.

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Jan 28

More wonderful lives touched…check-out the supportive comment below from a ‘fan’ at our CatholicsComeHome.org facebook page:

“My husband and I became Catholic in 2009 and the majority of our friends and family just don’t understand why. So we started a podcast to try to explain, to them and others, why we came home to the Catholic Church. Your website was very helpful as we’ve made our journey, and we always tell people to look there first when asking questions. Thank you!!”

Visit CatholicsComeHome.org each day to grow in your faith!

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