Maureen K. Day

Nov 18, 2024 | ncronline.org | Maureen K. Day |Michael Sean Winters |Doreen Ajiambo |Rhina Guidos

Fr. Bob Kabat, pastor of St. Matthew Parish in Allouez, Wis., distributes ashes to a young child during Ash Wednesday Mass Feb. 14. Some 53% of American Catholics are "cultural Catholics" who attend Mass "a few times a year" or "seldom or never," while 47% attend monthly or more often. (OSV News/Sam Lucero) What matters most when we reach out to Catholics who do not attend Mass regularly (aka "cultural Catholics")? Everything.