Emmaus: A ‘gateway’ to belief for non-practicing Catholics

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August 22nd, 2016
By Christina Gray

St. Dominic Parish in San Francisco is on a mission to bring “lapsed Catholics” and those outside the faith into a friendly, no-holds-barred conversation with the church through a new outreach program called Emmaus.

Emmaus is a series of four evening drop-in sessions facilitated by lay members of the church from Aug. 4-25. It offers Catholics estranged from their faith, the “unchurched” and the simply curious opportunity to learn why Catholics believe the things they do and to ask questions in an open, confidential environment.

For some, it could be a “gateway to belief,” said St. Dominic pastor Dominican Father Michael Hurley.

“We wanted to find a way to reach out to people without impediments or prerequisites and meet them where they are,” Father Hurley told Catholic San Francisco after a group meeting Aug. 11.

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