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OCIA Is Booming: How to Actually Welcome Someone Into the Church - Emily Jaminet - 09/16/2026
Emily Jaminet — author, speaker, and co-founder of Inspire the Faith — joins Deacon Mark Campbell to talk about something she's seeing firsthand in her role helping lead OCIA at her parish in the Diocese of Columbus, Ohio: programs there have nearly doubled, matching a broader trend of growing interest in the Catholic faith among young people documented by Vatican News. Her point to listeners is that there's still time this fall to invite a neighbor, a family member, or another school parent to take a closer look at the Church.
Emily walks through the practical work of accompaniment. She…
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