Google searches on how to become Catholic spike 373% after death of Pope Francis

That’s quite a headline, isn’t it?

Google searches on how to become Catholic spike 373% after death of Pope Francis

Following on the news out of the Easter season that, for a second year in a row, dioceses all over the world are reporting record numbers of new Catholics, the fact that Google searches for “how to become Catholic” have increased makes sense.

It occurred in the context of Pope Francis’s death late last month. One wonders what Pope Leo’s new papacy will do to conversions, too.

I was thinking about that question - how do I become Catholic? - and what the answer is. Yes, one goes to OCIA and takes the classes and received the sacrament at Easter. But what about after that? What does it mean to be Catholic?

I’ll be on Morning Air tomorrow morning at 8:20 eastern to answer that question. The answer comes from what I learned in the Legion of Mary: to be Catholic, one’s life must be active across three different facets: prayer, works, and fellowship. See here how you can listen in on the radio, in the app, or by streaming.