It's true, I bear more fruit By living my Catholic faith instead of my mouth! Which is so many times back fires.

“Remember that your fallen away family and friends are people to be loved and not problems to be solved.” 🎯 Great work, my brother in Christ. Keep it up!

I can't tell you how many people I have helped to convert by introducing them to the Traditional Latin Mass. Praise be to God!

Precious Blood of Jesus Christ save us n the whole world. Pray daily n constantly on you family n country.

Cameron, yes, thank you for your prayers. I am a Grandmother whose unbaptised 16 yo Granddaughter, now wants to talk about faith, that’s all. Has begun saying the rosary with me and looking up the bible the matching scripture to the decades, with my encouragement. Occasionally comes to mass with me, yes, mainly grey-headed persons attend the 8.30am mass. I’m going to take your advice on board. Thanks. (Of course I pray often for her).

Good tactic. What's hidden behind this is, Boredom is the most inciting hidden sins in life, and many verses point to this fact which let God to recommend things like Cameron proposes, including family, spiritual family, Catholic social activities, etc. The most direct verse i can cite, though God used his mysterious ways cleverly in it is "But if a man makes no provision for those dependent on him, and especially for his own family, he has disowned the faith and is behaving worse than an unbeliever."

You are very inspiring!!! … Even as a retired 76 year old man I have often prayed to be “unique” (if indeed that’s what it takes) to bring close friends & family in union with my strong and joyous religious beliefs. 👍✝️👍. PLEASE continue to share your Godly wealth of knowledge.

Thank you for your prayers. I will pray for you also.

I always pray for my 12 year old who used to believe, but now wants nothing to do with faith or church. I’d love to find Catholic friends the same age as her, who could sit with her in church (it’s boring sitting with mom and dad!). All I want is for her to know how much Jesus loves her. 🙏🏻❤️🕊️

The prayer is amazing!! I’m going to keep praying it for the lost ones.

Yes, that’s helpful advice :) I converted a friend of mine back to Catholicism by actually showing them what Catholicism teaches and offers in spiritual practices - we had long theological debates, prayed the rosary and when she went with me to her first mass in long years she cried during consecration. She actually studies Protestant theology, but now she wants to be confirmed. I think it’s always different from person to person and there’s not a one-fits-all solution. What’s probably helpful is to think how can I help this person to find religious and spiritual peace and fulfillment rather than how can I effectively convert them asap to Catholicism.

Guys please pray that my family will return to the faith thank you

Thanks very much for the prayer🙏🏼

I use a somewhat similar tactic. The keyword that I practice is: attractivenes. There are many tools at our disposal given that we are Catholic and have the fullness of the faith (all the sacraments, tradition, centuries of theology, the origin and all the books in the bible, a wide range of Catholic community around the world from all classes and areas of work, organizations, a central base of authority in Rome, history dating back to Jesus, etc). There are way too many to name. I also say, there is something for you in the church depending on what you like or the type of person you are and because that is the case, different people require different methods of approach. Part of the attractiveness is also displayed in the way we live our lives and how that peace and way of thought or response shines. One additional thing I would like to add is a pitfall and something that I learned recently. That is that we need to only play our part in God's plan and not impose what we think might be right because we don't have the full scope of God's step by step plan in a person's walk. In those situations we need to have faith and pray.

I remember when I was in my early 20s a Catholic Church in Manhattan Beach Ca had a young adult group that met up a lot to do just fun things. Every Catholic Church should work towards a good, strong young adult group. Getting married to another practicing Catholic makes the marriage so much more solid.

Thank you very much for this. I appreciate the advice and have been praying for them. That is a good prayer at the end, too.

Thank you for your prayers & love for all!!!🙏❤️😇➕️ God bless you!!!

Thanks! I just needed this! Yesterday I babysitted my neephew. He is 8 years, soon 9. Unfortunately my brother and his girlfriend really told him that Jesus never existed. That was so hard to hear yesterday from his mouth. Please, pray for him and also for his elder brother! Thanks!

Love this! Thank you 😊

A great video.. Activities outside the Church should be important too. Pilgrimage journeys is a good way too.

Many thanks for the tips!

Great video. Spot on.

Good Job! I'm LDS. Anything that invites people closer to Christ (especially if they're apathetic) is praiseworthy. "And if it so be that you should labor all your days in crying repentance unto this people, and bring, save it be one soul unto me, how great shall be your joy with him in the kingdom of my Father! And now, if your joy will be great with one soul that you have brought unto me into the kingdom of my Father, how great will be your joy if you should bring many souls unto me!" (D&C 18:15-16)

I was one of a big group of sort of neo-pagans, one person converted and it was a domino effect and all we did was hang out, talk, hike, camp etc.

The Father draws us. We trust ♥️♥️

Mother Mary also gave us the Green Scapular as a means of conversion for our loved ones. We can give them a Green Scapular (blessed by a priest), or even hide it in a place where they reside (under the mattress, for example) as expressed by Mother Mary--we are also called to pray the prayer written on the Green Scapular every day for them: "Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us now and at the hour of our death."

Thank you for praying for us mate 😊

Great prayer! I will be praying it a lot going forward.

Thank you so much! I will definitely do this 🙏❤️

community is such a powerful way to communicate the gospel-- an important message for the Church. Community, like a garden takes preparation and watering.

Green scapulars work pretty well too

Amazing video! Highly appreciate your tips! God Bless you young man 🙏🏻🕊️📿

This is the first video that I have ever seen from you, and it is top notch!! Thanks for the great advice, brother :D God bless you!

This advice makes sense. Please pray with me for my childrens' godparents, and include my own godmother. They all have fallen away from the Church, either not practicing, non-denominational, or outright against God's one, true Church. I'm more the godparent to my godmother now-- not complaining!-- because we talk about faith, forgiveness and going to Mass, and I share with her the truth of God's mercy and how He yearns for her to come home.

For me, I just tell them the story of the saints and miracles and gradually they converted. Showing wisdom also inspires them.

Such helpful advice, as I am praying 🙏 for my children to convert and get closer to Jesus, and I sometimes nag them to come to church, and yes, they are young they may think that I am forcing them. Thank you, and God keep you and your family and friends strong in faith 🙏

POPE BENEDICT XVI: “The Church does not engage in proselytism. Instead, she grows by attraction... she accomplishes every one of her works in spiritual and practical imitation of the love of her Lord. Charitable works cannot be used as a means of engaging in proselytism. Love is free. It is not practiced as a way of achieving other ends. Those who practice charity in the Church’s name will never seek to impose the Church’s faith upon others. They realize that a pure and generous love is the best witness to the God in whom we believe and by whom we are driven to love. They know when it is time to speak of God and when it is better to say nothing and to let love alone speak. They know that God is love, and that God’s presence is felt at the very time when the only thing we do is to love.”

Example and also have casual conversations in a family group,make it normal,not impossible,be happy. Pretty well all of my children and most of my grandchildren also go to mass but make it happy. Loved your video how u spoke was easy normal and also not over the top,u,u ,u factor. When my children were in their teenage yrs I sang the hymns on the way home in the car and we laughed make it an enjoyable humble occasion to spend with God full of love and of course as u said pray for them every day.I have 28 grandchildren from 4 children and they love their priests and friends,cousins. Goodness.❤🙏🖐 Love our Catholic faith and I am also a convert.

Amen brother !! Thank You !!

Only God can covert sinners. We can only plant the seeds as in the Parable of the Sower. Let ever rejoice then and sow seeds of joy and not disdain.

If I want to attract people to Jesus Christ and His Church, I must be a joyful Christian. Additionally, a friend of mine really enjoyed the weekly charismatic prayer group we went to at her dad's parish. She stopped going and talking about her previous community of faith and became quite involved in the parish.

Read and read to children St. Therese's autobiography "The Story Of A Soul" and other quality books. Stories are fun, eye opening, and inspire listeners to ask fantastic questions! Make sure you pre-read the material first and have exciting answers and counter questions to engage with. There is a lot of rich history to draw from. Stories of saints can be riveting and are an easier way at first to reach people before teaching the instructional things like the Catechism. Thanks Cameron Riecker!

I see your point, but two of my grandchildren live in another state. I pray for them and plead the blood of Jesus over them. Thanks and many blessings

This is huge and I think you just hit the nail on the head. Many places simply do not have a large, vibrant young Catholic community. The temptation of Protestantism pops up simply because that is where the other people are at. It can be a lonely road to remain Catholic. Let’s pray for a stronger Youth Outreach program and to strengthen and grow our communities. 🙏💖✝️ (Also, I don’t know what y’all have going on in Arizona but maybe I should visit 🤣)

I converted after my brother gave me a green scapular and prayed for me. I was from a Protestant background (Seventh-day Adventist).

Thanks for the advice!

excellent suggestions! thank you!

Can’t wait to try it out!

Love them and live your faith without apology But be ready to answer questions by knowing your faith. My adult family members tell me about their different beliefs and I’m ready to share mine always while letting them know I love them no matter what. I grew up with a Catholic mom and a Protestant dad so I know this is really important. But always remember Jesus loves them more than we ever can. Yea, pray they are washed in the Most Precious Blood. It’s powerful in spiritual combat. Pax et Bonum!

Most people are attracted or repulsed by the IMAGE of Catholicism bourn out of one's perception and imagination. In witnessing the faith we affect the perception and image of the followers of Christ for good or for bad.

Wonderful video!

Great video! All I need now are some Catholic friends!

So true. I fell into my own trap of being judgemental without even knowing and pushed them away. Undid my wrongs and trying to be a now trying to be a lot “Cooler” and relaxed, seeing a bit more success now. But above all, as it’s written in 1 Corinthians, only God can give growth, we can plant and water but we can’t give growth.

That's good advice. Finaly someone who understands that telling people they're going to hell isn't the way.

Thank you 🙏🇵🇭

This is the tactic I use, but it carries the danger of turning faith into a diversion or a "fun experience." In this normality of our life through which one must seek to attract people to Christ, one must, above all things, seek to be holy and that implies mortification, penance and surrendering entirely to God... What is truly complicated I think is uniting this love with the sacrifice that a Christian must bear. How do you explain to someone that true love and true joy are in sacrifice? It's a difficult thing to explain to a non-Christian.

Thank you for sharing! Unity helps, nagging doesn’t!

You mean, act like a normal person and seek love and friendship instead of treating them like an object to be converted!? Amazing! But seriously, though, it needed to be said. Sometimes we fixate on the end goal instead of the soul.

Old ladies praying (the rosary) is attractive. You want old people not to give up. Young and old must get along.

Amen!

Not sure how to do that when my non practicing children live 2,000 miles away and don’t like to visit or call me. I continue praying they will fall into a great Catholic group such as you described. ❤

good advice

Amen ❤

Can't stress enough the importance of John 13:35. When you and your "family" of fellow believers show genuine Agape love for eachother (not Eros), non-believers notice and are attracted to it. I'd just clarify it's not about joining a particular denomination, but bringing them into God's Kingdom rule ❤

I will stick with the prayer and fasting, as well as thanksgiving for the conversion to come by the prayers of the Virgin Mary and a posey of saints invoked for their sake. A parent cannot arrange a positive fun Catholic time for an adult child in another country or in far away big city when their primary values are tolerance and inclusion of all lifestyles.

If Church had more events for the young men... Some wasting their beautiful lives checking social media. Would you have any other events during the summer? God bless you

Oh, I thought this video was gonna be about doing penance. "Pray, pray much, and sacrifice for sinners, for many souls go to hell because there is no one to sacrifice and pray for them." - Our Lady of Fatima Here, Our Lady is revealing that many aren't converted and eventually end up in Hell because there's a lack of praying and doing penance from the faithful. Most people interested in converting others have probably tried praying, but doing penance is heavily underlooked. So let's do penance, penance, penance!

I’m struggling to get plugged in with a solid group of Catholic friends.

I was with you until you said “go get chipotle together.” Lol 🤣

Catholic baseball they never called our son to play on their team. He now plays with a secular team. Catholics around our location are clicks. We moved here from Chicago were we hada great Catho,ic friends. Not here.. we have been here for decades.

Gracias. El problema es conseguir amigos católicos... para mis hijos cuando a ellos mucho no les interesa...rezo... trato... pero por ahora no sucede

Why did I hear “our Gardner is a Harvard psychologist” 😂😂 had to rewind that lol got me thinking like dang that’s really over qualified but everyone could use a side hustle I guess 😂 3:50

@CameronRiecker 2:40 "Just invite them to come with you next time you do something with your Catholic friends". I doubt a person who is a sceptic is going to instantly agree with that! Alarm bells will be ringing in their minds! I am not convinced.

Our bishop in Australia Melbourne has banned the Latin Mass. I cannot believe it can you. Other states do allow it but have to petition all the time a number game it is!!!

❤Amen!!!🙏😇➕️

I’m in AZ- where does this Catholic Oktoberfest happen?! 😆

I dont know of anything like this in the UK. 😢

3:51 - my ears heard "Our gardener is a Harvard psychologist..."

neat

Always use beauty, goodness and truth. If you can show that, people are attracted.

Lol well first Ill need to make some catholic friends. Its not been so easy but its mostly bc im cowardly in new social situations. Socially anxious is what they call it

I’m (and my father and brother) are trying to convert our mother to the Catholic faith. She is a JW so a lot of things do not work.

If Christianity was actually morally or intellectually defensible, if its claims were demonstrable with reason and evidence, people wouldn't have to resort to sneaky tactics to persuade others to join.

What are the books on your shelf?

Sneaky is the work of evil. We go to the Lord by our own volition. This is why we are faithful servants of the Lord.

What if my family are introverts and doesnt like meeting new people?

🙏👍

I told a family member, why not read the new testament before you decide to reject it.

Yes difficult if the parents don’t support you in helping you with your grandchild wanting to know Christ .

Hi Cameron I have a friend who has just turned 18. He is struggling with multiple addictions. And it seems to be providence that I came across your daily rosary group 30min after i gave him a rosary. He is however a newly baptised Anglican with no Catholic background. And is completely novice when it comes to Catholic prayer, would he still be able to join the group?

I wouldn't want to convert from Protestantism to either Catholicism or Orthodoxy, whatever religion you are in at the moment, I believe it's still better to not be sneaky and say the things you know and so the person can maybe come to the point of converting by himself/herself.

Limbo, death penalty, V2, come to mind(I can’t seem to remember much these days), but there are quite a few. Nothing huge, but changes nonetheless. Also, the doctrinal development process in and of itself is change. Change made by people, that the body can’t question. What happens if the leadership is not mentally competent or just gets it wrong because they are merely mortal? Just stating that the Pope is infallible when creating dogma, doesn’t seem to follow. IDK, I realize I’m bias, and the many Protestant denominations don’t give me much of a leg to stand on, but just food for thought.

What if there is no Catholic community like them? For example, where I live there is no Chinese Catholic community, but there is a very vibrant Chinese Baptist community. I know people who would very likely convert if they could find a Chinese/Mandarin speaking Catholic community, but as far as I can tell none exist here.

Why would anyone want to convert anyone to a different faith if they are happy with their faith..I don't get it..is it about control.? ..I'm amazed catholics do this and I was baptized catholic..isn't diversity more intellectually stimulating then having everyone being the same..I was so lucky to have a sane and loving mother and father

It real not having a local Catholic friends O would like to have some. And yes the local church is full of old women who wear trousers and no Rosary beads. And men have fled and stay at home . Found another parish to attend where the ratios are better . The parish was described as cold and men emasculated. May God help us not be scandalised.

”Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?“ ‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭11‬:‭14‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Sounds good but the Catholic Churches in Minneapolis are about as fun as a hospice.

I dreamed of applying these tactics to my Muslim family. None of the scenarios ended well. Sometimes you just have to tell and run. 😂

Get them to Confession, chances are they are in a State of Mortal Sin. Then allow them to find their way back, to Confession. People’s Receiving The Holy Eucharist Can be Offensive!

🤫 I call this, the passive conversion. 🤫