#12561 How Do We Bring Young People Back to the Church? Faith and Evangelization - Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers
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🗓️ 26 January 2026
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
“How do we bring young people back to the Church?” This question resonates with many parents concerned about their young adult children drifting away from the Faith. The discussion also touches on how to share Catholic beliefs with classmates at a Protestant school, the importance of not pressuring individuals into faith, and the dynamics of interacting with Protestant friends.
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Questions Covered:
- 04:27 – We hear from a lot of parents about their young adult children leaving the Faith, how do we get them back?
- 13:30 – I go to a protestant school. How do I bring my classmates the Catholic faith?
- 18:00 – I suggest that we don’t pressure them into the Faith.
- 29:27 – How would you interact with protestants you are friends with?
- 37:25 – Is evangelization safe if it always makes us question our faith and look for other options?
- 45:14 – Why does the Church take its time on evangelizing and catechizing people even when they fall away and return?
- 50:32 – Is it appropriate for a Catholic to say ‘I am saved’ when evangelizing protestants?
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| 0:58.4 | people in North Carolina, one of them, a world famous basketball player, who you may know, |
| 1:04.0 | recently became Catholic, and we wanted to talk to him about that. |
| 1:08.3 | And I don't want to tell you who it is because it's Gordon Hayward. Oh, sorry. |
| 1:12.7 | It just came out. I couldn't help myself. But we got an interview. He was gracious enough to sit |
| 1:17.1 | down and tell us about his journey into the Catholic Church. And you know those are always. |
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| 1:26.8 | quality of his story. |
| 1:28.1 | So we'll be looking forward to getting that out and sharing that with the world before too long. |
| 1:32.6 | Today, oh my gosh, we got a wonderful high IQ day today. |
| 1:38.3 | We got second hour, Dr. Carlo Broussard will be here with us. |
| 1:42.4 | And first hour, one of our favorite people. |
| 1:45.1 | And everybody always says, oh, you know, he's the dynamic deacon. |
| 1:47.7 | He's the great speaker and all that. |
| 1:49.5 | Also, just one of the humblest, most genuine Catholics that you will ever meet in your life. |
| 1:55.8 | Deacon Harold Burke Sivers here with us today. |
| 1:57.7 | Deacon, welcome. |
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