Here are my favorites (which isn’t saying they’re the best three to sell a book, just the ones I like the best…) ![]()
101 STORIES OF FAITH RENEWED
THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE ROME
RETURNING TO THE FOLD
Book Title - It’s Time to Vote - Round One
Posted by Sr. Patricia Proctor, OSC in Family on Thursday, May 28, 2009 6:00 PM
Okay…I think we have enough titles now… 197 last count. We certainly should be able to find THE BEST TITLE now don’t you think?
Are you noticing how I keep saying “We?” Like as in ... I’m not making this decision all by myself?
So here is how it works. If you would be so kind as to pick “3 Titles” that you like and post as a comment… then I will gather up your choices and make them into a new smaller list.
Then we can vote (yes, we are still using we here) then we can choose just “1 Title” that stands out…
And Finally….. I (we drop the “We” here… I will make the final cut.
Here is the list… gulp.. there are a lot of titles to choose from!
101 INSPIRATIONAL STORIES ABOUT RETURNING TO CATHOLICISM
101 STEPS OF FAITH JOURNEY
101 STORIES OF FAITH RENEWED
A BLESSED HOMECOMING: JOURNEYS FROM SKEPTICISM TO
A FAITH REDISCOVERED: FORMER SKEPTICS FIND TRUTH AND LOVE IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
ALL ARE WELCOME
ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROME: FOLLOWING THE LIGHT OF TRUTH
ALMOST THERE
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL – CATHOLICS RETURNING HOME -
ARMS ALWAYS OPEN
BACK TO GOD THE LONG WAY ROUND
BACK TO THE NEST
BEING WELCOMED HOME
BELOVED PRODIGAL ILENE
BY DIGGING INTO MY CATHOLIC ROOTS, I REJOINED CHRIST’S FAMILY TREE
CALLED HOME
CALLED HOME BY THE HOLY SPIRIT
CATHOLIC JOURNEYS BACK TO THE CHURCH
CATHOLIC PRODIGALS
CATHOLICISM REEMBRACED
CATHOLICS CALLED HOME
CATHOLICS COME BACK
CATHOLICS COMING BACK TO THE FAITH: WELCOME HOME
CATHOLICS: FINDING YOUR WAY BACK HOME.
CATHOLICS LOST & FOUND
CATHOLICS RETURNING HOME
CATHOLICS RETURNING HOME, THESE ARE THEIR STORIES
CATHOLIC REUNION
CATHOLICS; WHY THEY LEFT THE FAITH, WHY THEY RETURNED!
CHANGE OF HEARTS TOWARDS HOME
CHILL OUT IN CHURCH
COME BACK TO ME WITH ALL YOUR HEART
COME, SIT BY ME
COME TO ME
COMING HOME
COMING HOME FROM THE DARK
COMING HOME: JOURNEY OF FAITH
COMING HOME: REMARKABLE JOURNEYS OF FAITH
COMING HOME..RETURNING TO THE CHURCH
CREDIT FOR LIFE LEARNING EXPERIENCE
EMBRACED BY THE SPIRIT
ENLIGHTENED JOURNEY OF FAITH
ENLIGHTENING
EMPOWER TO COME BACK
EXPERIENCE AND HOMEWARD BOUND
FAITH LOST & FOUND
FAITH REDISCOVERED
FAITH RENEWED
FALLING IN LOVE WITH CATHOLISM: JOURNEYS FROM SKEPTICISM TO ACCEPTANCE
FATHER - I’M HOME!!
FAITH RESTORED
FAITH REVIVED
FINDING FAITH AGAIN
FINDING HOME AGAIN
FINALLY… HOME!
FROM ROAMING TO ROMAN
FUTILITY TO HUMILITY
GOD CALLING
GOD CALLING YOU HOME
GOD’S HEARTSTRINGS JUDEE ON MONDAY, MAY 25
GOING HOME
HEADING HOME TO MOTHER: CATHOLICS RETURNING TO THE CHURCH
HEADING HOME TO THE MOTHER CHURCH
HEARTS CALLED HOME
HERE I AM GOD - THANKS FOR WAITING FOR ME
HIKING BACK HOME
HOME!
HOME AGAIN, HOME AGAIN JIGGITY JIG: FINDING COMFORT IN THE ARMS OF THE CATHOLIC FAITH
HOME AT LAST
HOME AT LAST: REMARKABLE JOURNEYS OF FAITH
HOME BOUND
HOMECOMING
HOMECOMING JOY
HOME… IS WHERE MY HEART RESIDES
HOME, TEARS OF JOY
HOME”..THERE IS “NO PLACE LIKE HOME
HOW AND WHY I CAME BACK HOME TO MY CATHOLIC FAITH
HOW I WAS CALLED BACK HOME TO THE CATHOLIC FAITH
I HAVE CALLED YOU; YOU ARE MINE
I KNOCKED, GOD ANSWERED WITH “WELCOME HOME, IVE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU
I NEVER REALLY LEFT - MY WALK WITH THE LORD
INSPIRATIONS FOR DAILY LIVING
INVITING CATHOLICS IN AND FORWARD
I WAS LOST BUT NOW AM FOUND
IT WAS THERE ALL ALONG: 101 INSPIRATIONAL FAITH JOURNEYS
JOURNEY AWAY AND BACK AGAIN
JOURNEY BACK (TO MY FAITH)
JOURNEY BACK TO THE CATHOLIC FAITH
JOURNEYS BACK TO THE CATHOLIC FAITH
JOURNEY HOME
JOURNEYS HOME
JOURNEYING HOME
JOURNEY’S OF FAITH
JOURNEYS OF FAITH HOME COMING
JOURNEYS TO EUCHARIST
JOURNEYING TOWARD THE LIGHT….101 INSPIRATIONAL STORIES
KEEPING THE PORCH LIGHT ON: FAITH STORIES OF PRODIGAL SONS AND DAUGHTERS
LET’S CELEBRATE, YOU ARE BACK
LIFE EXPERIENCED CATHOLIC
MORE JOY IN HEAVEN
MOTEL
MY JOURNEY HOME
MY REFUGE… MY HOME
MY SWEET HIKE BACK HOME
MY WALK HOME…RETURNING TO THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
MY WAY HOME
NO NEED TO KNOCK – THE DOOR IS ALWAYS OPEN
ON THE ROAD TO ROME (AGAIN)
ONCE A CATHOLIC
PATHS
PRODIGAL CATHOLICS
PRODIGAL SONS AND DAUGHTERS RETURN HOME TO THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
REBORN INTO THE BODY OF CHRIST
RECALLED
RECLAIMING THE FAITH
REDISCOVERING FAITH
REESTABLISHING YOUR FAITH
REFOUND FAITH
RE-MEMBERING
REJUVENATING…
REKINDLED FAITH
REMARKABLE FAITH JOURNEYS
REMARKABLE JOURNEYS BACK TO THE CHURCH
REMARKABLE JOURNEY’S OF CATHOLIC FAITH
REMEMBERING … CALL HOME
RENEWED IN THE FAITH:
RENEWED IN THE FAITH: CATHOLICS WHO CAME BACK RENEWED AND
RENEWED IN THE FAITH: CATHOLICS WHO CAME BACK.
RESTORATION OF FAITH
RETURNING CATHOLICS
RETURN TO CATHOLICISM: 101 INSPIRATIONAL STORIES ABOUT REJOINING THE BODY OF CHRIST
RETURNING HOME: CATHOLIC JOURNEYS OF FAITH
RETURNING HOME FROM A JOURNEY OF THE HEART
RETURNING HOME REMARKABLE JOURNEY’S OF FAITH
RETURNING HOME: SOULS IN TRANSITION
RETURNING HOME TO THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL
RETURNING PILGRIMS
RETURNING TO CATHOLICISM - 101 INSPIRATIONAL STORIES ABOUT BECOMING ONE WITH CHRIST
RETURNING TO THE FAITH
RETURNING TO THE FOLD
RETURNING TO THE PATH
RETURNING TO YOUR CATHOLIC FAITH
SEE! YOU HAVE HELD ME IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND; I’M COMING HOME!
SHARING JOURNEYS BACK TO THE FAITH
SHARING THEIR LIFE EXPERIENCES WITH A RENEWED FAITH
SPEAK LORD, (NOW) I’M LISTENING
STORIES OF A RENEWED FAITH JOURNEY
STORIES OF A PILGRIM
STORIES OF FAITH RENEWAL
STORIES OF HOPE
STORIES OF MY HOMECOMING
STORIES OF PRODIGAL SONS AND DAUGHTERS
STORIES OF RENEWED FAITH
STORIES OF RESTORED FAITH
STORIES OF RETURNING LOST LAMBS
STORIES OF WELCOME
SOULS CALLED HOME
THANK GOD THEY LEFT THE LIGHT ON
THE CALL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
THE CANDLE IS ALWAYS LIT
THE CHURCH WELCOMES YOU
THE DAY I HEARD HIM CALLING ME HOME
THE DOOR IS ALWAYS OPEN…WHERE ARE YOU?
THE FLOCK AWAITS YOU
THE GIFTS THEY BRING – THE REWARDS OF
THE GOOD SHEPHERD’S LAMBS: LOST AND FOUND
THE JOURNEY BACK AND THE GIFTS THEY BRING
THE JOURNEY HOME. RETURNING TO CHURCH
THE JOURNEY OF A THOUSAND PATHS
THE LOST, THE FOUND, AND THE HOMEBOUND
THE RETURN HOME—JOURNEYS OF FAITH
THE PEARL OF GREAT PRICE
THE PRODIGAL CHILD
THE PRODIGAL PEOPLE OF CHRIST
THE PRODIGAL SON JOURNEYS HOME
THE PRODIGAL SONS (AND DAUGHTERS) OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
THE ROAD LEAST TRAVELLED MAY BE THE RIGHT ROAD
THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE ROME
THEIR STORIES
TRAVELING HOME
TRAVELING THE WORLD TO FIND HOME
UNIVERSITY WITHOUT WALLS.
WARM THE HEART OF LITTLE BO PEEP
WE LEFT THE LIGHT ON
WE LEFT THE LIGHT ON FOR YOU
WELCOME BACK!
WELCOME HOME
WE’LL LEAVE THE LIGHT ON
WITHIN THE FOLD
WITNESS
WHY CATHOLICS CAME BACK
WHY I CAME BACK HOME TO THE CATHOLIC FAITH
WHY I RETURNED
WHY I RETURNED TO MY CATHOLIC FAITH
WHY OTHERS HAVE RETURNED HOME
YOU KNEW I’D BE BACK
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WOW! So many to choose from. Here are my top three picks:
Come Back to Me with All Your Heart
Journeys of Faith
I Have Called You; You Are Mine
(My word verification is called31 - is that a sign from the Holy Spirit?)
These are my top picks:
101 Stories of Faith Renewed
Coming Home: Remarkable Journeys of Faith
God Calling
Hearts Called Home
Since this is a book that might be appropriate to share with someone who has left the Church for another “brand” of Christianity or for no faith, I think the most Catholic titles would be a turnoff. What I mean is that they might seem too pushy. The titles that I prefer are more open, if you will, to the idea of journeying in faith, which most people can appreciate. These titles are fine for those of us who are already home, and easier to look at for those who aren’t.
Also, I would stay away from Home Bound or Homebound in your title. Although both are clever word plays, the association for anyone who knows someone who is actually homebound (by health) would be a negative one.
As an avid reader/fellow writer I tend to go for the shorter, catchier titles, or the ones that hold some intrigue (in order to create some shelf appeal and snag buyers!)
My favorites:
Thank God They Left the Light On!
Once A Catholic…
Home Bound!
From Roaming to Roman (or how about ‘From Roaming to Rome’?)
I also had to laugh because I started brainstorming my own titles as soon as I read the first part of the blog…and immediately thought of ‘Home Again Home Again Jiggity Jig!’ And lo and behold, when I scrolled down, there it was!
Many prayers and good luck!
THE RETURN HOME—JOURNEYS OF FAITH
STORIES OF RENEWED FAITH
JOURNEY’S OF FAITH
I’m laughing b/c you will probably get all different ones. I like the ones that speak of “journeys” of faith. I love hearing friends or anyone for that matters journey. Hope we help some!:)
All Roads Lead to Rome…
Prodigal Catholics
There’s No Place Like Rome
Remarkable Faith Journeys
Journeys of Faith
Embraced by the Spirit
I especially favor “Remarkable Faith Journeys”. All of us are on a Faith Journey. Some do take a path away from Catholicism; some do not. Those who have done so, and have come full circle to their Catholic roots, are remarkable for the grace that has brought them back. Their stories have relevance for ALL Catholics, The Holy Spirit embraces them in welcome even as He holds close to Him, those who have never left. There is a poignacy to their journeys that can inspire us all.
Coming Home: Remarkable Journeys of Faith ,
Sorry, I can only choose the one. I am a fallen away Catholic(Over 40 years) and that’s the one that whispered “Yes, you really can come back”.
Catholics Returning Home
Faith: Lost and Found
Welcome Home
101 Stories on the Fourney of Faith
101 Stories on Faith Renewed
101 Remarkable Journies of Faith
I don’t believe putting coming home is going to attract people. I know too many people who have been offended by being told we’re gald you came home. A simple I’m glad to see you and a hug are all that is really needed
I agree with you that mentioning the Faith is most appropriate.
My favourites are:- 101Inspirational stories of a Faith Rediscovered; A journey of Faith; Faith renewed.
Once A Catholic
Thank God They Left the Light On
Arms Always Open
Titles about coming “Home” make me think of going to heaven, not back to the Church. Let’s all pray that a title is chosen to reach out and grab those who need this. Thanks, Sister Patricia, and may the Holy Spirit guide your writing!
Goodness that’s a lot of titles. Let me see if I can pick 3:
101 STORIES OF FAITH RENEWED
ALL ARE WELCOME
ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROME: FOLLOWING THE LIGHT OF TRUTH
CATHOLICS; WHY THEY LEFT THE FAITH, WHY THEY RETURNED!
COMING HOME: REMARKABLE JOURNEYS OF FAITH
FALLING IN LOVE WITH CATHOLISM: JOURNEYS FROM SKEPTICISM TO ACCEPTANCE
HERE I AM GOD - THANKS FOR WAITING FOR ME
WHY CATHOLICS CAME BACK
Okay, that’s 3 times as many titles as you asked for. I can’t help it. I’m completely torn between the titles that are very open and emphasize the ever-open arms of God (e.g. “All Are Welcome”) and the ones that sounds specifically Catholic. I feel like a lot of people have the impression that Catholicism is a faith that people leave, not a faith that people return to (hence the derogatory term “Recovering Catholic”) and I think it could peak the interest of a casual browser. (e.g. “‘Falling in Love with Catholicism’? Who does THAT anymore?” [reads book] “Oh, now I see!”)
The shorter the title the better I think, and I agree with the earlier comment to avoid the word “Catholic” so even those who are still searching will be inclined to buy / read the book which somehow will catch their attention.
Her are my choices:
101 Steps of Faith Journey
101 Stories of Faith Renewed
Journey Away & Back Again
Thefirst 2 titles I think are just the shorter version of your original title in mind and the third one is just something I would pick out on a bookstore and maybe flip on the pages before buying it.
I pray that during Pentecost you will receive the gift of Wisdom and inspiration from the Holy spirit to guide you in your final choice of title to your first BEST SELLER!
God bless you Sister Pat.
Here are my three favorites:
Catholic Prodigals
Catholics: Why they left and why they returned
Home at Last, Remarkable journeys of Faith
There is already a book called God Calling and the Rome title reminds me of Scott Hahn’s book Home Sweet Rome! Just pointers, as there are far too many great titles to chose from.
These are the ones I picked from this list:
JOURNEYS HOME—simple, to the point, feel-good
ONCE A CATHOLIC—the mind completes the saying; suggestive (in the right way) hook
SPEAK LORD, (NOW) I’M LISTENING—scriptural with a touch of humor
Okay, I used to work as a copy editor and I can’t turn it off. These are the ones I might have chosen if we were allowed to tamper with them:
COME BACK TO ME
I’M HOME!
FINALLY HOME
LOST AND FOUND
And because they tell me that short, pithy titles coupled with clarifying subtitles are the way to go, here’s my subtitle vote:
FAITH STORIES OF PRODIGAL SONS AND DAUGHTERS
Too many titles mentioning “Catholic’ Before I name my favourites, I also like to submit “ONE DAY AT A TIME, INSPIRATIONAL FAITH JOURNEYS” and now my 3 picks;1.FAITH REDISCOVERED ,2-101 STORIES OF FAITH RENEWED ,3-REMARKABLE FAITH JOURNEYS ,. A difficult challenge Sister Pat, God Bless and what ever is chosen, will be ‘The One”
In my humblest of opinions I liked both
101 INSPIRATIONAL STORIES ABOUT RETURNING TO CATHOLICISM
and
101 STORIES OF FAITH RENEWED
Since all of the other books are in the 101 inspirational stories series I think that this same wording is fitting. Also though the “Called home ” titles would sound to me like a book about death and dying. Just my viesa
101 Stories of Faith Renewed
Catholicicsm Reembraced
Embraced By The Spirit
God Bless You Sister Patricia….....so many of the titles are great and on the other hand some sound like stories of death! But I can imagine leaving our beautiful faith must be like dying. I’m sure this book will be as fantastic as all your others. Thank you also for the inspiring page you send us. I never miss one. Good luck and God Bless.
My three picks for the title of the book are:
Remarkable Journeys Back to the Church
Why Catholics Come Back
Returning Home to the Catholic Church
These titles show what the book is about right away. One does not have to guess. Sometimes a catchy title is good; in this case I think it should not be a guessing game, or it could be looked over for possible purchase. Maryann
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