Byzantine Catholic Turning Point: A Call to Revive, Restore, and Renew The Byzantine Catholic Church is quietly fading—not from scandal or persecution, but from attrition, boredom, lethargy, and liturgical mediocrity . If we are to survive and thrive, we must ignite a movement: “Byzantine Catholic Turning Point.” This grassroots initiative will unfold in two phases: Phase One: Restoration of the Diaspora We must reconnect with families whose grandparents lived their faith vibrantly, whose children held on loosely, and whose grandchildren have wandered. Many left not because they rejected God, but because the Church no longer offered a compelling experience of Him. The liturgy—once the heart of our spiritual and social lives—has become uninspiring. Cantors must return to their rightful place—leading the congregation in song, not merely filling a role. In the past, cantors were respected, trained, and even paid by their churches. Many became professors of liturgical music i...