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Reflection Questions for Seekers: Year C – The Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time to the Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

You can reflect questions for every Sunday of the year by clicking here. Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Background: Jesus continues his ministry of proclaiming the kingdom/reign of God in Galilee. Today Luke insists that it is the liberating Word of God that draws people to Jesus, not the miracles that he works to support […]

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Reflection Questions for Seekers: Year C – The Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time to the Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

How do we avoid “judgement” when looking for conversion in the seekers?

Discernment / Nick Wagner

The way the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults talks about discerning conversion in the seekers can seem like we are being asked to be Judge Judy, sitting behind a high bench, dressed in a black robe, listening to the evidence and bringing down the gavel on any who are not worthy. Specifically, the rite

How do we avoid “judgement” when looking for conversion in the seekers?

Do you have millennials on your catechumenate team?

Evangelization, Team / Nick Wagner

At our 2021 year-end review meeting for TeamRCIA, we discovered a surprising fact about millennials. When we started TeamRCIA in 2007, millennials were barely a thing. That year, the oldest of them was in their mid-20s. Today, the youngest of them is in their mid-20s and the elders are just reaching their 40s. What have

Do you have millennials on your catechumenate team?

How do we foster conversion in the seekers, according the Rite (Order) of Christian Initiation of Adults?

Catechesis, Evangelization, RCIA / Nick Wagner

In previous posts, we looked at what the Rite (Order) of Christian Initiation of Adults says about why conversion is important and what the church means by conversion. In this post, we want to look at how, according to the rite, we can foster conversion in seekers. When we are talking about the initial conversion

How do we foster conversion in the seekers, according the Rite (Order) of Christian Initiation of Adults?

You get what you measure: What the new translation means by “conversion”

Catechesis, Evangelization / Nick Wagner

I once had to call an online shoe company about a problem with my order, and I was dreading it. These days, you don’t get to talk to a human. You have to “press or say” numbers in response to robotic questions. But I had no choice. I took a deep breath and dialed the

You get what you measure: What the new translation means by “conversion”

The Good News of Christmas

Uncategorized / Nick Wagner

Blessed Christmas to you from all of us here at TeamRCIA! May Jesus, the Word Become Flesh, dwell in you that all may know our good and gracious God.

The Good News of Christmas

Why conversion is so important in the Rite (Order) of Christian Initiation of Adults

Evangelization, RCIA / Nick Wagner

On the Third Sunday of Advent, I went to a church where a friend of mine is the pastor. I arrived a few minutes late, and I was surprised the liturgy hadn’t started yet. The Mass was being celebrated in the church basement because the church itself was being renovated. And the renovation was four

Why conversion is so important in the Rite (Order) of Christian Initiation of Adults

Sponsors and godparents in the Christian initiation process

RCIA, Sponsors / Clare Colella

One of the best experiences I’ve had as a godparent has been forming and training other godparents and sponsors. The stories of friendships and responsibilities lived out have been gentle and significant reminders of how serious this ministry is. It isn’t the degrees, certificates, or initials behind a name that are evidence of a sincere

Sponsors and godparents in the Christian initiation process

How to fit in square pegs when our formation process is a round hole

Catechesis, Children, Discernment / Nick Wagner

We all know the saying about not being able to fit square pegs into round holes. When we accompany others on the journey of faith, we are almost always in the business of getting squares to fit into rounds. In some sense, that is what we mean be conversion. People are living “square” lives and

How to fit in square pegs when our formation process is a round hole

What to say instead of “OCIA”

Liturgy, RCIA / Nick Wagner

When the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is retranslated, the new title of the rite will be Order of Christian Initiation of Adults. We’ve already seen some people referring to the new translation as “OCIA.” This is probably fine if you are referring to the written text of the document, “Order of Christian Initiation

What to say instead of “OCIA”

Reflection Questions for Seekers: Year C – The Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time to the Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

How do we avoid “judgement” when looking for conversion in the seekers?

Do you have millennials on your catechumenate team?

How do we foster conversion in the seekers, according the Rite (Order) of Christian Initiation of Adults?

You get what you measure: What the new translation means by “conversion”

The Good News of Christmas

Why conversion is so important in the Rite (Order) of Christian Initiation of Adults

Sponsors and godparents in the Christian initiation process

How to fit in square pegs when our formation process is a round hole

What to say instead of “OCIA”

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