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Preparing for the new translation of the Order (Rite) of Christian Initiation of Adults

It seems like only last month because the memories are so keen when I met Fr. Jim Dunning for the first time. He and Christiane Brusselmans were giving short courses and workshops on the new Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. In his 1978 book New Wine: New Wineskins, he set the tone for this […]

Preparing for the new translation of the Order (Rite) of Christian Initiation of Adults

46 ways to accompany seekers even if you’re not in charge of the RCIA process

Antonia is the catechumenate coordinator in her parish. She recently went to a diocesan workshop that encouraged parishes to accompany seekers all year long — not just October to April. She got very excited about implementing some of what she learned. But the pastor likes the current school model and refuses to change. Theo had

46 ways to accompany seekers even if you’re not in charge of the RCIA process

Reflection Questions for RCIA Seekers: Year B – The 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time to Year C – The 1st Sunday of Advent

You can reflect questions for every Sunday of the year by clicking here. 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Background: Having arrived in Jerusalem, Jesus once again finds himself arguing with the scribes, the teachers, and interpreters of the Torah. Like all the other Hebrew prophets who have preceded him, he calls to account those whose actions

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Reflection Questions for RCIA Seekers: Year B – The 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time to Year C – The 1st Sunday of Advent

What is Pope Francis’s plan for dreaming together about the future?

In previous posts, we’ve looked at the upcoming dreaming together process that Pope Francis has called for. But what exactly is the process? Officially the process is called a synod, which literally means walking together or dreaming together. They church has always had “synods,” even if they weren’t called by that name. The first synodal

What is Pope Francis’s plan for dreaming together about the future?

Reflection Questions for RCIA Seekers: Year B – The 27th to 31st Sundays in Ordinary Time

27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Background: Although a less prominent theme than in Luke, Jesus’s final journey to Jerusalem serves in Mark as the framework for his final teachings about what life in the kingdom/reign of God is like. If we are to “follow” him on the way to cross and resurrection, what road must

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Reflection Questions for RCIA Seekers: Year B – The 27th to 31st Sundays in Ordinary Time

Six ways to convince others that the dismissal of catechumens is a good idea

Perhaps the most frequent question we get here at TeamRCIA is some version of: “How do I convince [INSERT NAME/TITLE] that they should do [INSERT ACTION]? For example: “How do I convince the pastor we should be dismissing the catechumens from Mass?” Other versions of the question involve trying to convince the deacon, the parishioners,

Six ways to convince others that the dismissal of catechumens is a good idea

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