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Reflection Questions for Seekers: Year C – The First Sunday of Lent through Palm Sunday

Dismissal /

You can reflect on questions for every Sunday of the year by clicking here. First Sunday of Lent Background: To understand this Sunday’s gospel, we need to realize that we are jumping back over the unfolding of Jesus’s ministry in Galilee that we have been reading in the early Sundays of Ordinary Time and returning to […]

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Reflection Questions for Seekers: Year C – The First Sunday of Lent through Palm Sunday

Ongoing evangelization: Making missionary disciples

Evangelization, Training Articles /

The journey through the catechumenate is a profound period of transformation, but sometimes we can make the mistake of viewing evangelization as a preliminary stage with a firm stop date. But what if evangelization wasn’t just a starting point? What if it were a continuous thread woven throughout the entire catechumenate, forming active witnesses who

Ongoing evangelization: Making missionary disciples

Igniting faith: The apprenticeship model in the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults

Catechesis, Training Articles /

One of the most powerful aspects of the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults is its emphasis on immersing those seeking Christ into a living, active parish community (see OCIA 75.2). The rite teaches that faith is not merely a set of intellectual beliefs but a way of life that is learned through participation and

Igniting faith: The apprenticeship model in the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults

Why is mystagogical catechesis vital for conversion?

Mystagogy, Training Articles /

The 50-day period after Easter is time identified in the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults as the Period of Mystagogy (see OCIA 244-249). However, all catechesis should be “mystagogical.” The Period of Mystagogy is time when the neophytes acquire “a genuinely fuller and more fruitful understanding of the ‘mysteries’” (OCIA 245). However, understanding the

Why is mystagogical catechesis vital for conversion?

The weight of “yes”: Three questions godparents must answer

Elect, Sponsors, Training Articles /

The Rite of Election is a pivotal moment in the journey of a catechumen, marking a transition from a period of inquiry and formation to a more intense spiritual preparation for the sacraments of initiation. It’s not simply an introduction to the bishop or a public declaration of intent; rather, it’s the church, through the

The weight of “yes”: Three questions godparents must answer

How to read a rite: Order of Christian Initiation of Adults

Leadership, Training Articles /

I’ve been smiling at the recent buzz about the “new rules” the bishops have issued for the catechumenate. The retranslation of the initiation rites, now called the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults, has inspired many people to dive deep into the rite — perhaps for the first time. And that’s great! People are discovering

How to read a rite: Order of Christian Initiation of Adults

Reflection Questions for RCIA Seekers: Year C – Epiphany to the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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You can reflect questions for every Sunday of the year by clicking here. Epiphany Background: Matthew’s predominantly Jewish audience would have been a bit startled by the three Gentile “wise men” who come to adore the newborn King of the Jews. Yet Second Temple Judaism through the writings of the prophets had inherited a universalist component—as

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Reflection Questions for RCIA Seekers: Year C – Epiphany to the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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