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

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

The liturgical calendar of the initiation process

Initiation ministers often say that the catechumenate process “takes as long as it takes,” therefore, there’s no specific calendar any seeker has to follow on their journey toward baptism. And that’s true because the Holy Spirit sets the schedule for each person.  Yet, there is a calendar that is crucial and necessary for each of our seekers to

The liturgical calendar of the initiation process

Make the catechumenate more effective using principles from Black Catholic worship

In a previous post, Diana explored how effectively celebrating rituals in the catechumenate process can help catechumens follow “inspiration from above.” In this article, I want to build on that foundation by examining how the insights of Fr. Clarence Rivers, often called the father of Black Catholic worship, can help parish teams create a more

Make the catechumenate more effective using principles from Black Catholic worship

Reflection Questions for Seekers: Year C – The First Sunday of Advent to the Feast of the Holy Family

You can reflect questions for every Sunday of the year by clicking here. Discussion Questions – Cycle C Introduction to Luke: Like Mark, Luke has arranged his gospel into four major sections: the Galilean ministry, the journey to Jerusalem, his ministry there, and the account of his death and resurrection. Yet Luke adds both an

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Reflection Questions for Seekers: Year C – The First Sunday of Advent to the Feast of the Holy Family

Embracing ritual: Why the rites for the unbaptized are essential

The journey of faith is a transformative experience for both unbaptized seekers and the Christian community. Along the way, seekers learn how to be disciples and missionaries of the gospel. The primary way that they learn this is through the rituals of the church. The rites for the unbaptized are not just add-ons to the

Embracing ritual: Why the rites for the unbaptized are essential

It takes a parish: Assembling your catechumenate dream team

Who do you need on your team for catechumenate ministry? That’s what we’re going to discuss in week two of the speaker series, “Building Blocks of the Catechumenate.” While the Order (Rite) of Christian Initiation of Adults itself never uses the word “team,” anyone who has ever worked in this ministry knows it’s impossible to

It takes a parish: Assembling your catechumenate dream team

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