Q&A: Do you have a list of resources for teaching catechumens?
Do you have a list of texts, catechetical resources, or other material you recommend to teach catechumens in the RCIA?
Q&A: Do you have a list of resources for teaching catechumens?
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Six skills every RCIA catechist must have
1. Storytelling Jesus taught through stories, and so should we. Storytelling conveys information on multiple level, and is a powerful tool for influencing behavior. If you want to teach the seekers how to be disciples, teach them using the techniques of the Master. For more guidance on using storytelling in your catechesis, click here. 2.
Six skills every RCIA catechist must have
Looking again at why the dismissal is important
One article that has received a lot of comments here on TeamRCIA is “Why dismiss the catechumens before Jesus becomes present?” (Scroll down to the end of the article at the link to see all the comments so far!) Dismissal is such an integral part of the formation of catechumens that the rite lists it as one of
Looking again at why the dismissal is important
Q&A: Reconciliation (confession) before Baptism?
Q: Should an unbaptized catechumen celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation prior to Easter Vigil? A: An unbaptized person cannot celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation—or any sacrament—until they have been baptized. See the Catechism of the Catholic Church, #1213: Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit
Q&A: Reconciliation (confession) before Baptism?
Ten ways RCIA teams teach like Jesus
What would you say if I told you that none of us are actually catechists or teachers? That’s what the Catechism of the Catholic Church says: In catechesis … “It is Christ alone who teaches — anyone else teaches to the extent that he is Christ’s spokesman, enabling Christ to teach with his lips.” (427)
Ten ways RCIA teams teach like Jesus
Help! My RCIA team is too small
Every parish thinks their team is too small. I met some folks from a Texas megaparish that has 35 people on their RCIA team. They think their team is too small. The smallest team I have served with is three — me and two others. Jesus started with one and maxed out at 12. And
Help! My RCIA team is too small
Misunderstandings about the age of confirmation
Most RCIA team members know that, for the purposes of the rite, an “adult” is anyone who has reached catechetical age.* That means that if an unbaptized child who has reached catechetical age wishes to be baptized, he or she is also confirmed and receives first communion at the moment of baptism. It also means
Misunderstandings about the age of confirmation
How to influence your pastor
This article is focused on influencing the pastor because that is how the question is most often asked of us here at TeamRCIA. How do I get my pastor to do X? If you are a pastor, I know your concern is the reverse. How do I get my RCIA team to do X? I
Does your RCIA teach one baptism — in both words and actions?
If I said that through baptism, a person is made one with Christ, we would all agree to that. If I said that a person who is baptized outside of the Catholic Church is made one with Christ, there might be some resistance. We would want to know who baptized the person, how the baptism
Does your RCIA teach one baptism — in both words and actions?
Plan for an audaciously better RCIA…and change the universe
Elon Musk, founder of Tesla Motors, had an audacious goal. He planned to deliver 500,000 electric cars to waiting consumers by 2020. He set this goal despite the fact that no one has created a successful new car company in the United States in over 50 years — much less one that sells electric cars.
Plan for an audaciously better RCIA…and change the universe
