Advent examination of conscience for catechumenate groups
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Advent examination of conscience for catechumenate groups
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Is your RCIA team a good model for the rest of the parish catechists?
As an RCIA team member, you probably realize that you are a model for the catechumens. What you may not realize is that you are also a model for the rest of the catechists in the parish. The General Directory for Catechesis says that the baptismal catechumenate is the model for all catechesis (see #59).
Is your RCIA team a good model for the rest of the parish catechists?
It is time to breathe new life into our RCIA processes
If storytelling is the heart of evangelization, then how do I become a better storyteller? If evangelization is the heart of the initiatory process, then what tools do I need to be a better evangelist? If the key to evangelization is asking the right questions, then how do I craft the questions? If liturgy is
It is time to breathe new life into our RCIA processes
Is your catechumenate team ready for seekers this Christmas?
Imagine this. Someone who is lonely or anxious or victimized or broken has come to the end of her rope. She is exhausted and disheartened. She has no idea what to do next. She doesn’t like going out at this time of year, because everyone is full of “holiday spirit.” The stores are filled with
Is your catechumenate team ready for seekers this Christmas?
The recipe for becoming a great RCIA catechist
Years ago, I read an article by a chef and food writer for the New York Times. His article was about how shocked people are when they see his kitchen. He lives in a tiny New York apartment, and the kitchen is barely big enough for one person to work in. People always assume he
The recipe for becoming a great RCIA catechist
Do less to accomplish more
American Pickers is a reality show on the History Channel that follows two antique dealers around the country as they discover “rusty gold” that they can make a profit on. A usual segment shows them arriving at someone’s house or barn that is filled to the rafters with everything you can imagine. The dealers zero in
Why the Synod on the Family is important for RCIA leaders
On the evening before the opening of the Synod on the Family, Pope Francis said this: The evening falls on our assembly. It is the hour in which one willingly returns home to the same meal, in the thick of affections, of the good that has been done and received, of the encounters which warm
Why the Synod on the Family is important for RCIA leaders
How to know what we can (and should) adapt in the RCIA rites
Diana and I recently attended the 2014 Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions, and we heard a presentation by Fr. Paul Turner on the current status of the implementation of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults in the United States. Fr. Turner was commenting on a report by the Center for Applied Research in the
How to know what we can (and should) adapt in the RCIA rites
What is a catechist school?
Emily, the RCIA director, stood to introduce longtime parishioner Walter to witness to the catechumens about God’s intervention in his life. God miraculously restored him to health after doctors told him he would die in a matter of weeks. Walter’s miracle was the catalyst for his entire family to either return to their faith or
A blueprint for RCIA formation
One Sunday morning during the Easter season, a neophyte walked in with a bounce in her step and an inner glow. The joy of her conversion shone all over her face! The pastor asked Mary if she would share her initiation experience with the parish. Mary’s reflection not only touched the hearts of many people
A blueprint for RCIA formation
