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Reflection Questions for RCIA Seekers — All Saints Day to Christ the King Sunday, Year A

You can reflect questions for every Sunday of the year by clicking here.All Saints’ DayBackground: In a culture that is living more and more in a denial of death, this festival reminds us that we are “surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses” who “have run the race and kept the faith.” Yet when we […]

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Reflection Questions for RCIA Seekers — All Saints Day to Christ the King Sunday, Year A

Nurturing gradual conversion: Tools for catechumenate teams

Discernment / Nick Wagner

In a previous article, we explored why taking things step by step is important in helping people on their faith journey. But how does this work in the real world? How can catechumenate teams put the idea of gradual initiation into practice? I am not going to pretend it’s easy to do. A classroom structure

Nurturing gradual conversion: Tools for catechumenate teams

The slow work of God: Why initiation is a gradual process

Catechumens, Discernment, Year-Round / Nick Wagner

I celebrated my first Communion when I was in first grade, as did my entire class. And I celebrated confirmation in third grade, as did all the children in my school. That’s because that was the year the bishop came to our parish to administer the sacrament. Our sacraments were scheduled on the school calendar

The slow work of God: Why initiation is a gradual process

Discerning God’s will through contemplative prayer within the parish community

Team / Nick Wagner

In a previous article, we explored the importance of contemplative prayer for personal spiritual growth and how to introduce it to seekers and catechumens. In this article, we will explore how to involve the entire parish in the practice of contemplative prayer as a means of seeking and discerning God’s will for the catechumens and

Discerning God’s will through contemplative prayer within the parish community

The evolution of faith: one family’s journey

Children, Year-Round / Clare Colella

A young man in his junior year of high school phoned the parish office, inquiring about becoming Catholic. He had been baptized Methodist. Several of his friends from high school were Catholic, and he would soon be with them at the university. These friends talked about their faith, Mass, and sacraments, sparking his curiosity. However,

The evolution of faith: one family’s journey

Reflection questions for RCIA seekers: Year A – the 26th to 30th Sundays in Ordinary Time

Dismissal / Michael Marchal

You can reflect questions for every Sunday of the year by clicking here.The 26th Sunday in Ordinary TimeBackground: God is always generous, but Jesus tells us this week about how our choices and subsequent actions matter as well. Words of faith are important; deeds of love are crucial.What is your biggest regret about your choices

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Reflection questions for RCIA seekers: Year A – the 26th to 30th Sundays in Ordinary Time

When is the right time to celebrate the Rite of Acceptance?

Article / Diana Macalintal

We sometimes think that the beginning of the liturgical year in Advent or the beginning of a school year would be good times to celebrate the Rite of Acceptance since that ritual begins the catechumenate process for a seeker. But the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults has a different vision for how we think

When is the right time to celebrate the Rite of Acceptance?

Nurturing contemplative prayer: A guide for catechumenate ministers

Team / Nick Wagner

As catechumenate ministers, our role is not only to guide others on their faith journey but also to nurture our own spiritual growth. In the midst of this busy ministry, finding moments of stillness, silence, and deep connection with God through contemplative prayer can be a transformative practice. In this article, I’m going to describe

Nurturing contemplative prayer: A guide for catechumenate ministers

Q&A: Can sponsors be dismissed?

Q&A, Sponsors / Diana Macalintal

Q. Can you give me a reference, resource, or rubric where it states sponsors or godparents should never be dismissed with the catechumens? A. The basic teaching of the church is that those who are members of the order of the faithful (all the baptized) have an obligation to pray all the prayers that belong

Q&A: Can sponsors be dismissed?

Faith is a family affair

Discernment, Year-Round / Clare Colella

A mother and her teen-age daughter came to our information session about adult Christian initiation. Maureen was interested in becoming Catholic, and her daughter Maggie, recently graduated from 8th grade, was also interested. Now, as a family of two, they had taken a step they had talked about for several months and were eager to

Faith is a family affair

Reflection Questions for RCIA Seekers — All Saints Day to Christ the King Sunday, Year A

Nurturing gradual conversion: Tools for catechumenate teams

The slow work of God: Why initiation is a gradual process

Discerning God’s will through contemplative prayer within the parish community

The evolution of faith: one family’s journey

Reflection questions for RCIA seekers: Year A – the 26th to 30th Sundays in Ordinary Time

When is the right time to celebrate the Rite of Acceptance?

Nurturing contemplative prayer: A guide for catechumenate ministers

Q&A: Can sponsors be dismissed?

Faith is a family affair

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