Three easy ways to evangelize
The period of the precatechumenate is all about evangelization. Don’t send seekers away, asking them to come back later. Use these simple skills to engage them immediately.
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Why RCIA sponsors are like poultry
Sunday mornings were a whirlwind of drama when I was a kid. My mother, a single parent, was like a hen trying to round up her uncooperative chicks to get us to Mass each week. I think of those days when I read in the RCIA, “The Church, like a mother, helps the catechumens on
Why RCIA sponsors are like poultry
Do your RCIA sponsors know the single reason for Jesus’ death and resurrection?
One of the most challenging duties for sponsors is to model an apostolic lifestyle for the catechumens (see RCIA 75.4). Most sponsors live an apostolic lifestyle, but if you asked them to describe what that looked like or how they do it, they might have some difficulty. Why an RCIA sponsor’s lifestyle is so important
Do your RCIA sponsors know the single reason for Jesus’ death and resurrection?
Are you overloading the RCIA “boat”?
[quote] Move toward an excellent initiation process by focusing on the unbaptized.
Are you overloading the RCIA “boat”?
Pelicans on Good Friday
Our Cathedral in San Jose invites a lay person each year to lead a reflection at the noon hour on Good Friday as a prelude to the Liturgy of the Veneration of the Cross led by the Bishop later in the afternoon. This year, I was invited to do this. We adapted the Office of
Don’t settle for a “pretty good” RCIA process
Take one simple step toward an excellent RCIA process in your parish.
Don’t settle for a “pretty good” RCIA process
Five essential elements of an RCIA sponsor’s job description
RCIA sponsors are supposed to be good examples. It says so right there in RCIA 75.2: As they become familiar with the Christian way of life, and are helped by the example and support of sponsors, godparents, and the entire Christian community, the catechumens learn to turn more readily to God in prayer, to bear
Five essential elements of an RCIA sponsor’s job description
A simple plan for involving RCIA sponsors in providing a suitable catechesis
If you are feeling overwhelmed—or even just “whelmed”—with your responsibilities on the RCIA team, you may not be asking enough of the RCIA sponsors. The sponsors have a significant, three-part role to play in the formation of the catechumens. Among their responsibilities is to assist the catechumens on their faith journey. The RCIA is silent
A simple plan for involving RCIA sponsors in providing a suitable catechesis
Are you asking your RCIA sponsors to sacrifice enough? A three-part job description
I sometimes wonder if we ask enough of RCIA sponsors. In quite a few parishes, sponsors are not required to do very much. They are asked to be present for the public rituals. But if they cannot make it, a proxy is provided. They are asked to participate in the catechetical sessions, but if they
Are you asking your RCIA sponsors to sacrifice enough? A three-part job description
Seven ways AA sponsors can inspire RCIA sponsors
Perhaps we need a new model for thinking about the role of RCIA sponsors. The model that many parishes have is something like a friend who drops by occasionally. Granted, many of you have deeper expectations than that of the sponsors in your process. But that fact that a profound commitment from sponsors is seen
Seven ways AA sponsors can inspire RCIA sponsors
