Every once in a while, I meet an inquirer who is a Type A, goal-driven personality. He or she wants to know how many meetings we will have, how long they will last, and what book he should read. More often, however, it is the RCIA team that is goal-driven. We meet to create a […]
Learn what the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults means by “a suitable catechesis… accommodated to the liturgical year.” Learn more from our series on paragraph 75 of the RCIA:
A suitable catechesis: RCIA 75.1
One month after my 16th birthday—and one month after I got my driver’s license—I made a date with a girl I had a crush on. When I got home from school, I asked my dad if I could borrow his sports car for my date. He said no. We had just had an ice storm,
Five powerful discernment practices for RCIA teams
Why is it so difficult to know what to teach in the RCIA? Paragraph 75 of the rite gives us a clue. Watch this short video to find out. Learn more from our series on paragraph 75 of the RCIA:
What to teach in the RCIA: Use paragraph 75 as your guide
How skilled is your RCIA team at evangelization? Many teams don’t think about it much. Most of us have a few weeks of the year that we identify as the “precatechumenate,” but that often seems more like interviews or classes than evangelization. Here is what the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults says our teams
Three extremely easy evangelization skills every RCIA team can master
The opening dialogue between the presider and the inquirer sets the tone for the entire Rite of Acceptance.
The presider and the Rite of Acceptance in the RCIA
The primary aim of catechesis is huge—communion and intimacy with Christ. Fortunately, there are six doable actions that will guarantee folks in our RCIA groups achieve that intimacy. For each of these actions, it is important to remember the three levels of catechesis (initial proclamation, initiatory catechesis, ongoing catechesis). We’re going to offer these six
Six RCIA actions that guarantee intimacy with Christ
This question shapes the entire catechumenate process. Find out why.
What do you ask of God’s church? The first question in the RCIA
In our RCIA groups, we often have people at very different levels of faith. The General Directory for Catechesis identifies three levels. The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is really concerned only about the first two levels: initial proclamation and initiatory catechesis. However, we often have very many people in our RCIA groups who
The RCIA challenge of developing intimacy with Jesus—and my billion best friends
How do you know if your inquirers are ready to celebrate the Rite of Acceptance? The RCIA gives us some clear guidelines to help us discern. Discover what they are in this brief video. Free download: The one, most important thing we have to teach in the RCIA
Six signs of readiness for the Rite of Acceptance
