Articles by Michael Marchal

Reflection Questions for RCIA Seekers — 14th – 17th Sundays in Ordinary Time, Year A

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14th Sunday in ordinary time Background : This Sunday’s selection is the first from Matthew’s exploration of the meaning of the Kingdom/Reign of God. The evangelist often refers to the Kingdom/Reign of Heaven, but that is a pious Jewish euphemism. A Jewish perspective is also needed to appreciate the references to the “learned,” which refers […]

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Reflection Questions for RCIA Seekers — 14th – 17th Sundays in Ordinary Time, Year A

Preparing seekers during summer Ordinary Time, Cycle A – part one

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Trinity Sunday Background: Grace, love, fellowship—these words from the end of this Sunday’s selection from 2 Corinthians provide the common threads that runs throughout all the readings. Today’s focus is not on the inner relationships among the Persons of the Trinity but upon their relationships with us in both Old and New Testaments. As the

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Preparing seekers during summer Ordinary Time, Cycle A – part one

RCIA in the Easter Season: How to continue forming elect, catechumens, and candidates

Candidates, Catechumens, Easter, Elect /

Michael Marchal is a retired teacher of high school English and college philosophy. He has worked with the RCIA in his parish since 1976 and has written three books on different aspects of the process. Later this spring his latest work, Reborn in the Spirit: Preparing At Home for Infant Baptism was coauthored with Jane

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RCIA in the Easter Season: How to continue forming elect, catechumens, and candidates

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