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Articles by Nick Wagner
Nick Wagner is the cofounder and codirector of Team Initiation.
Be a dreamer this Advent
I have one of those weight-lifter art books that nobody really reads. You know, the kind you get one of the kids to help you drag off the bookshelf onto the coffee table when company is coming over. Well, in this tome is a picture of a painting by a 15th-century painter, Domenico Ghirlandaio, titled
Welcome to TeamRCIA’s new website!
We’re initiation ministers, not website coders. But we hope you enjoy the new look for TeamRCIA!
Welcome to TeamRCIA’s new website!
Advent RCIA catechesis
In the current TeamRCIA newsletter, we announced two Advent resources for faith formation—one for adults and one for children. What we neglected to do was give you link where you could find the resources! So here is the offer, with the appropriate links! (If you didn’t get the newsletter and you’d like a copy, sign
Double your RCIA team size
Guest post from Katherine Coolidge, Pastoral Associate, St. John Fisher Church, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA. Our RCIA team nearly doubled in size this year thanks to a program called Christ Renews His Parish (CRHP). CRHP is an overnight retreat given by parishioners, for parishioners. Reconciliation and Eucharist are celebrated with our parish priests. The witness
“RCIC” as a sacramental catch up program
Someday I’ll learn to stop saying, “Now I’ve heard everything” when it comes to the RCIA. Because there’s always something new. You all probably know all about this, but I can be a little slow sometimes. A reader e-mailed me a couple of weeks ago to ask about several baptized Catholic children in her parish
“RCIC” as a sacramental catch up program
What are the requirements in the RCIA for a Lutheran becoming Catholic?
What would be the requirements for one of our inquirers to become a Catholic? Would she have to go through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)? She was baptized, received first Communion, and was confirmed as a Lutheran. She is married to a Catholic, and she was married by a Catholic priest. She
What are the requirements in the RCIA for a Lutheran becoming Catholic?
Minor rites of the RCIA
This weekend, I’ll be leading an institute in the Los Angeles archdiocese that focuses on the cathechumenate period (sponsored by the North American Forum on the Catechumenate). One of my presentations is on the minor rites that might be celebrated during that time. Lately, I’ve been using an online service, Prezi.com, to create my presentations.
RCIA for children is a family affair
120 members of RCIA teams from northern California have just wrapped up a two-day institute (sponsored by the North American Forum on the Catechumenate and the dioceses of San Jose and Monterey). The institute focused on how to adapt the RCIA for children. Talking with some of the participants reminded me of something I wrote
RCIA for children is a family affair
