Nick Wagner is the cofounder and codirector of Team Initiation.
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 […]
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 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?
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.
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
Most initiation ministers don’t think of the greeters for Sunday liturgy as being on the RCIA team. Perhaps we should. Let me tell you about my experience as an inquirer this summer. Because of my travel schedule, I was in a different parish almost every Sunday in July and August. No one said hello to
End of summer greet-off challenge
(THE SURVEY IS NOW CLOSED) Thanks to everyone who participated in the survey about the needs of inquirers, catechumens, and candidates in your RCIA processes. Over 200 people completed the survey, and you can see a summary of the results here. We have prepared a second survey that goes a little deeper into the kind
How do you catechize about sacraments?
Thanks to everyone who participated in the survey about the needs of inquirers, catechumens, and candidates in your RCIA processes. Over 200 people completed the survey, and you can see a summary of the results here. Sacraments The highest need, by far, is a need for more information about sacraments. 129 of you gave that
RCIA formation—survey results
The June 2010 issue of Inc. has a story about how Van Meter Industrial makes new employees feel welcome. They do four simple things to integrate the newbies into the company. How did they come up with the four steps? They asked a group of new hires! It occurred to me that would be a
Is your initiation process “closed” for the summer? Try these four steps to get inquirers involved without adding a lot of extra work for your team. Invite the inquirers to come to Mass Invite the inquirers to parish events Invite the inquirers to parishioners’ homes Invite the inquirers to help with a service project See
Four simple steps to a year-round RCIA process
