Nick Wagner is the cofounder and codirector of Team Initiation.
To see how you might use one of these points in your catechesis, read “How to lead a 90-minute catechetical session.” The Way of Faith Explain that all of human life is sacred and that we are forbidden from killing. In the news The release … of the so-called “torture memos,” […]
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To see how you might use one of these points in your catechesis, read “How to lead a 90-minute catechetical session.” The Way of Faith Explain that the seventh commandment forbids us from stealing. In the news Battered by the recession and the deepest and most widespread budget deficits in several
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To see how you might use one of these points in your catechesis, read “How to lead a 90-minute catechetical session.” The Way of Faith Explain that the Resurrection of Jesus is the crowning truth of our faith, a faith handed down to us by the first disciples. In the news While Mexico or Havana
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To see how you might use one of these points in your catechesis, read “How to lead a 90-minute catechetical session.” The Way of Faith Explain that Christ’s death on the cross transforms all other deaths into eventual blessing because we now have eternal life. In the news As many as 14 people have been
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32 best RCIA practices for Easter Vigil
To see how you might use one of these points in your catechesis, read “How to lead a 90-minute catechetical session.” The Way of Faith Explain that our faith is often tested by the trials of this world. In the news New claims for unemployment benefits last week rose to a seasonally adjusted 652,000 from
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We have a new pastor, and he told us that we are not supposed to be confirming adult Catholics at the Easter Vigil. If confirmation is an initiation sacrament, what’s wrong with celebrating it at the Vigil? Your question raises a larger issue of who should be celebrating sacraments at the Easter Vigil. I’ve seen
Should we confirm Catholics at the Easter Vigil?
To see how you might use one of these points in your catechesis, read “How to lead a 90-minute catechetical session.” The Way of Faith Explain that the tenth commandment forbids greed. In the news Obama administration officials and Republicans alike were nearly universal in condemning the $165 million in bonuses
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For some RCIA teams, the period of postbaptismal catechesis, or mystagogy, seems to be the most difficult part of the catechumenate to implement. I commonly hear complaints that “they don’t come back” for mystagogy, and I get requests for “a good resource” to use during the mystagogy sessions. To me, those kind of comments reflect
RCIA teams: 8 ways to make mystagogy work in your parish
To see how you might use one of these points in your catechesis, read “How to lead a 90-minute catechetical session.” The Way of Faith Explain that, despite what is often reinforced in popular culture and even at times in the church, women have a primary role in carrying out the mission of the church.
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