Nick Wagner is the cofounder and codirector of Team Initiation.
The Year of Saint Paul Reading II 1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17 Do you not know that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? The way of faith The church is the Temple of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit is the soul, as it were, of the Mystical […]
Catechesis for Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome
When I train RCIA teams, especially newer teams, someone almost always asks, “How are we ever going to get ______ [Father, volunteers, the parish council, the 10 a.m. Mass community, the DRE] to agree to all this?” The question is understandable, but it is the wrong question. It is the wrong question because it implies
A powerful tool to inspire an RCIA vision
The Year of Saint Paul Reading II Rom 5:5-11 But God proves his love for us in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us. The way of faith Our salvation flows from God’s initiative of love for us, because “he loved us and sent his Son to be the expiation for our
The Year of Saint Paul Reading II 1 Thes 1:5c-10 Brothers and sisters: You know what sort of people we were among you for your sake. And you became imitators of us and of the Lord…. The way of faith The church, in her doctrine, life, and worship, perpetuates and transmits to every generation …
Catechesis for 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time
This editor’s note appeared in the October 2008 issue of Religion Teacher’s Journal. A while ago, I decided I was out of shape. In an ill-considered fit of “healthiness,” I took up jogging. I was probably influenced by some of my friends who go running. If you’re wondering what the difference is, there really is
Jogging for Jesus: A reflection on the Rite of Acceptance
Several of the TeamRCIA members will be at the North American Forum Convocation next month. I’ll be speaking on “How to Get the Whole Parish Community on Your Formation Team.” There is lots of scholarship money still available, so you could get much of the $298.00 registration fee waved. The beginning of the latest Forum
RCIA convocation offers more than four dozen practical workshops
The Year of Saint Paul Reading II 1 Thes 1:1-5b We give thanks to God always for all of you, remembering you in our prayers, unceasingly calling to mind your work of faith and labor of love and endurance in hope of our Lord Jesus Christ…. The way of faith The Holy Spirit, whom Christ
Catechesis for 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Now is a good time to review paragraph 75 of the RCIA, which outlines the four practices of faith into which we are to apprentice the catechumens. The first section of paragraph 75 calls for a “suitable catechesis” that is “solidly supported by celebrations of the word.” In The Coming of God, Maria Boulding reminds
Form catechumens in God’s Word
The Year of Saint Paul Reading II Philippians 4:6-9 Brothers and sisters: Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God…. The way of faith “Prayer is the raising of one’s mind and heart to God or the requesting of good things from God.”
Catechesis for 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time
What are your thoughts on allowing a husbands or wives to serve as sponsors for their spouses? I’m uncomfortable with it, but it seems as though it happens in a lot of parishes. If you allow spouse-sponsors in your parish, what has been your experience? Do you make a distinction between sponsors and godparents? That
Spouses as sponsors in the RCIA process
