Nick Wagner is the cofounder and codirector of Team Initiation.
The Rite of Acceptance adapted for children, as it appears in the RCIA, presumes the children’s parents will be serving as their sponsors (see 265). I suppose this is because the parents are required to give their consent. If they cannot be present at the rite to do so, they are to send a “sponsor”
Who sponsors child catechumens?
The Year of Saint Paul Reading II Philippians 2:6-11 Christ Jesus, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God something to be grasped…. The way of faith The only-begotten Son of God, wanting to make us sharers in his divinity, assumed our nature, so that he, made man, might
Catechesis for Feast of the Holy Cross
An essential skill for sponsors, and any catechumenate team member, is the ability to actively listen. Active listening is different than hearing. An active listener succeeds in hearing not only the words another person is saying but also understanding the meaning of the words from the speaker’s point of view. Active listening is not a
Listening skills for RCIA sponsors
The Year of Saint Paul Reading II Romans 13:8-10 Brothers and sisters: Owe nothing to anyone, except to love one another; for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law…. The way of faith Jesus did not abolish the Law of Sinai, but rather fulfilled it with such perfection that he revealed its ultimate
Catechesis for 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time—A
This past weekend, I was helping to lead a Concerning the Baptized institute, which was cosponsored by the North American Forum on the Catechumenate and the Diocese of Monterey. As described on the Forum Web site, the institute explores the “suitable paths to Eucharist for both baptized-catechized adults and baptized-uncatechized adults.” While I was there,
What does it mean to be catechized?
The General Instruction of the Roman Missal says the homily should be “an exposition of some aspect of the readings from Sacred Scripture or of another text from the Ordinary or from the Proper of the Mass and should take into account both the mystery being celebrated and the particular needs of the listeners” (65,
Catechesis for 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
The General Instruction of the Roman Missal says the homily should be “an exposition of some aspect of the readings from Sacred Scripture or of another text from the Ordinary or from the Proper of the Mass and should take into account both the mystery being celebrated and the particular needs of the listeners” (65,
Catechesis for 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time
I was at a party recently, and I knew very few people. I was wandering around from conversation to conversation, trying to pick up a thread I could contribute to, and not having much luck. Then I realized I was standing next to a man who, I had overheard someone else say, was a tennis
Six lessons on evangelization from a tennis guy
The General Instruction of the Roman Missal says the homily should be “an exposition of some aspect of the readings from Sacred Scripture or of another text from the Ordinary or from the Proper of the Mass and should take into account both the mystery being celebrated and the particular needs of the listeners” (65,
Catechesis for 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time
