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How to completely transform the way catechumens learn in the RCIA

There is one simple thing you can do to dramatically influence the way catechumens—or any adult—learns. If you can manage to make this one shift in your catechetical process, your catechumens will be more engaged, more interested, more motivated, and more committed to the conversion process. The secret to this seemingly too-good-to-be-true transformation doesn’t require […]

How to completely transform the way catechumens learn in the RCIA

What is adult learning in the RCIA? Six concepts

Catechesis / Nick Wagner

I like to think of myself as a lifelong learner. Right now, I have ten books on my “to read” shelf. I also like learning new skills, exploring new places, and trying new recipes. But sometimes learning is drudgery. I struggled to learn just enough French to complete my master’s degree. I had to learn

What is adult learning in the RCIA? Six concepts

A pre-Vatican II preparation for the catechumens

Catechesis / Nick Wagner

Rita Ferrone, a team member here at TeamRCIA, has taken on the responsibility of editing the Yale ISM Review, published by Yale Institute of Sacred Music. (Yale is where Rita did her graduate studies). In the inagural issue, she included a reflection on the mosaic floor of the Honan Chapel in Cork, Ireland. The mosaic

A pre-Vatican II preparation for the catechumens

It is time to breathe new life into our RCIA processes

Catechesis / Mary Birmingham

If storytelling is the heart of evangelization, then how do I become a better storyteller? If evangelization is the heart of the initiatory process, then what tools do I need to be a better evangelist? If the key to evangelization is asking the right questions, then how do I craft the questions? If liturgy is

It is time to breathe new life into our RCIA processes

The recipe for becoming a great RCIA catechist

Catechesis / Nick Wagner

Years ago, I read an article by a chef and food writer for the New York Times. His article was about how shocked people are when they see his kitchen. He lives in a tiny New York apartment, and the kitchen is barely big enough for one person to work in. People always assume he

The recipe for becoming a great RCIA catechist

What is a catechist school?

Catechesis / Mary Birmingham

Emily, the RCIA director, stood to introduce longtime parishioner Walter to witness to the catechumens about God’s intervention in his life. God miraculously restored him to health after doctors told him he would die in a matter of weeks. Walter’s miracle was the catalyst for his entire family to either return to their faith or

What is a catechist school?

A blueprint for RCIA formation

Catechesis / Mary Birmingham

One Sunday morning during the Easter season, a neophyte walked in with a bounce in her step and an inner glow. The joy of her conversion shone all over her face! The pastor asked Mary if she would share her initiation experience with the parish. Mary’s reflection not only touched the hearts of many people

A blueprint for RCIA formation

A Jewish screenwriter’s tips for RCIA catechesis

Catechesis / Nick Wagner

Billy Wilder is one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. He was nominated for 21 Academy Awards, 12 of them for writing. I’m sure he had no idea what Christian catechesis was, but his storytelling tips for screenwriters can take your RCIA process to a powerful new level of formation. 1. The audience is

A Jewish screenwriter’s tips for RCIA catechesis

RCIA’s crucial three-step communication system

Catechesis / Nick Wagner

Graphic designer Alan Fletcher once wrote: Space is substance. Cézanne painted and modeled space. Giacometti sculpted by “taking the fat off space.” Mallarmé conceived poems with absences as well as words. Ralph Richardson asserted that acting lay in pauses… Isaac Stern described music as “that little bit between each note—silences which give the form”… The

RCIA’s crucial three-step communication system

Conversion and the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults

Catechesis, Team / Mary Birmingham

“Lead with the beautiful.” That’s what theologian Robert Barron told a roomful of catechists at the Los Angeles Religious Education Conference earlier this year. He insisted that our Catholic tradition is imbued with breathtaking beauty from our art, our music, our devotional practices, our care for the poor, and most of all our love for

Conversion and the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults

How to completely transform the way catechumens learn in the RCIA

What is adult learning in the RCIA? Six concepts

A pre-Vatican II preparation for the catechumens

It is time to breathe new life into our RCIA processes

The recipe for becoming a great RCIA catechist

What is a catechist school?

A blueprint for RCIA formation

A Jewish screenwriter’s tips for RCIA catechesis

RCIA’s crucial three-step communication system

Conversion and the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults

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