Catechesis

What are celebrations of the word? How to give your RCIA seekers a foretaste of heaven

When I was in college in the late 1970s, I read the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy for the first time. I remember highlighting and underlining so many phrases from that document. It was like someone had given me the key to a treasure chest. Some key passages include the teaching that Christ is present […]

What are celebrations of the word? How to give your RCIA seekers a foretaste of heaven

Preparing for the new translation of the Order (Rite) of Christian Initiation of Adults

It seems like only last month because the memories are so keen when I met Fr. Jim Dunning for the first time. He and Christiane Brusselmans were giving short courses and workshops on the new Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. In his 1978 book New Wine: New Wineskins, he set the tone for this

Preparing for the new translation of the Order (Rite) of Christian Initiation of Adults

46 ways to accompany seekers even if you’re not in charge of the RCIA process

Antonia is the catechumenate coordinator in her parish. She recently went to a diocesan workshop that encouraged parishes to accompany seekers all year long — not just October to April. She got very excited about implementing some of what she learned. But the pastor likes the current school model and refuses to change. Theo had

46 ways to accompany seekers even if you’re not in charge of the RCIA process

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