RCIA

RCIA: A radical, ground-breaking, world-shaking, world-transforming way of being church

Do you remember when you first heard about the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults? If you are a lifelong Catholic in your 40s or younger, you probably grew up experiencing the rites. Older Catholics, on the other hand, remember growing up without the catechumenate. I learned about the RCIA in the 1980s when I

RCIA: A radical, ground-breaking, world-shaking, world-transforming way of being church

A few things you probably didn’t know about the Rite of Election

Discernment by the bishop In the ancient church, the catechumens who wanted to be baptized that year would give their names to their pastor sometime before Lent. If the pastor thought they were ready, he would submit their names to the bishop. At the beginning of Lent, all those seeking baptism would go before the

A few things you probably didn’t know about the Rite of Election

Do we need the RCIA?

Diana and I have just returned from a three-month Spanish language immersion process in Panama. In all that time, we saw no evidence that the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults exists there. Yet, the church in Panama seems to be thriving. The first Sunday we were there, we went to what we thought was

Do we need the RCIA?

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