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Training Article
Cassie said yes: Two weights every new catechist carries
Cassie said yes to coordinating the catechumenate because her pastor begged her to. She had some experience with youth ministry but had never done anything like this before. The day she took on the role, her parish had two catechumens and three inquirers. One of the catechumens was halfway through reading a college textbook on…
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Q&A
Parents should be front and center in children’s faith journey
Q. For children in catechumenate, is it not preferred to have parents present participating with the children and using parish sponsors only when the parents are not able to be present? I am getting a lot of “we always did it that way,” but I want to do things the preferred way. A. Thanks so…
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Reflection Question
Reflection questions for seekers: The 24th through the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time
You can reflect questions for every Sunday of the year by clicking here. The 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Background: Jesus continues his sermon on what life in the Church means. How has Jesus already abundantly forgiven you? When do you find yourself being hardhearted towards others? Where do you see hardheartedness in the Church…
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Podcast
Episode 39: Three ways to make your RCIA liturgies rock
Nick Wagner and Diana Macalintal continue their series on liturgical principles every RCIA team should master. In this podcast, learn how to avoid episodic liturgies, how canonical liturgy leads to more creative prayer, and why their is no privacy in liturgy. Also, find out why children’s liturgy of the word may not be such a…
