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Faith, Life & Creed: A Complete Catechesis for Christian Life
Someday I’ll learn to stop saying, “Now I’ve heard everything” when it comes to the RCIA. Because there’s always something new. You all probably know all about this, but I can be a little slow sometimes. A reader e-mailed me a couple of weeks ago to ask about several baptized Catholic children in her parish
“RCIC” as a sacramental catch up program
What would be the requirements for one of our inquirers to become a Catholic? Would she have to go through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)? She was baptized, received first Communion, and was confirmed as a Lutheran. She is married to a Catholic, and she was married by a Catholic priest. She
What are the requirements in the RCIA for a Lutheran becoming Catholic?
The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults includes a Rite of Welcoming the Candidates as an optional rite that welcomes baptized but previously uncatechized adults (411). However, there is no rite for welcoming baptized catechized adults. As a result, the catechized candidates are often folded into the welcoming rite for the uncatechized. Free download: An
An alternative Rite of Welcome
Resource Notes with Connecting StatementsYear A Year B Year CSession TopicsAdvent: An Overview Anointing of the Sick Baptism Catholic Social Teaching Christmas: An Overview The Church and Ecclesiology Church Structures Confirmation The Creed The Cross and the Paschal Mystery The Easter Season: An Overview Ecumenism Eschatology and the End Times Eucharist: Introductory Rites Eucharist: Liturgy
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Faith, Life, and Creed: 40+ Catechesis Sessions
What is the church’s position on baptizing adults that are traveling often and do not have time for a formal RCIA program? They are aware of all Catholic precepts but lack the formal baptism and confirmation but faithfully seek these sacraments. Any help would be appreciated. This is a great question that sends us back
How to catechize a frequent flier catechumen
My understanding is that in the children’s catechumenate, peer companions over the age of reason could be confirmed along with the catechumens. Is this true? Yes, it is a possibility. According to the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, “Baptized children of the catechetical group may be completing their Christian initiation in the sacraments of
When should child companions be confirmed?
I was in a parish outside my diocese recently, and I read a bulletin announcement similar to one that appears in thousands of parishes every Sunday. The announcement invited all those who had never been baptized, or who had been baptized in another tradition, or who had been baptized Catholic but not received the sacraments
Why no one should join the RCIA
I’m going to tell you the secret to starting and sustaining a successful RCIA team: Break bad habits That’s it. That’s all there is to it. Sounds too simple to be true? Well, you’re partly right about that. It sounds simple, but it is also difficult. Have you ever told a smoker to stop smoking?
The secret to a successful RCIA team
Here’s the scenario: You’ve just finished a long but wonderful Easter Vigil. After months of weekly meetings, leading dismissal sessions, and doing discernment interviews, all the Elect have been baptized, and you’re looking forward to the last few gatherings of the RCIA post-Triduum before you take a well-deserved summer break. As you’re gathering up all
How will you respond this Easter to visitors interested in the Catholic Church?
