I’m editing the October 2009 issue of Religion Teacher’s Journal, and I’ve just run across the second author who casually refers to choosing a new name for confirmation as though that’s the ordinary practice of the church. I chose a confirmation name as a child as I’m sure most of you did. But our experience […]
You can get reflect questions for every Sunday of the year by clicking here.Sixth Sunday of EasterBackground: This Sunday’s gospel selection continues the emphasis upon how God in the risen Christ is always caring for us; the other readings remind us that God’s cares for people whom we think are supposed to be outside his love. Christ’s
As we mark the progression of Lent week by week, we may be finding that the practices of prayer, fasting, and doing works of charity are becoming more like habits, like automatically putting our coins into the “Mission Box” for organizations like Holy Childhood or Catholic Relief Services. Or intentionally avoiding the fridge on fasting
Fasting and Feasting: Preparing Hearts for the Easter Mysteries
Every year, as we get closer to the Rite of Election, a lot of questions about godparents start to surface. When we are talking about catechumens, the roles of “sponsor” and “godparent” are different. And just to make things a little confusing, when we talk about infants, confirmation candidates, or baptized candidates for reception into
Understanding the role of godparents in the catechumenate
Advent is a good time to think about the dignity and meaning of names. The stories of Advent remind us that names hold deep meaning: Jesus was named by the angel before his birth (Luke 1:31), John was named by Zechariah after he regained his speech (Luke 1:13, 63-64), and Elizabeth and Mary recognized each
The sacredness of our God-given names
Let’s talk about the Holy Trinity for a minute. The church teaches that this is the central mystery of our faith (see Catechism of the Catholic Church 234). But most of us claim to not understand it very well, consigning it to the “too hard to explain” file of dogmas. Free download: Discernment – Listening
Holy Trinity: The central mystery of our faith
Extending your learningThank you so much for your participation in our recent TeamRCIA workshop. It was such an honor to be with you. Please share your thoughts about these workshops in the comments box at the bottom of the page!We are excited about the future of the initiation process in your community because of all
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Six Principles Follow-up Oakland
Extending your learningThank you so much for your participation in our recent TeamRCIA institute. It was such an honor to be with you. Please share your thoughts about the institute in the comments box at the bottom of the page!We are excited about the future of the initiation process in your community because of all
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Making Disciples Follow-up Metuchen
I celebrated my first Communion when I was in first grade, as did my entire class. And I celebrated confirmation in third grade, as did all the children in my school. That’s because that was the year the bishop came to our parish to administer the sacrament. Our sacraments were scheduled on the school calendar
The slow work of God: Why initiation is a gradual process
Extending your learningThank you so much for your participation in our recent TeamRCIA institute. It was such an honor to be with you. Please share your thoughts about the institute in the comments box at the bottom of the page!We are excited about the future of the initiation process in your community because of all
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Form Lifelong Disciples Follow-up – Diocese of Dallas
