Is the Easter Season the best time to introduce the neophytes to the sacrament of reconciliation? Opinions differ. Also, learn six techniques for recruiting volunteers.
Episode 21: Introducing RCIA neophytes to penance
Discover how Vatican II has given us a full understanding of our role in the Eucharistic Prayer. Also, Nick and Diana discuss a case in which an unbaptized inquirer might not need a full-year catechumenate.
Episode 20: How RCIA teams explain real presence
Can a priest delay confirmation for a teen he baptizes so the teen can celebrate confirmation with her class? And why do we have so many different confirmation practices anyway? Discover the answers in this podcast.
Episode 19: Why RCIA is the key to understanding confirmation
Learn the three skills you need to be able to eat a live frog. Also, discover if uncatechized children over the age of seven must be in the RCIA.
Episode 18: Eat a live frog—tackle your difficult RCIA problems first
Nick and Diana clear up a lot of misunderstandings about the dismissal in the RCIA. Also, find out if it’s okay to confirm a practicing Catholic at the Easter Vigil.
Episode 17: Who in the RCIA gets dismissed from Mass?
Discover why we should avoid celebrating conditional baptisms. Also, we answer a question about the number of sponsors an RCIA candidate may have.
Episode 16: When is it okay to do a conditional baptism?
Here are some simple tips to make your mystagogy amazing.
Episode 15: Checklist for an effective mystagogy
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Episode 14: Should we receive baptized candidates at the Easter Vigil?
There are three levels of catechesis, and the third level happens after RCIA is over. Listen to this podcast to discover examples of post-RCIA catechesis.Diana also answers a listener question: can we use a temporary pool for the baptismal font at the Easter Vigil?
Episode 13: Catechesis after RCIA is over
Free download: Q&A – Appropriate Attire for the Easter Vigil
Episode 12: Best RCIA practices for the Easter Vigil
