In this segment of Catechists In Action, we see Marge Garbacz, DRE at St. Symphorosa parish in Chicago, IL, inviting the RCIA participants (catechists, sponsors, catechumens, candidates) to introduce themselves to us as we prepare to watch segments showing their learning experience.
Comings & Goings
A Customer Spends the Day at Loyola Press (and Becomes a Friend!)
A couple of weeks ago, I received an email from Patty Cadena, a catechetical leader from the Diocese of Oakland, CA, telling me that she and her husband would be vacationing in the Chicago area. She said she uses my books in her RCIA and asked if there was a chance that we could meet if she visited Loyola Press. Luckily, my schedule had me in Chicago all week so I told her they could […]
Catechetical Leaders
Possibly the Most Important Paragraph in a Church Document: RCIA #75
Several years ago, a campaign began to invite former Catholics to return to the Church: Catholics Come Home. But did you ever ask, “What are folks coming home to? And why? What am I doing to help welcome them to my parish faith community?” People stop coming to church for a variety of reasons. The question is, are we inviting them back to the very same experience that caused them to leave in the first place? […]
Catechetical Leaders
RCIA Catechists: Getting the Newly Initiated to “Come Back” for Mystagogia
I had a nice discussion last evening with some RCIA coordinators, catechists, and sponsors, who were lamenting how difficult it is to get the newly initiated to return for sessions following the Easter Vigil. (Sounds very similar to the struggle we have getting kids to come back after Confirmation, eh?) The Easter season is to be a period of “mystagogia” (miss-tuh-GO-jyah) – an opportunity to reflect upon the mysteries of our faith (which basically describes […]
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