Questions and Answers About Catholicism
Posted on June 16th, 2009
On a Catholic website named Phatmass (that’s “phat” appended to “Mass”), there is an online forum (which the site intentionally spells “phorum”) where anyone can ask just about any question about the Catholic faith and receive a solid answer in little to no time.
Perhaps you can use this online resource as an RCIA Team to solicit answers to those questions participants ask that you don’t quite know the answer to. Or, maybe you want to send the link directly to the RCIA participants themselves, so they can ask questions online between your RCIA sessions… In any case, the link to go to is as follows:
http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/index.php?showforum=13
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Tabs for Your Copy of the RCIA
Posted on June 15th, 2009
RCIA Ritual Book Tabs
Association for Catechumenal Ministry
Distributed by Liturgy Training Publications
(Order Code: RCIABT)
To Order by Phone: (800) 933-1800
Orders outside U.S. & Canada: (773) 486-5630
Price: $5.00 ea. – Purchase Online
Much like tabs for your Bible, these tabs have been specifically designed for the United States edition of the R.C.I.A. ritual book – whether your copy of the R.C.I.A. is published by Liturgy Training Publications, Liturgical Press, or Catholic Book Publishing Company.
This multicolor tabs (each color is for a different part of the R.C.I.A.) allow you to quickly find what you need when you need it without having to constantly rely upon the table of contents. We recommend purchasing a set of tabs for each member of your parish R.C.I.A. team.
You wouldn’t believe how much time and energy you will save in the long run with something as simple as a set of reference tabs for your ritual book!
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Catholics Come Home
Posted on June 2nd, 2009
Screenshot of CatholicsComeHome.org
In the R.C.I.A. process, we often minister to individuals who were baptized Catholic, but have yet to receive both their First Holy Communion and Confirmation. Also, many of those involved in the R.C.I.A. process (whether they be coordinators, team members, sponsors, or participants) know of Catholics who are currently inactive or perhaps come to Mass on occassion.
CatholicsComeHome.org is a website created for an exciting initiative wherein Catholics Come Home (a non-profit organization) is airing television commercials on Prime Time TV in select dioceses. Soon, these commercials will air nationally in the United States and then in other countries (e.g. Australia) as well. This website address is promptly displayed during the entire television advertisement, directing viewers to visit the site on the Internet.
This website is beautifully designed with video through Adobe Flash technology as well as audio clips. On the website, you may view the television advertisements and find a great deal and variety of online resources for inactive Catholics as well as for those who are not Catholic.
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Living the Mysteries
Posted on April 29th, 2009
Living the Mysteries: A Guide for Unfinished Christians
Scott Hahn and Mike Aquilina
Published by Our Sunday Visitor
ISBN: 1931709122
To Order by Phone: (800) 348-2440
Purchase Online
Designed as a daily devotional for those who have just been initiated through the R.C.I.A., this little book compilation of homilies for the Period of Mystagogy from eight of the Early Church Fathers: St. Ambrose, St. Augustine, St. Basil, St. Clement of Alexandria, St. Cyril of Jerusalem, St. Gregory of Nyssa, St. John Chrysostom, and St. Leo the Great.
50 passages are provided for the 50 days between Easter and Pentecost (or, for any other time of the year if you wish). These passages are taken from the Church’s great teachers and focus upon a relevant point of the mystical or moral life. Each passage is then followed by practical applications for allowing this reading to inspire one’s prayer life and daily actions. These snippets from these master catechists are truly Mystagogy (“Revelation of the Mysteries”) as they ponder the powerful implications of receiving the sacraments of initiation… ramifications that transform us and make us truly holy!
Daily titles include: (here are some examples)
- On the Power of Ordinary Things
- Passing Sinless through the Sea
- You Are Other Christs
- The Milk of Mother Church
- The Sacred Vine, the Eucharist
- A Nation of Priests
- Our Daily Bread
- Scandals and Sinners in the Church
- The Mystery of the Mass
- Pilgrims on Earth
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Handing on the Faith Series
Posted on April 22nd, 2009
We here at The Blog That’s All About RCIA want to introduce you to an invaluable set of 4 DVDs that will tremendously aid each of your catechists. These DVDs contain a series of 13 twenty-five minute discussions on the nature of catechesis… a perfect training tool for catechists within the parish R.C.I.A. process.
Each segment is very manageable at a length of only twenty-five minutes, and the content is given in a conversational setting, in bite-size pieces. This resource takes much of what is said in the Church’s General Directory for Catechesis and puts it into video, to make this rich understanding of catechesis available and accessible to the average person.
Using a variety of professionals in the field, each segment approaches catechesis from a unique angle, giving the viewer a multifaceted and beautiful vision of what it means to hand on our Catholic Faith in a meaningful way that changes lives through the power of God’s grace!
Here is a list of the titles of the 13 segments:
1. Handing on the Faith Today
2. The Pedagogy of God
3. Handing on the Faith Personally
4. Handing on an Adult Faith
5. Handing on Faith Holistically
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RCIA Catechist’s Manual
Posted on February 24th, 2009
RCIA Catechist’s Manual, 2nd Edition
Association for Catechumenal Ministry
Barbara A. Morgan and William J. Keimig, Editors
ISBN: 978-1-933374-07-9
Distributed by Liturgy Training Publications
To Order by Phone: (800) 933-1800
Orders outside U.S. & Canada: (773) 486-5630
Price: $39.95 ea. – Purchase Online
This spiral-bound Catechist’s Manual is a priceless gem for catechists who serve within the parish RCIA catechumenal process. It was designed by a team of clergy, catechists, directors of religious education, RCIA directors, diocesan officials, and theologians to be a practical help for catechists as they craft the catechetical portion of any RCIA session. Each copy of the Catechist’s Manual comes with a free copy of the RCIA Overview Chart. [Click here to read the rest of this entry… » ]
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RCIA Participant’s Book on CD
Posted on December 10th, 2008
RCIA Participant’s Book on CD, 2nd Edition
Association for Catechumenal Ministry
ISBN: 978-1-933374-06-2 (Order Code: ERPDC)
Distributed by Liturgy Training Publications
To Order by Phone: (800) 933-1800
Orders outside U.S. & Canada: (773) 486-5630
Price: $189.95 ea. – Purchase Online
This one-time purchase gives you a CD with 380 beautifully designed handouts in PDF format. The original purchaser (the parish) then has unlimited permission to reproduce these handouts.
Rather than having to continually repurchase participant materials year after year, you now only incur the cost of using your parish’s copy machine. Also, you are freed from having to follow a pre-set curriculum created by a publisher and are given the flexibility to choose the order of topics to follow that best suit the particular group of participants you have this year, right now. [Click here to read the rest of this entry… » ]
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RCIA Leader’s Manual
Posted on October 15th, 2008
RCIA Leader’s Manual, 2nd Edition
Association for Catechumenal Ministry
Barbara A. Morgan and William J. Keimig, Editors
ISBN: 978-1-933374-10-9
Distributed by Liturgy Training Publications
To Order by Phone: (800) 933-1800
Orders outside U.S. & Canada: (773) 486-5630
Price: $44.95 ea. – Purchase Online
The Leader’s Manual is the fruit of the hard work of various parish directors of RCIA with years of experience implementing the catechumenate in their own parishes. It explains the RCIA in-depth while simultaneously giving many practical tools to implement the RCIA with ease. Newly published in 2007, this resource is being used in at least 2,500 parishes across the United States and has been purchased by parishes in every diocese of the United States and every province in Canada.
The RCIA Leader’s Manual comes with a compact disc (CD) containing many of the items in the manual in printable form such as an information-gathering form for new inquirers, parish bulletin advertisements, and sample agendas for team meetings. You will also receive the RCIA Overview Chart that folds out as well as a copy of easy reference tabs for your copy of the RCIA ritual book. [Click here to read the rest of this entry… » ]
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RCIA Overview Chart
Posted on September 5th, 2008
RCIA Overview Chart, 2nd Edition
Association for Catechumenal Ministry
ISBN: 978-1-933374-12-3
Distributed by Liturgy Training Publications
To Order by Phone: (800) 933-1800
Orders outside U.S. & Canada: (773) 486-5630
Price: $6 ea. – Purchase Online
Quantity Discount Pricing
2-19 – 16.67%
20-49 – 25.00%
50+ – 33.33%
Available in both Spanish and English, this color-coded, foldout overview chart shows the entire catechumenal process at a glance. It highlights the liturgical, catechetical, and pastoral aspects of each of the 4 Periods of the RCIA and shows the different paths of the unbaptized participants, baptized uncatechetized participants, and the baptized catechized participants within the process. [Click here to read the rest of this entry… » ]
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RCIA Godparent and Sponsor Handbook
Posted on August 24th, 2008
RCIA Godparent and Sponsor Handbook
Association for Catechumenal Ministry
Barbara A. Morgan and William J. Keimig, Editors
ISBN: 978-1-933374-04-8
Distributed by Liturgy Training Publications
To Order by Phone: (800) 933-1800
Orders outside U.S. & Canada: (773) 486-5630
Price: $7 ea. – Purchase Online
This inexpensive and succinct booklet provides a straightforward and practical aide to those serving as sponsors or godparents in the Christian Initiation processes in their parish. It is pragmatic, spiritual, down-to-earth, and easy to read. It enables parish RCIA leaders to provide a high-quality means of effectively communicating the Church’s intentions for this crucial ministry of companionship and conversion in the catechumenate. [Click here to read the rest of this entry… » ]
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