Archive for July, 2010

In the past month, the Office of Communications of the USCCB (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops) published a document on social media guidelines. The publication of the guidelines coincided with a recent conversation among the team members of TeamRCIA—Diana, Nick, Rita, Miriam, and Rita—during which we discussed our desire to grow our Web site [...]

(THE SURVEY IS NOW CLOSED) Thanks to everyone who participated in the survey about the needs of inquirers, catechumens, and candidates in your RCIA processes. Over 200 people completed the survey, and you can see a summary of the results here. We have prepared a second survey that goes a little deeper into the kind [...]

I am struggling with finding a new source for children’s catechumenate. Can you help?         I understand your frustration. There is not much available. Here is what I’ve used in various situations over the years. As you well know, you have to pick and choose what fits your children and their families. [...]

We’ve heard about the fullness of the sign, the font as symbol of the community, the death to resurrection symbolism in Romans, and the endorsement by the National Statutes (17). Here is another argument for baptism by immersion. In my opinion, this one is irrefutable. See for yourself.