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From seekers to disciples: Unpacking the conversion journey within the Rite of Acceptance

Embarking on a journey of faith and seeking a deeper relationship with Christ is a profound and life-changing experience. The Rite of Acceptance plays a vital role in this conversion process. When we celebrate this rite with inquirers, they are changed from outsiders to insiders as the community embraces them as their own. But this …

From seekers to disciples: Unpacking the conversion journey within the Rite of Acceptance

Embracing conflict in the catechumenate: a path to synodal living

Leadership / Nick Wagner

In a previous article, we noted that what it means to be a “good Catholic” has changed. One clear marker of that change is the call to return to our roots from the early church and embrace a synodal way of living. In this article, I want to explore how we might apply the principles …

Embracing conflict in the catechumenate: a path to synodal living

What it means to be a “good Catholic” has changed

Evangelization / Nick Wagner

When I was child back in the 1960s, rules were a thing. My grandparents, my mother, my teachers (many of whom were nuns), and my pastor all spent a lot of time telling us the rules for being a good Catholic and monitoring us to be sure we followed the rules. Today, while rules continue …

What it means to be a “good Catholic” has changed

When do you celebrate penance with different seekers?

Q&A / Nick Wagner

Q. I am wondering about how to facilitate a first confession experience for the elect. There are no rites that I can find or any materials for planning. How can I make sure our new Catholics experience this healing sacrament? Our elect this year did do a weekly examination of conscience during the scrutinies, but we don’t …

When do you celebrate penance with different seekers?

How to measure success in your catechumenate process

Discernment / Nick Wagner

In a previous article, we looked at why measuring is key to a successful catechumenate. In this article, I want to dig into what we measure and how to measure. To figure out what to measure, we have to clarify what the catechumenate is for. When we use the catechumenate for things it is not …

How to measure success in your catechumenate process

Why measuring is key to a successful catechumenate

Catechumens, Discernment / Nick Wagner

Business authority Eliyahu Moshe Goldratt says, “Tell me how you measure me and I will tell you how I will behave. If you measure me in an illogical way…do not complain about illogical behavior.” When I read this, I thought of some of the complaints we often make about the catechumens and candidates. They don’t …

Why measuring is key to a successful catechumenate

Survey results from hundreds of catechumenate team members

Team / Nick Wagner

Wow, you folks are AMAZING! 330 of you responded to our Newsletter Audience Survey. The reason we launched the survey in the first place is that over the last year, we’ve been developing a ground-up renovation of the TeamRCIA website (which 72% of you said you found easy to navigate. Yay!). Now that we have …

Survey results from hundreds of catechumenate team members

Revealing the mystery of faith: The role of the mystagogue

Mystagogy / Nick Wagner

I just finished another novel by Earl Stanley Gardner. Gardner is the creator of Perry Mason, and he wrote more than 80 stories featuring the brilliant lawyer-detective. Gardner is really good at drawing the reader into the mystery and making you think you’ve solved the crime before the end of the book. But then there …

Revealing the mystery of faith: The role of the mystagogue

The accompanist’s guide: Walking with others on the journey of faith

Evangelization / Nick Wagner

Can you name the difference between a drifter and a pilgrim? When the Prodigal Son left his father’s house, he was a drifter. When he decided to return, he was a pilgrim. A drifter has no sense of purpose and no goal. A drifter is often seen as someone who is avoiding and escaping the …

The accompanist’s guide: Walking with others on the journey of faith

Catechumens and Lent: Navigating the Liminal State

Catechumens, Lent / Nick Wagner

Do you remember the Third Sunday of Lent in 2020? Most of us celebrated Mass that day, and many of us celebrated the first scrutiny with the elect. And for most of the parishes in the United States, that was the last time we would be in church together for a very long time. The …

Catechumens and Lent: Navigating the Liminal State

From seekers to disciples: Unpacking the conversion journey within the Rite of Acceptance

Embracing conflict in the catechumenate: a path to synodal living

What it means to be a “good Catholic” has changed

When do you celebrate penance with different seekers?

How to measure success in your catechumenate process

Why measuring is key to a successful catechumenate

Survey results from hundreds of catechumenate team members

Revealing the mystery of faith: The role of the mystagogue

The accompanist’s guide: Walking with others on the journey of faith

Catechumens and Lent: Navigating the Liminal State

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