If storytelling is the heart of evangelization, then how do I become a better storyteller? If evangelization is the heart of the initiatory process, then what tools do I need to be a better evangelist? If the key to evangelization is asking the right questions, then how do I craft the questions? If liturgy is …
Emily, the RCIA director, stood to introduce longtime parishioner Walter to witness to the catechumens about God’s intervention in his life. God miraculously restored him to health after doctors told him he would die in a matter of weeks. Walter’s miracle was the catalyst for his entire family to either return to their faith or …
Why is mystagogical catechesis—the kind of catechesis envisioned by the RCIA—so important? Why not just give seekers a catechism, tell them to memorize it, come back when they have, and zap them into the church, no muss, no fuss? The reason lies in the deepest wish Jesus has for those who earnestly search for God: …
