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Nick Wagner 1 Comment

How the RCIA makes us dream of a new church — a summary

Over a series of several posts, we have looked at the paradigm shift that was launched at the Second Vatican Council and further developed in the restoration of the catechumenate. The overarching shift in our model of church, taught by the Second Vatican Council, is a reenvisioning of the church’s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Catechumens, Evangelization, RCIA Tagged With: paradigm shift

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The RCIA is our definitive statement on conversion

When the bishops of the Second Vatican Council called for a restoration of the catechumenate, they were actually asking us to shift our paradigm of conversion. Conversion would no longer mean “becoming Catholic” (as in, “I used to be Lutheran, but I am a convert to Catholicism.”). Conversion has a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Catechesis, Catechumens, Evangelization Tagged With: conversion, paradigm shift

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One of the most earthshaking shifts of the RCIA

The introduction to the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults lists a litany of principles that undergird the initiation process that a seeker and an initiating community will follow (for example, see RCIA 4-5). One of the most earthshaking of these is, “The rite of initiation is suited to a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Baptism, RCIA Tagged With: Adult formation, paradigm shift

Nick Wagner 2 Comments

RCIA shifts and corrects our understanding of confirmation

On February 11, 2019, Bishop James S. Wall of the diocese of Gallup, New Mexico, announced that the diocese will restore the order of the sacraments of initiation for children who are baptized in infancy. That brings the number of dioceses in the United States who have restored the order if the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Baptism, Children, RCIA Tagged With: Confirmation, Eucharist, paradigm shift

Nick Wagner 5 Comments

Does RCIA change what it means to belong?

Whenever I talk with RCIA teams about establishing an ongoing initiation process in their parishes — one that is not limited to the few academic months between fall and spring, I usually get resistance. One source of the resistance is a feeling that if we ask the catechumens to spend a year or more … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Catechumens, Rite of Acceptance Tagged With: paradigm shift, Seekers

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