Category: Initiation / RCIA
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Scrutiny, Exorcism, and Christian Identity
Do pre-baptismal exorcisms make sense today? It all depends on how you read the rite.
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Church of England to provide more accessible language in Baptism service
Do the eyes of the parents and godparents glaze over, even after catechesis?
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Restoration and/or Reversal
I find it interesting that on his blog Fr. Zuhlsdorf, in reporting this story, speaks of “reversing” the order of the sacraments, while on this blog it says “restoring” the order of the sacraments. Both, of course, can be true statements, without contradicting one another.
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Liverpool restores early confirmation
The archdiocese of Liverpool has announced that the sacraments of initiation will henceforth be administered in the traditional order – baptism, confirmation, eucharist. This order is preferred quite strongly in the liturgical documents and legislation of the Catholic Church, but there is some leeway.
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New Praenotanda, new RCIA, new Congregation department for art and music?
Are the future actions mentioned in Llovera’s interview with Tornielli just the final convulsions of an unhappy reign, or might they actually come to pass?
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Holy Hanging Around, on Formation for Baptismal Living
During the season of Lent, Christians are invited to reflect on the meaning of their baptism. In that spirit, we feature again this post on baptismal liturgy among Methodists (and some related topics) by Mark Stamm, Associate Professor of Christian Worship at Perkins School of Theology, Dallas, TX.
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Book Review: The Heart of Faith – A Field Guide for Catechumens and Candidates
“The Heart of Faith: A Field Guide for Catechumens and Candidates” by Nick Wagner is a unique text that is written specifically for both catechumens and candidates. This text is designed to help the catechumen or candidate understand his or her place in the church as he or she prepares for the sacraments of initiation…
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Listen for the breath of God
Today is my son’s baptismal anniversary: he was baptized on Sept 10, 2006. I thought I’d republish this post I wrote on my personal blog when he was an infant as a commemoration.
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Houses of Catechumens?
Part of me senses that if we are serious about apprenticing people in the Christian way of life such that it permeates every aspect of their lives this formation must be done in an all encompassing environment of faith from dawn to dusk of every day (such as a family or a seminary) and not…