Category: Initiation / RCIA
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Diocese of Gallup Restores Order of Sacraments for Children
On February 11, Bishop James S. Wall of Gallup, New Mexico, announced that the diocese will restore the order of the sacraments of initiation for children who are baptized in infancy. The process of implementing this change will extend over three years. Gallup will be the thirteenth American diocese to adopt the practice of celebrating…
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Pope Francis Recommends Mystagogy
Pope Francis affirmed mystagogy in his address to the Congregation for Divine Worship. But is mystagogy still a mystery?
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My Little Big Day
Since I returned to Ireland in 2013 and reacquainted myself with the Church in the country of my birth, having departed to study for the priesthood in the Archdiocese of Newark, NJ when I was eighteen, I can confirm my impressions in respect to a number of elements of parish life in Ireland as opposed…
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Liturgical Formation in the Body of Christ: a Canadian Experiment
What are your new ways of rekindling the desire for God within Christian communities?
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Give Feedback: New English Edition of the RCIA
Responses must be received by December 31.
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September 1st, Day of Prayer for Creation
What does sacramental liturgy have to say about the Christian mandate to care for creation?
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Viewpoint: Exorcism is an ongoing feature of Christian life
In the RCIA, prayers of exorcism – scrutinies – are offered during the third, fourth, and fifth Sundays of Lent.
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Pope Francis and the RCIA
I was pleasantly surprised to see the signing of the senses quoted at length in the pope’s catechesis on Baptism.
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North American Academy of Liturgy in Vancouver
The North American Academy of Liturgy, an ecumenical organization committed to liturgical renewal, is meeting in Vancouver, Canada this week. All day Thursday is open for denominational meetings (Catholic [Catholic Academy of Liturgy], Lutheran, United Methodist, Episcopal/Anglican, Reformed, Baptist) before things kick off with evening worship. There are a few plenum sessions, but most of…