“During Holy Week and Easter Sunday Mass, in Catholic parishes throughout the world, many pilgrims will be received into the Church. Most will have gone through the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA), a six-month study of the Church’s teachings and practices. This year I have the privilege of being part of the RCIA team at St. Peter’s Catholic Student Center at Baylor University, where as many as a dozen men and women will soon be entering the Church.”
In a recent commentary, Francis Beckwith, president of the Evangelical Theological Society and Professor of Philosophy and Church-State Studies at Baylor University, reflects on the RCIA process and the blessing it is for the Church and for its participants.
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The Catholic Thing: Catechesis, Conversion, and the Reason For the Hope Within You (30 MAR 12)
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Tom, thanks for citing my work. A small correction, however. I am a former President of ETS. I resigned in May 2007 soon a week after I was received into the Catholic Church.
ReplyDeleteOops. I apologize. Thank you for the correction. Thank you also for this reflection. The RCIA is a great outreach initiative - both for potential converts and adult Catholics who want to deepen their knowledge and understanding of their faith.
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