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Posted: Thu Apr 17th, 2008 02:31 pm |
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Is there a particular book which is generally used for the RCIA classes? If not, what is used? Thanks for any info. you can provide.
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Posted: Thu Apr 17th, 2008 04:32 pm |
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The Catechism of the Catholic Church  . It's a large book filled with Q's and A's
about anything you can think of. It's organized and it's sanctioned by the pope
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Posted: Thu Apr 17th, 2008 04:47 pm |
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Yes, I've seen that, but I thought perhaps there was something else also.
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Posted: Thu Apr 17th, 2008 04:50 pm |
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Abby, The United States Catholic Catechism for Adults is widely used.
It's available from several places online. Also available in audio as well as book and has a leader's guide and a student's handbook. Excellent choice, even if your class uses something else!
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Posted: Thu Apr 17th, 2008 05:00 pm |
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Handbook for Catholics Today, the saint Jospeph of Baltimore Catechism. The NAB bible. Um... The early Mass of the Church Fathers. There's a bunch.
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Posted: Thu Apr 17th, 2008 05:06 pm |
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Thanks .... I appreciate that ...
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Posted: Thu Apr 17th, 2008 07:46 pm |
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A couple of years ago our RCIA program used a book that follows the catechism but breaks things down into a little more readable format. It's called "We Believe" by Oskar Lukefahr and also has an accompanying workbook to answer questions following each chapter. It's very good:
http://books.google.com/books?id=WiDJJQAACAAJ&dq=inauthor:Oscar+inauthor:Lukefahr
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Posted: Thu Apr 17th, 2008 08:29 pm |
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Hi Didi ....
I just ordered it. Thanks much ...
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Posted: Thu Apr 17th, 2008 09:13 pm |
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I recently saw this item on Steve Ray's blog (http://blog.catholic-convert.com/?p=635):
Tired of Watered-down RCIA Materials?
Then I have good news for you! Over the last 10 years Barbara Morgan and her team from Franciscan University in Steubenville Ohio have been laboring to provide vibrant, new and orthodox material for RCIA teachers and students. I cannot recommend this material more. Click on the image to visit the Association for Catechumenal Ministry.
http://www.acmrcia.org/index2.html
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Posted: Thu Apr 17th, 2008 09:17 pm |
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| That looks really good, Mark. Do you know if the materials are available yet or are still in process (I didn't see a place to order materials)?
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Posted: Thu Apr 17th, 2008 09:46 pm |
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abbycat wrote: Is there a particular book which is generally used for the RCIA classes? If not, what is used? Thanks for any info. you can provide.
There is no "text" that is universally used, although the United States Catholic Catechism for Adults is intended to become one. That's the book I would recommend. The Catechism is a good reference, but it's written for Catholics by Catholics, and some from a Protestant background have trouble finding answers to specific questions. The USCCA, on the other hand, is written specifically for those seeking answers about the Church, and is well referenced back to the Catechism.
Also, Protestants typically want to know what is considered doctrine and what is not, and the Catechism doesn't cover that at all. The USCCA does.
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Posted: Thu Apr 17th, 2008 09:48 pm |
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Didi,
I'm not in love with the website but here is the ordering information I found there:
Ordering ACM Publications:
Place orders by contacting:
Liturgy Training Publications (LTP)
1800 North Hermitage Avenue
Chicago, IL 60622
800-933-1800 (orders)
800-933-7094 (fax orders)
773-486-5630 (orders outside U.S. and Canada)
Email: orders@ltp.org
Online: http://www.ltp.org
Outside U.S. and Canada: http://www.ltp.org/distributors.html
Also, here's their publications page:
http://www.acmrcia.org/pub.html
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