Webinars

Blessed Pope John Paul II said that catechesis initiates hearers into the fullness of Christian life. But how exactly do you catechize in a way that does that?

That’s exactly what we will be discussing in this enlightening webinar. Join Nick Wagner and Diana Macalintal to explore:

• Why catechesis is important
• What the pope means by “catechesis”
• What the steps are for creating a plan for catechesis
• If we create an effective catechesis, what will happen in our catechumens

This webinar originally aired on August 16, 2012. The full video/audio recording includes a downloadable handout and recommended resources.

Once you purchase your recording, you will receive a download link for a PDF with information on accessing your recording. Be sure to click the download link after your purchase so you can view your recording. You can view your recording any time as many times as you like.

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Webinar recording
TeamRCIA (2012)

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Theology is not an esoteric discipline reserved for people who live in academic towers. It is an everyday mystagogical reflection on our relationship with the Creator. In this webinar, Diana Macalintal and Nick Wagner will cover the theological basics that every RCIA team member needs to know.

We will be discussing:

• Why theology matters to you, your team, and the catechumens and candidates
• What it means to “do theology”
• How to understand some core theological teachings about:
• Trinity
• Grace
• Hope
• Salvation
• What difference a Catholic theology makes for the world

This webinar originally aired on December 4, 2012. The full video/audio recording includes a downloadable handout and recommended resources.

Once you purchase your recording, you will receive a download link for a PDF with information on accessing your recording. Be sure to click the download link after your purchase so you can view your recording. You can view your recording any time as many times as you like.

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Product #08-027NDrec
Workshop, via online recording
TeamRCIA (2012)

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Many of us have experienced telling an inquirer to “come back in September” because that’s when RCIA starts. And, of course, they almost never do.

Many more of us have sat in empty meeting rooms waiting for the neophytes to show up for mystagogy.

And I’m sure a lot of us have celebrated sacraments with catechumens and candidates we knew in our hearts were not yet ready.

In this TeamRCIA webinar, Nick Wagner and Diana Macalintal will look at how moving to a year-round catechumenate process can begin to solve these problems. Specifically, we will discuss:

• Why an ongoing, year-round catechumenate is important to your parish
• What we mean when we say “year-round”
• How to implement an ongoing, year-round process
• What the long-term implications are of moving to a year-round process

This webinar originally aired on October 25, 2012. The full video/audio recording includes a downloadable handout and recommended resources.

Once you purchase your recording, you will receive a download link for a PDF with information on accessing your recording. Be sure to click the download link after your purchase so you can view your recording. You can view your recording any time as many times as you like.

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Product #08-025NDrec
Workshop, via online recording
TeamRCIA (2012)

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Discerning God’s will is one of the most important tasks for an RCIA team. Is that even possible? Come find out.

We will be discussing:

• Why discernment is crucially important for a Christian lifestyle
• What discernment is and how it’s different from decision making
• How to discern readiness for the Rite of Election—and just about anything else in life
• The benefits of strong discernment skills to your team

This webinar originally aired on January 10, 2013. The full video/audio recording includes a downloadable handout and recommended resources.

Once you purchase your recording, you will receive a download link for a PDF with information on accessing your recording. Be sure to click the download link after your purchase so you can view your recording. You can view your recording any time as many times as you like.

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Workshop, via online recording
TeamRCIA (2013)

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Discover the eight-stage process for keeping your team vibrant. We’ll discuss these issues:

• Why RCIA teams fail and members burn out
• What is required to keep teams thriving
• How to lead your team to true conversion and growth
• What could be in store for your team in the new year

This webinar originally aired on January 12, 2012. The full video/audio recording includes a downloadable handout and recommended resources.

Once you purchase your recording, you will receive a download link for a PDF with information on accessing your recording. Be sure to click the download link after your purchase so you can view your recording.

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Webinar recording
TeamRCIA (2012)

Many of us know what a sponsor does, but maybe there is more a sponsor could do. What if every sponsor had specific tasks for training their catechumens or candidates? What if that training focused on the areas of Christian worship, Catholic teaching, parish community life, and discipleship in the world? How would that change the RCIA conversion process in your parish?

This webinar originally aired on April 17, 2012. The full video/audio recording includes a downloadable handout and recommended resources.

Once you purchase your recording, you will receive a download link for a PDF with information on accessing your recording. Be sure to click the download link after your purchase so you can view your recording. You can view your recording any time as many times as you like.

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Webinar recording
TeamRCIA (2012)

Learn about the six deadly sins committed in a Rite of Acceptance, how to get your assembly interested, involved, and invested, and where the “secret sauce” is hidden that makes the Rite meaningful and will help you make it memorable.

This webinar originally aired on August 2, 2010. The full video/audio recording includes a downloadable handout.

Once you purchase your recording, you will receive a download link for a PDF with information on accessing your recording. Be sure to click the download link after your purchase so you can view your recording.

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Webinar recording
TeamRCIA (2010)

Description:

RCIA teams tell us that one of the most difficult topics to discuss with catechumens and candidates is the sacrament of reconciliation. In this webinar, we’re going to give you a game plan for not only teaching about reconciliation, but helping the catechumens and candidates feel joyful about it. We will discuss:

• Why reconciliation is the central focus of Jesus’ mission
• What we mean by “reconciliation”
• How to teach about reconciliation in a way that is meaningful to catechumens and candidates
• What would happen if we all committed more deeply to the mission of reconciliation

This webinar originally aired on June 6, 2013. The full video/audio recording includes a downloadable handout and recommended resources.

Once you purchase your recording, you will receive a download link for a PDF with information on accessing your recording. Be sure to click the download link after your purchase so you can view your recording. You can view your recording online, any time as many times as you like.

*Diocesan use access: $125.00
Although TeamRCIA webinars are designed for parish use, we know that they can also be valuable for diocesan training. With your diocesan use access purchase, you will receive the link to the recording. You may use that link to show the recording (as many times as you like for as long as you like) from a single computer and location within your diocese, such as a chancery office or a parish, for each viewing.

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Workshop, via online webinar
TeamRCIA (2013)

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image: Reconciliation by Josefina de Vasconcellos, located at Coventry Cathedral; photo by Ben Sutherland, CC BY 2_0

Description:
In this webinar, Nick Wagner and Diana Macalintal will help you understand better the heart of the Mass, the Eucharistic Prayer, and will give you ideas on how to draw catechumens, candidates, and neophytes into its transformative power. They’ll discuss:

• why the Eucharistic Prayer is important
• what kind of prayer the Eucharistic Prayer is
• how to teach catechumens, candidates, and neophytes about the prayer
• the true power of the Eucharistic Prayer

This webinar originally aired on May 9, 2013. The full video/audio recording includes a downloadable handout and recommended resources.

Once you purchase your recording, you will receive a download link for a PDF with information on accessing your recording. Be sure to click the download link after your purchase so you can view your recording. You can view your recording online, any time as many times as you like.

*Diocesan use access: $125.00
Although TeamRCIA webinars are designed for parish use, we know that they can also be valuable for diocesan training. With your diocesan use access purchase, you will receive the link to the recording. You may use that link to show the recording (as many times as you like for as long as you like) from a single computer and location within your diocese, such as a chancery office or a parish, for each viewing.

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Product #08-032NDrec
Workshop, via online webinar
TeamRCIA (2013)

After you make your purchase, be sure to click the download link to get the information you will need to access your online video.

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Description:
Janet Miller, author and designer of Friends on the Way, gives us a complete walk-through of this simple, concrete, comprehensive catechesis for child catechumens.

Friends on the Way includes a dismissal session and a catechetical session for every Sunday of the liturgical year. In the course of the year, children learn about the entire mystery of faith. And each session includes a direct link to the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

Also, you can use Friends on the Way to help the parents catechize their children—even if the parents’ level of faith-knowledge is not very strong. Each session includes an optional intergenerational activity that will get the whole family interacting together plus a reproducible handout for families to take home, which helps them pray, share faith, and put that faith into action.

The best thing about Friends on the Way is that it is completely electronic. That means you download each session directly to your computer as a PDF file, and you keep that file on your computer as long as you want. Plus, you have our permission to forward that file and to print as many copies as you like for each of the catechists on your team.

Sneak preview of Friends on the Way

Janet is working on the sessions for Year A as we speak. Advent is finished and available now. Christmastide and Winter Ordinary Time are soon to follow. We wanted to let you know about this now so we can give you an advance look. Click here for a free sample (PDF, 478 kb) and take a look for yourself.

For more information on ordering Year A of Friends on the Way, go to this Web page. And if you are not directly involved in the children’s catechumenate, please forward this information to someone who is. They’re going to want to know!

It’s the third Wednesday of the month, and that means it’s your turn to lead the catechumenate session. Your group includes, at one end of the spectrum, an unbaptized single mother who has trouble understanding “this whole three-persons-in-one-God” thing.

At the other end is a Baptist former seminarian who is preparing to marry a faithful Catholic woman. He has been at Sunday Mass—and often weekday Mass—every week for the last two years. He is also good friends with the pastor, and they frequently discuss articles from America magazine together.
And then there are several folks between those two extremes. How can you possibly prepare a catechetical session that will meet the needs of these diverse people?

That’s exactly the question we’ll tackle in Joint RCIA formation: Catechizing the catechized and uncatechized together—our next TeamRCIA webinar. Join Nick Wagner and Diana Macalintal for an in-depth look at these topics:

• Why it is crucial to distinguish between the catechized and uncatechized in faith formation
• What the RCIA means, exactly, by “catechized,” “uncatechized,” and how you can discern the difference
• A thorough overview of how to catechize both the catechized and the uncatechized—even if your team is small
• The “so what?”—a discussion about the benefits to your initiation process if you clarify your catechetical focus

This webinar originally aired on May 23, 2012. The full video/audio recording includes a downloadable handout and recommended resources.

Once you purchase your recording, you will receive a download link for a PDF with information on accessing your recording. Be sure to click the download link after your purchase so you can view your recording. You can view your recording any time as many times as you like.

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Webinar recording
TeamRCIA (2012)

Description:
The deep structure of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults compels us to shift our understanding of catechesis out of education and into training for Christian living. In this information-packed workshop, Nick Wagner and Diana Macalintal will discuss:

• Why it is important to understand the deep structure of the RCIA
• What we mean by “training” vs. “education”
• How we maximize the structure of the RCIA for more effective catechesis
• What would happen if we really shifted to a training model of formation

This powerful online workshop will change the way you do catechesis.

This webinar originally aired on March 14, 2013. The full video/audio recording includes a downloadable handout and recommended resources.

Once you purchase your recording, you will receive a download link for a PDF with information on accessing your recording. Be sure to click the download link after your purchase so you can view your recording. You can view your recording online, any time as many times as you like.

*Diocesan use access: $125.00
Although TeamRCIA webinars are designed for parish use, we know that they can also be valuable for diocesan training. With your diocesan use access purchase, you will receive the link to the recording. You may use that link to show the recording (as many times as you like for as long as you like) from a single computer and location within your diocese, such as a chancery office or a parish, for each viewing.

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Product #08-030ND
Workshop, via online recording
TeamRCIA (2013)

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Description:
The RCIA says that parents are supposed to serve as sponsors for their unbaptized children. However, sometimes the parents are in need of conversion more than their children are!

Why does the rite put parents in such a crucial role? What exactly are their duties? How do we engage them more completely in their children’s initiation?

This webinar originally aired on August 18, 2011. The full video/audio recording includes a list of recommended resources.

Once you purchase your recording, you will receive a download link for a PDF with information on accessing your recording. Be sure to click the download link after your purchase so you can view your recording.

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Webinar recording
TeamRCIA (2011)

Description:
Sometimes we can get so caught up in the “tasks” of initiation, we lose sight of the point: intimacy with Jesus Christ. A discernment retreat is a powerful way of getting team members, catechumens, and candidates refocused on conversion.

• Learn how to place your retreat in the context of the initiation journey
• Acquire skills for using the Word of God effectively in your retreat
• Discover key factors in creating a sacred space
• Come away with skills for developing prayerful ritual

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Webinar recording
TeamRCIA (2011)

Rita Ferrone will help us understand the primary symbols and the central structure and meaning of the Rite of Sending and Rite of Election. Even if you are not the primary planner, you’ll learn a lot about the purpose of these rites and their impact on the catechumens.

This webinar originally aired on January 21, 2010. The full video/audio recording includes a downloadable handout.

Once you purchase your recording, you will receive a download link for a PDF with information on accessing your recording. Be sure to click the download link after your purchase so you can view your recording.

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Webinar recording
TeamRCIA (2010)

Description:
The deep structure of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults compells us to shift our understanding of catechesis out of education and into training for Christian living. In this information-packed workshop, Nick Wagner and Diana Macalintal will discuss:

• Why is it important to understand the deep structure of the RCIA
• What we mean by “deep structure” in a formation process
• How we use that structure for more effective catechesis
• What would happen if we made this shift in catechesis

You won’t want to miss this workshop. It will change the way you do catechesis.

This webinar originally aired on February 8, 2013. The full video/audio recording includes a downloadable handout and recommended resources.

Once you purchase your recording, you will receive a download link for a PDF with information on accessing your recording. Be sure to click the download link after your purchase so you can view your recording. You can view your recording any time as many times as you like.

*Diocesan use access: $125.00
Although TeamRCIA webinars are designed for parish use, we know that they can also be valuable for diocesan training. With your diocesan use access purchase, you will receive the link to the recording. You may use that link to show the recording (as many times as you like for as long as you like) from a single computer and location within your diocese, such as a chancery office or a parish, for each viewing.

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Product #08-029NDrec
Workshop, via online recording
TeamRCIA (2013)

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Description:
Kathy Kuczka leads you in a discussion of how to handle this unstructured, unscripted initial stage of the RCIA process. Kathy covers the basics of the precatechumenate and discusses topics such as what exactly we are supposed to do in this period, how long it lasts, and how to know when a seeker is ready to move on to the catechumenate. Kathy is a national leader in catechumenate ministry.

This webinar originally aired on June 14, 2011. The full video/audio recording includes a list of recommended resources.

Once you purchase your recording, you will receive a download link for a PDF with information on accessing your recording. Be sure to click the download link after your purchase so you can view your recording.

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Webinar recording
TeamRCIA (2011)

When we reach a certain age, health care folks tell us we should get an annual checkup. That’s also good advice for parish catechumenate processes. Watch this informative video recording on what steps you need to take to keep your catechumenate in tip-top shape.

This webinar originally aired on May 19, 2011. The full video/audio recording includes a downloadable handout and recommended resources.

Once you purchase your recording, you will receive a download link for a PDF with information on accessing your recording. Be sure to click the download link after your purchase so you can view your recording.

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Webinar recording
TeamRCIA (2011)

Invest 60 minutes, and take your RCIA team to its full potential.

• Is yours a team of veterans who have been doing RCIA forever and perhaps it’s time for an update?
• Or is yours a brand new team or a yet-to-be-formed team that will be starting from scratch?
• Or is your team somewhere in between, with a mix of long-timers and new-comers, and now you need to get everyone on the same page.

If that’s you and your team, this whirlwind, one-hour webinar is just what you need. Nick Wagner and Diana Macalintal are going to cover the basics that every RCIA team needs to know and develop to grow into the disciples God calls us to be in this ministry. We will be discussing:

• Why ongoing team formation is crucial to a successful process—no matter how well trained you already are
• What we mean by “training” and how it looks a lot like the process we use with catechumens
• How to master the basic skills every RCIA team needs, including:
• Evangelization
• Discernment
• Catechesis
• Mentoring
• Liturgical imagination
• Mystagogical living
• What the potential is for our teams and our parishes if we hone our basic skills

This webinar originally aired on June 28, 2012. The full video/audio recording includes a downloadable handout and recommended resources.

Once you purchase your recording, you will receive a download link for a PDF with information on accessing your recording. Be sure to click the download link after your purchase so you can view your recording. You can view your recording any time as many times as you like.

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Product #08-022NDrec
Webinar recording
TeamRCIA (2012)

Is your life too busy for RCIA this holiday season? Maybe you’re planning to take a break. Or maybe you plan to slog through, hoping the catechumens will show up for your sessions.

What if there were a third way? What if you could continue forming faith without having to hold formal sessions?

• Discover four ways to teach catechumens about the Blessed Virgin
• Connect Santa and last-minute shopping with Eucharist—in a good way
• Learn about two major ethnic traditions that are all about the journey of faith
• Uncover the catechetical riches of Christmas carols

This webinar originally aired on December 1, 2011. The full video/audio recording includes a downloadable handout and recommended resources.

Once you purchase your recording, you will receive a download link for a PDF with information on accessing your recording. Be sure to click the download link after your purchase so you can view your recording.

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Webinar recording
TeamRCIA (2011)

Description:
What keeps you up at night? What makes you want to pull your hair out? RCIA is one of the most fulfilling ministries in the church. But it can sometimes make you crazy. Do you and your team struggle with any of these thorny issues?

• The annulment didn’t come through in time for the Easter Vigil
• You find out three weeks before the Vigil that one of the elect was previously married
• You don’t have enough volunteers to lead dismissal sessions
• You don’t have a big enough team for a year-round process
• One of your candidates is not coming to Mass
• The godparents live in another state (or another country!)
• Neophytes don’t return for mystagogy
• One of the elect discovers he was baptized as an infant

In this online workshop, Nick Wagner and Diana Macalintal are going to give you some practical tips for dealing with these and other vexing issues in the RCIA. In addition, we’ll talk about a problem-solving methodology you can use the next time something unexpected happens.

This webinar originally aired on April 17, 2013. The full video/audio recording includes a downloadable handout and recommended resources.

Once you purchase your recording, you will receive a download link for a PDF with information on accessing your recording. Be sure to click the download link after your purchase so you can view your recording. You can view your recording online, any time as many times as you like.

*Diocesan use access: $125.00
Although TeamRCIA webinars are designed for parish use, we know that they can also be valuable for diocesan training. With your diocesan use access purchase, you will receive the link to the recording. You may use that link to show the recording (as many times as you like for as long as you like) from a single computer and location within your diocese, such as a chancery office or a parish, for each viewing.

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Product #08-031NDrec
Workshop, via online recording
TeamRCIA (2013)

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Come discover new ways to think of postbaptismal catechesis and explore methods that will engage the neophytes and the whole parish in Easter renewal

This webinar originally aired on March 23, 2011. The full video/audio recording includes a downloadable handout and recommended resources.

Once you purchase your recording, you will receive a download link for a PDF with information on accessing your recording. Be sure to click the download link after your purchase so you can view your recording.

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Webinar recording
TeamRCIA (2011)

Where do they belong? That is the question that many initiation ministers ask when adolescents seek initiation. They are too old for children’s RCIA and too young for the adult process. But, is creating a “RCIA for teens” the right thing to do? Tune into this webinar and find out!

Rita Burns Senseman will present several models for RCIA with teens, one of which is sure to speak to your parish needs. Some of the questions that we will address are

• How do the teens in RCIA connect with their baptized Catholic peers in youth ministry?
• Are parents involved in RCIA with adolescents?
• What’s the relationship between RCIA for teens and Confirmation preparation?
• What about the rites with teens?

This webinar originally aired on September 12, 2012. The full video/audio recording includes a downloadable handout and recommended resources.

Once you purchase your recording, you will receive a download link for a PDF with information on accessing your recording. Be sure to click the download link after your purchase so you can view your recording. You can view your recording any time as many times as you like.

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Webinar recording
TeamRCIA (2012)

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In this webinar, Nick Wagner and Diana Macalintal discuss:

• Why do we celebrate the Rite of Welcoming the Candidates?
• What exactly is the Rite of Welcoming the Candidates and how is it different from the Rite of Acceptance into the Order of Catechumens?
• When do we celebrate the Rite of Welcoming the Candidates?
• How do we celebrate it well?
• What is the potential impact of the Rite of Welcoming the Candidates on our parish communities?

This webinar originally aired on October 27, 2011. The full video/audio recording includes a downloadable handout and recommended resources.

Once you purchase your recording, you will receive a download link for a PDF with information on accessing your recording. Be sure to click the download link after your purchase so you can view your recording.

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Webinar recording
TeamRCIA (2011)

This webinar originally aired on February 22, 2011. The full video/audio recording includes a downloadable handout and additional questions and answers not covered during the webinar.

Once you purchase your recording, you will receive a download link for a PDF with information on accessing your recording. Be sure to click the download link after your purchase so you can view your recording.

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Workshop, via recorded webinar
TeamRCIA (2011)

Has this ever happened to you? It was your turn to lead the catechetical session for your initiation process. You gave a stellar presentation on the distinctions between sanctifying and actual grace. You used an animated PowerPoint; you provided a step-by-step handout. You even managed to inject a little humor.

Then, at the end of your 45 minutes, you asked if there are any questions. And…nothing. Crickets chirped quietly outside the classroom window.

Did they get it? Did they understand what you were telling them? Will it make any difference in their lives? How do you know? How do you know if you are having any impact at all on the faith lives of the catechumens?

When it comes to teaching adults, we have to switch gears. Adults have distinct learning needs and learning styles. In this 60-minute online workshop, Nick Wagner and Diana Macalintal will explore:

• Why using an adult-learning model is essential for catechumenate formation
• What adult learning looks like
• How to lead a catechetical session using adult learning methods
• What the impact of an adult learning process might be for your parish

This webinar originally aired on March 8, 2012. The full video/audio recording includes a downloadable handout and recommended resources.

Once you purchase your recording, you will receive a download link for a PDF with information on accessing your recording. Be sure to click the download link after your purchase so you can view your recording.

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Webinar recording
TeamRCIA (2012)

In this webinar, Nick Wagner and Diana Macalintal discuss these questions:

• Why are liturgical symbols important for catechesis?
• What is a symbol?
• How do symbols catechize?
• How do we celebrate it well?
• What if we based all our RCIA catechesis on ritual symbol?

This webinar originally aired on November 17, 2011. The full video/audio recording includes a downloadable handout and recommended resources.

Once you purchase your recording, you will receive a download link for a PDF with information on accessing your recording. Be sure to click the download link after your purchase so you can view your recording.

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Webinar recording
TeamRCIA (2011)

Pope Benedict XVI challenges every believer “to rediscover the content of the faith that is professed, celebrated, lived and prayed, and to reflect on the act of faith” so that we might be credible witnesses (Porta fidei, 9).

The pope also says that to make a credible profession of faith, we need conviction, confidence, and hope.

This webinar will give you a deeper understanding of the goals and actions of the teaching authorities of the post-Vatican II Church.

Specifically, we will discuss:

• The complimentary but distinct roles of directories and catechisms in faith formation
• The two key documents that provide the fulcrum for today’s faith formation efforts
• The four central components of Christian life that make up all faith formation
• The most successful example of post-Vatican II faith formation in action
• The U.S. bishops’ plan for implementing a parish-wide renewal process

This webinar originally aired on November 6, 2012. The full video/audio recording includes a downloadable handout and recommended resources.

Once you purchase your recording, you will receive a download link for a PDF with information on accessing your recording. Be sure to click the download link after your purchase so you can view your recording. You can view your recording any time as many times as you like.

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Product #08-026NDrec
Workshop, via online recording
TeamRCIA (2012)

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