Being off the beaten path

[duffyk4]

I’m currently going through the process of becoming Catholic, but instead of attending RCIA meetings, I’ve been having private meetings and discussions with my priest, simply because the next RCIA class doesn’t start until September.

Am I missing out on anything? Just making sure.

 

[Apollos]

Am I missing out on anything?

No. But based on what I know of RCIA programs, they aren’t worth much anyway.

 

[nuntym]

+AJPM+

I’m currently going through the process of becoming Catholic, but instead of attending RCIA meetings, I’ve been having private meetings and discussions with my priest, simply because the next RCIA class doesn’t start until September.

Am I missing out on anything? Just making sure.

Just as Apollos said

If you can tell that the priest is a model of holiness, and if you get along with him well, and if he is open to it, then I would suggest to ask him to be your spiritual counselor. You may ask him what that fully entails, but that means he will guide you through your conversion, then all through out your Catholic life.

To have a good spiritual counselor is a very great gift; many saints have noted that to have a spiritual counselor is a shortcut to sanctity.

God bless you on your swim!

 

[m134e5]

I’m currently going through the process of becoming Catholic, but instead of attending RCIA meetings, I’ve been having private meetings and discussions with my priest, simply because the next RCIA class doesn’t start until September.

Am I missing out on anything? Just making sure.

There are a few rituals that the RCIA does- I really enjoyed them, and I’m very glad I didn’t miss out on them. You might miss out on those- and regret it. You might also appreciate getting to know other converts in your church- who you’d meet at RCIA (it’s always nice to have friends at church). As far as what you’ll learn, you’re probably not missing much- you may even learn more when it’s just you and the priest- but I’m sure you’d learn enough as long as the RCIA instruction is decent (I’d think it would be, or at least not much worse than the priest’s instruction- he’s the boss of whoever runs RCIA, after all). You will have plenty of time after your conversion for further study- the Faith is so big that learning about it is a life-long process. Also, RCIA is not graduate school- or even undergraduate school. Its purpose is not to give you a free Master’s degree, or even all the religious instruction you’ll ever need- its purpose is just to give you enough so you can get started on the right track.

That being said, many people have received their instruction in the Faith as you are doing, and it has suited them very well. Personally, I think I would regret it if I had done it that way though.

 

[the_phoenix]

As a cradle Catholic, I didn’t go through RCIA.
I was primarily taught by my parents and grandparents
who really knew their Catholic faith and took it seriously,
while still allowing for childhood laughter and good times along the way.
Attended Catholic school until we moved and the new school was
teaching “watered down” stuff … (relativism) …
My parents then moved me to
public school,
and Mom taught my sister and me religion privately at home.
When it came time for Confirmation and we had to be
tested by a Nun,
the Nun informed my mother that my sister and I did better
on the test than anyone in the whole city when it came to
knowing the Catholic faith!
So sometimes bypassing the group
can be a good thing.

May God bless you along your journey!