Booklist for RCIA/Conversion

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For those of you who are Catechists, Catechumens, Inquirers, or Candidates and are taking/teaching RCIA this year…

I was wondering… what books is your parish issuing or are you purchasing, if any, for the RCIA program and/or personal reading?

At the first class I was given:

“In His Light” - Rev. William A. Anderson, D. Min., Ph.D.
“(WYSKA) Church History” - Charlene Altemose, MSC
“Handbook for Today’s Catholic” - Liguori Publications
“(WYSKA) Mass” - Charlene Altemose, MSC
“The Seeker’s Catechism” - Michael Francis Pennock

(WYSKA) - “What You Should Know About…”

For my own personal reading:

RSV-CE Reader’s Edition Bible - Oxford
“Catholic Family Prayer Book” - Jacquelyn Lindsey
“Rome Sweet Home” - Dr. Scott & Kimberly Hahn
“What It Means To Be Catholic” - Joseph M. Champlin
“Compendium of the Catechism of the
Catholic Church” - Joseph Ratzinger; Pope Benedict XVI

There’s other books that I picked up in our parish’s book give-a-way… I will post them later on after I get them together…
 
notsmart said:
Hopefully the bible is on the list there somewhere.👍
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The deacon said sometime they will be giving out the Bible… However, I prefer the RSV-CE to the NAB… So I went ahead and bought me a RSV-CE edition Bible… but I will read the NAB one when they give them out… I’m not sure but I think they gift us with a gift Bible, but I’m not sure… but we will definitely get the NAB since it is the authorized Bible for liturgical use in the USA.
 
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The deacon said sometime they will be giving out the Bible… However, I prefer the RSV-CE to the NAB… So I went ahead and bought me a RSV-CE edition Bible… but I will read the NAB one when they give them out… I’m not sure but I think they gift us with a gift Bible, but I’m not sure… but we will definitely get the NAB since it is the authorized Bible for liturgical use in the USA.
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I like the RSV CE for my study now as a soon to be catholic.
The NAB is stupid, but I guess it is for liturgy purposes.
 
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I like the RSV CE for my study now as a soon to be catholic.
The NAB is stupid, but I guess it is for liturgy purposes.
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Not to get off topic… LOL…

I like the NAB but it’s like the Protestant NIV… It really waters down Scripture… But we have to think about those that have never heard the Gospel or read the Bible…

They may not understand the versions that we prefer… I know when I glanced at a Douay-Rheims it reminded me of the KJV-Only days as I was growing up and didn’t understand a lick of it!

As for liturgical purposes… I prefer the NAB only because it “flows” a lot easier in today’s English language and easier to understand because it’s based on basic English grammar and phonology.
 
Well, since I will be handing in my RCIA application after MASS thank you very much for the list. Good thing I LIKE reading!🙂
 
Here is a good reading list. One of my favorite books is On Being Catholic by Thomas Howard.
 
thiekei said:
For those of you who are Catechists, Catechumens, Inquirers, or Candidates and are taking/teaching RCIA this year…

I was wondering… what books is your parish issuing or are you purchasing, if any, for the RCIA program and/or personal reading?

At the first class I was given:

“In His Light” - Rev. William A. Anderson, D. Min., Ph.D.
“(WYSKA) Church History” - Charlene Altemose, MSC
“Handbook for Today’s Catholic” - Liguori Publications
“(WYSKA) Mass” - Charlene Altemose, MSC
“The Seeker’s Catechism” - Michael Francis Pennock

(WYSKA) - “What You Should Know About…”

For my own personal reading:

RSV-CE Reader’s Edition Bible - Oxford
“Catholic Family Prayer Book” - Jacquelyn Lindsey
“Rome Sweet Home” - Dr. Scott & Kimberly Hahn
“What It Means To Be Catholic” - Joseph M. Champlin
“Compendium of the Catechism of the
Catholic Church” - Joseph Ratzinger; Pope Benedict XVI

There’s other books that I picked up in our parish’s book give-a-way… I will post them later on after I get them together…
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Must have books: For both Catechumenate and Candidate processes.

@ Catechism of the Catholic Church

@ Bible

(You are given these at the Rite of Welcome or Acceptance)

$ Catholic Almanac or a Catholic dictionary or a Catholic Encyclopedia

$ Handbook for Today’s Catholic

(We will have these “@ “available at the Tuesday night meetings.
These “$“ you can order from us or purchase from B&N)

**Helpful additional books:

**Why Do Catholics Do That? by Kevin Orlin Johnson,

The Catholic Way -Faith for Living Today by Bishop Donald Wuerl,

One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic by Kenneth Whitehead, Ignatius

The Catechism Handbook by Oscar Lukefahr, C.M., Liguori

The Privilege of Being Catholic by Oscar Lukefahr, C.M., Liguori,

“We Believe…” by Oscar Lukefahr, C.M., Liguori

A Catholic Guide to the Bible by Oscar Lukefahr, C.M., Liguori

Catholic Customs and Traditions by Greg Dues, XXIII

A Catechumens Lectionary by Robert Hamma, Paulist

Catholics and The Eucharist by Stephen Clark, Charis

On Being Catholic by Thomas Howard, Ignatius

Scriptural Roots of Catholic Teaching by Chantal Epie, Sophia Institute

Voices of The Saints by Bert Ghezzi, Image

Teachings of the Church Fathers by John Willis, Ignatius

Understanding the Mass by Maynard Kolodziej, Catholic Book Publishing
 
OK… I’m ordering another book…

“Journeying In His Light” - Rev. William A. Anderson, D. Min.

As for books I said I would post that I got at the parish give-a-way… Still waiting to get them together before posting…
 
This book is a really great introduction to the mass. 🙂 🙂 The How-To Book of the Mass by Michael Dubruiel

Anything by Scott Hahn as well.

Maybe some of the Surprised by Truth books?
 
Any book by Patrick Madrid and Scott Hahn. Surprised by the Truth by Patrick Madrid is awesome. Not too mention Tim Staples converstion story.

Catholicism for Dummies-A must have
 
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