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I went through RCIA about 11 years ago and learned ALOT. I was Baptized, made my 1st Communion and Confirmed at the Easter Vigil in 1996 - the best day of my life! Unfortunately, about a year or so afterwards I stopped going to church (not because I disagreed with any of the teachings, rather I was too caught up in my life to make the time for it like I should have)

I have started going back to Church and now want to get back into learning more about my faith so I can have a more intimate relationship with God. My question is this - should I call my parish and re-enroll in RCIA? Or is there another way I can go about this? I’m not that good at figuring all of this out on my own and I feel I would benefit in a group setting.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can do this? Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
 
I think that most churches would allow you to again attend RCIA…ours even encourages it and makes the request frequently of the “cradle Catholics”. Also look for Bible study classes or something along that line. There are also great study guides at some of the Catholic religious stores. God bless you as your find your way back!!
 
There’s a lot of great info online as well. Here’s a great online bible study that has many levels:

salvationhistory.com/

Also check and see if there are bible studies, classes, etc. either at your parish or a nearby parish.

Great books to read, too. There are several threads already about that, just do a search.

Thanks be to God that you are back!
 
A couple of great books that might be of help: Transformation in Christ by Deitrich von Hildebrand, Back to Virtue by Peter Kreeft. You can get these inexpensively at christianbook.com or also check your local catholic bookstores. They should have them as well. Also check out EWTN. You can get it on cable or if you are on line it is at EWTN.com.
God bless you!
William
 
Check out your archdiocese website for adult religious education opportunities. diospringfield.org/reled/are.html There may be things on other areas of the site as well. There may also be programs of interest to you at a seminary in the area if there is one close to you. The seminary in our area has programs specifically for lay people. I don’t know if all (in other states) do the same though.
 
I see most of the users replying so far are quite new to CAF.
:blessyou: and welcome to CAF!
 
water said:
I see most of the users replying so far are quite new to CAF.
:blessyou: and welcome to CAF!
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I guess it would depend on how you want to look at it. I was thinking in terms of myself…I like to learn with other people…I like to have books with me when I am traveling or when I have down time and I don’t use the computer for everything…we all get to them same place even if we take different roads there.

Blessings!!
 
MSParrott, I’m so glad you’ve come back to the Church. You have some great suggestions about educating yourself in the Faith. I just wanted to remind you that Confession is an important part of the process of returning. If you’ve been away from Mass, you need to confess before receiving Holy Communion again. What a joyful sacrament Confession is - your personal “Welcome back” from Jesus! God bless you.

Betsy
 
LoverofChrist said:
I guess it would depend on how you want to look at it.
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I simply saw # posts and thought they were new. Obviously, you’ve been here long time ago, but most are very recent. I like to welcome people 😉 before starting a conversation.
 
Didi said:
There’s a lot of great info online as well. Here’s a great online bible study that has many levels:

salvationhistory.com/

Also check and see if there are bible studies, classes, etc. either at your parish or a nearby parish.

Great books to read, too. There are several threads already about that, just do a search.

Thanks be to God that you are back!
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Awesome site - thanks! 👍
I registered and will be doing some courses, thanks again!
 
Revert07 said:
Check out your archdiocese website for adult religious education opportunities. diospringfield.org/reled/are.html There may be things on other areas of the site as well. There may also be programs of interest to you at a seminary in the area if there is one close to you. The seminary in our area has programs specifically for lay people. I don’t know if all (in other states) do the same though.
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:doh2: :blushing: I guess I should have looked there myself - thanks for the reminder!
 
water said:
I simply saw # posts and thought they were new. Obviously, you’ve been here long time ago, but most are very recent. I like to welcome people 😉 before starting a conversation.
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Not a problem!!!
 
I do have the standard Catechism Book, is the Catholic Catechism for Adults different? I will check that out as well as EWTN and the other suggested books.
When I felt the pull to come back home, I knew I had to go to Confession before I could receive the Eucharist - I was nervous, but it made all the difference in the world to me and I think that is another reason I feel I want to learn more about my faith. 🙂
 
Check out the Virtual Learning Community for Faith Formation at the University of Dayton. vlc.udayton.edu/ They offer online courses on a variety of topics. The courses last about 5 weeks each and I’ve found them quite interesting.
  • Catechesis
  • Designing a Parish Catechetical Plan
  • Digital Catechesis
  • Evangelization and Discipleship
  • Introduction to Catechesis
  • National Directory for Catechesis
  • Our Hearts Were Burning (Seminar)
  • Overview of the GDC & NDC (Seminar)
  • Spirituality and Inclusive Faith Communities
  • Catholic Doctrine
  • Catholic Beliefs
  • Introduction to Christian Morality
  • Jesus
  • Mary in Scripture and Tradition
  • Survey of Catholic Doctrine
  • Church History
  • Church History 1
  • Church History 2
  • Communication
  • Church and Communication
  • Digital Catechesis
  • Media, Faith, and Values
  • Pastroral and Evangelizing Communication
  • Ecclesiology
  • Advanced Ecclesiology 1
  • Advanced Ecclesiology 2
  • Basic Ecclesiology
  • Ecumenism
  • Liturgy, Sacraments, Prayer
  • General Introduction to Syro-Malabar Qurbana
  • Introduction to Liturgy
  • Introduction to Prayer
  • Marianist Studies: Prayer
  • On Bended Knee (Seminar)
  • Praying With Children
  • Sacraments
  • Marianist Studies
  • Marianist Prayer Circle
  • Marianist Studies: Charism
  • Marianist Studies: Community
  • Marianist Studies: Founders
  • Marianist Studies: Leadership
  • Marianist Studies: Prayer
  • Marianist Studies: Social Justice
  • Scripture
  • Introduction to Scripture
  • New Testament
  • Old Testament
  • Scripture and Justice
  • Social Justice
  • Advanced Catholic Social Teaching
  • Catholic Social Teaching 1
  • Catholic Social Teaching 2
  • Conscience
  • History of Catholic Social Action
  • Introduction to Christian Morality
  • Marianist Studies: Social Justice
  • Parish and Social Action
  • Poverty in the U.S. and Around the World
  • Scripture and Justice
  • Spirituality and Inclusive Faith Communities
  • World Religions
  • Islam
 
SuscipeMeDomine said:
Check out the Virtual Learning Community for Faith Formation at the University of Dayton. vlc.udayton.edu/ They offer online courses on a variety of topics. The courses last about 5 weeks each and I’ve found them quite interesting.
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Thanks! 👍 I really never knew there was an abundance of information to assist in this journey!
 
An excellent study guide to help you go through the Catechism is: “We Believe… A Survey of the Catholic Faith” by Oscar Lukefahr, C.M.

We used this book, along with a workbook that’s also available, in RCIA class a couple of years ago when I was a sponsor. It’s very well done!
 
may I suggest if you decide to re-visit RCIA that you do so as a sponsor for another candidate, or volunteer as an aide in a CCD or RCIA class for children, working with an experienced catechist, because teaching, explaining and discussing with others is the best way to learn yourself.
 
puzzleannie said:
may I suggest if you decide to re-visit RCIA that you do so as a sponsor for another candidate, or volunteer as an aide in a CCD or RCIA class for children, working with an experienced catechist, because teaching, explaining and discussing with others is the best way to learn yourself.
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That’s a great suggestion, but I would feel very inadequate to try and mentor someone especially since I feel sometimes that I am not very knowledgeable. I know the basics of course, but I don’t feel that I would be worthy of having such a responsibility.

I would love to do that though!
 
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