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Frances09
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I’ve gone back through the archives as I’m sure this has been asked before, but I cannot find a thread.
Can anyone recommend good videos that could supplement an RCIA program? Specifically, I’m looking for videos that explain the “whys” of what Catholics do.
To provide background for those interested, my husband is currently in RCIA and has been disappointed in it thus far. He comes from a reformed background that taught pretty heavily against the Catholic Church. I never realized how strongly anti-Catholic he was raised until shortly after our daughter was born. He had spent most of his adult life attending nondenominational Protestant churches. I am a cradle Catholic and have spent our four years of marriage gently teaching him about Catholicism. One day over the summer I was perusing these forums for resources for Protestants and came across a reply someone had given suggesting The Mass Explained by Michael Cumbie (I cannot find that post anymore). I watched the video and decided to share it with my husband as a “hey this guy understands your perspective!” That video wound up being the tipping point that sent him to sign up for RCIA.
Well, now he’s in RCIA (at my childhood parish that we both love) and it’s lacking. So far he has felt that it is very Christian 101 with almost no time allotted for questioning. I’ve tried to be encouraging saying that we can all learn something even of we feel established as far as being a Christian, but I want to offer him something more. I know he’s looking to be able to answer (esp to his evangelical family) why Catholic? He has the “Call to Continuing Conversion” at the cathedral in a couple weeks and is inviting his family. I know he’d feel more confident if he had stronger answers prepared.
He’s not much of a reader, but has started reading my copy of The Lamb’s Supper (Hahn). I will be looking to try to get more books in audio format. However, I’m most interested in links to videos online if some exist.
Thank you!
Can anyone recommend good videos that could supplement an RCIA program? Specifically, I’m looking for videos that explain the “whys” of what Catholics do.
To provide background for those interested, my husband is currently in RCIA and has been disappointed in it thus far. He comes from a reformed background that taught pretty heavily against the Catholic Church. I never realized how strongly anti-Catholic he was raised until shortly after our daughter was born. He had spent most of his adult life attending nondenominational Protestant churches. I am a cradle Catholic and have spent our four years of marriage gently teaching him about Catholicism. One day over the summer I was perusing these forums for resources for Protestants and came across a reply someone had given suggesting The Mass Explained by Michael Cumbie (I cannot find that post anymore). I watched the video and decided to share it with my husband as a “hey this guy understands your perspective!” That video wound up being the tipping point that sent him to sign up for RCIA.
Well, now he’s in RCIA (at my childhood parish that we both love) and it’s lacking. So far he has felt that it is very Christian 101 with almost no time allotted for questioning. I’ve tried to be encouraging saying that we can all learn something even of we feel established as far as being a Christian, but I want to offer him something more. I know he’s looking to be able to answer (esp to his evangelical family) why Catholic? He has the “Call to Continuing Conversion” at the cathedral in a couple weeks and is inviting his family. I know he’d feel more confident if he had stronger answers prepared.
He’s not much of a reader, but has started reading my copy of The Lamb’s Supper (Hahn). I will be looking to try to get more books in audio format. However, I’m most interested in links to videos online if some exist.
Thank you!
