Would RCIA make me a nominal catholic?

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If people go on RCIA to get confirmed and I was confirmed in a previous historical era and that has made me a nominal Catholic, if I requested to attend RCIA would that do no more than make me what I already am?
 
If you’ve been confirmed, you are a Catholic. You may be a poorly catechized Catholic but you’re still a Catholic. If you feel like you don’t fully understand the faith, there is no shortage of materials that can help you. Are there specific areas where you have questions/concerns? Is it the entire broad teaching of the Church you don’t feel well versed in?
 
That depends on whether or not what you learn in RCIA changes your heart and brings you into a fuller relationship with God. RCIA classes differ considerably in curriculum and how they are run, depending on the parish. However, in my experience, they tend to me more about teaching the candidates about the teachings of the Church rather than providing them with a spiritually significant experience. If you already know the teachings of the Church, then maybe what you are looking for is a retreat such as CRHP or ACTS?
 
Ok. I say this in all charity and sincerity:
If you want to be a good Catholic, go to Mass regularly, receive Reconciliation regularly, receive Eucharist while in a state of grace, read the bible, got to Adoration, study the important writers in the Church, and develop a relationship with a great catechist, even your priest or a religious in the parish.
There’s not a thing you can buy, or card you can get punched, or magic want that you can wave and blamm-o! You’re a great Catholic.

Being a great Catholic Christian takes more of an investment than simply signing up for one set of classes. You’re a Catholic by virtue of your Baptism and your Confirmation.
If you want to get more in tune with the Lord…draw near to Him.
Pray. Study. Meditate.
Be joyful. Be humble. Do works of mercy.

It’s never too late to start.
 
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Ok. I say this in all charity and sincerity:
If you want to be a good Catholic, go to Mass regularly, receive Reconciliation regularly, receive Eucharist while in a state of grace, read the bible, got to Adoration, study the important writers in the Church, and develop a relationship with a great catechist, even your priest or a religious in the parish.
There’s not a thing you can buy, or card you can get punched, or magic want that you can wave and blamm-o! You’re a great Catholic.

Being a great Catholic Christian takes more of an investment than simply signing up for one set of classes. You’re a Catholic by virtue of your Baptism and your Confirmation.
If you want to get more in tune with the Lord…draw near to Him.
Pray. Study. Meditate.
Be joyful. Be humble. Do works of mercy.

It’s never too late to start.
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You forgot about the whole “acts of Mercy” thing. That’s kind of important too.
 
Indeed. :sad_yes: Allegra has displayed a notable lack of common sense.
 
Vic_Taltrees_UK said:
If people go on RCIA to get confirmed and I was confirmed in a previous historical era and that has made me a nominal Catholic, if I requested to attend RCIA would that do no more than make me what I already am?
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A person baptized into the Catholic faith, or received into full communion from another Christian denomination, is a Catholic. Not a “nominal Catholic”. A Catholic.

Attending the catechesis sessions offered by the RCIA may make you a more educated Catholic, and will hopefully also help to open your heart to the working of the Holy Spirit to bring you back to the sacraments and practice of the faith.
 
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