St. Catherine of Siena RCIA Ministry

Please take some time to congratulate the Newly Baptized. It was a beautiful Easter Vigil.

The newly elected Pope Francis I. Please pray for him.

Here is a great video we wanted to share with you.

I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving and break from class. With that being said, we are excited for the beginning of the new Catholic liturgical year. If you are reading this, I invite you to share with us some of the things you are going to do this Advent to celebrate the season. Leave a comment on this post, or on the facebook page. Here are some online resources for you to check out.

Advent Activity Ideas from Loyola Press

Daily Readings for Advent from Catholic.org

Seasonal Customs from Fisheaters.com

Jesse Tree Instructions from Catholicculture.org

I hope to see you all on Sunday. Remember the color for this season is purple, so if possible, wear purple to Mass/class this weekend.

God Bless you all.

-RCIA Team.

Here is a link to a great application by flocknote that will help you read the Catechism of the Catholic Church in a year. We are a little bit behind, but it’s easy to catch up, or start up now. This is a great way to get familiar with the teachings on a daily basis, especially with the Year of Faith.

Read the Catechism in a Year

Great timing, as Fr. Robert Barron was on Catholic Answers Live on Monday talking about the Communion of Saints. You might know of Fr. Barron from his Word on Fire Ministry and the 10 part documentary on the Church, Catholicism. One of those 10 parts is about the Communion of Saints as well. Click here to listen to the interview. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

I know some of you may have been confused a bit by the scripture readings for the Saint Worksheet and how it pertains to Saints in the Old Testament. This is a response from one of my favorite apologists, Jimmy Akin. I hope it helps. Continue reading →