RCIA Glossary of Terms

People in the Process – An Overview of Who Participates in the RCIA

Detailed Review of the Liturgical Rites and Norms of RCIA (Resource from the Diocese of Fort Wayne)

National Statues on the Catechumenate

The Diocese of Phoenix Sacramental Record policy has a section devoted to recording the Rites of the OCIA. It is critical to correctly record all Sacraments of Initiation at the parish level.

RCIA Sacramental Record Policy (pdf)

The whole Sacramental Records Policy and Procedures is available here

The FDLC webinars are no longer available for viewing, but the handouts are still accessible at the links below.

The Role of the Parish/Community 

Your Parish is the Curriculum

The Evangelizing and Welcoming Parish

How do we help the whole parish understand their RCIA mission?

Four ways to help your parishioners live their apostolic vocation

What if you could ask your bishop what he thought was important in the RCIA?

Four roadblocks to involving the parish in RCIA

Forming a Catechetical Team

Handbook for Coordinators

The job of the RCIA coordinator or director

The RCIA Team

Ministries in Initiation

A Catechumenate Needs Everybody

Why Your RCIA Team Needs a Mystagogue

Illuminating Christ: How to be a Mystagogue

Look for RCIA Catechists Who are Good at These Three Things

The Secret to Leading RCIA Catechesis

The RCIA Team Member You Need to Recruit This Year

The biggest mistake I made when trying to recruit an RCIA team

Help! My RCIA Team is Too Small

Godparents and Sponsors

Godparents and Sponsors

The Role of Clergy

The Clergy-Laity Relationship in the Catechumenal Process

Ministries in Initiation

Handbook for Priests

The Role of the Priest in Christian Initiation