Deacon-structing the Catechumenate Part 4: The Scrutinies

Sunday, March 26, 2017

Deacon Pedro

Last week we looked at the RCIA program: the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults. We saw that this process is pretty standard throughout the universal Church. We also saw that (in previous posts, part 1 and part 2) how the program of receiving people (mainly adults) into the Church is ramped up during Lent. […]

Deacon-structing the Catechumenate Part 3: RCIA

Sunday, March 12, 2017

Deacon Pedro

So far we’ve looked a little bit about why Lent has a baptismal character and we’ve looked at a particular component of the Catechumenate, the Rite of Election. Before we go on, let me explain a bit more why it’s important to keep Baptism at the centre of our Lent. It’s not j ust that […]

Deacon-structing the Catechumenate Part 2: Rite of Election

Sunday, March 5, 2017

Deacon Pedro

Last week, we spoke about how Lent doesn’t just have a penitential character, but also a baptismal character. I hope that if you didn’t already know the date of your baptism, you went to find out. We should all know the date of our baptism. Part of the reason that Lent has a baptismal character […]

Coast to Coast: March 20 to March 27

Saturday, March 28, 2015

Alicia Ambrosio

Here are some of the things going on across Canada this week. In Montreal, Cardinal Jean Claude Turcotte has been entered palliative care. The RCIA program in Edmonton is overflowing. The Western Catholic Reporter explores why. An 80-year-old high school teacher in Vancouver makes headlines for refusing to slow down. And in Saskatoon, a Catholic […]

Acclaimed CATHOLICISM series debuts on Sunday

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Kris Dmytrenko

Having premiered on PBS in the United States, CATHOLICISM comes to Canada this Sunday, November 20. It’s difficult to overstate the significance of Fr. Robert Barron’s series. This major television event combines both breathtaking imagery and inspiring teaching. Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York believes the series is “just what we need in the Catholic […]