Formed In Faith
Sharing the Word through Faith Formation, Archdiocese of Louisville
This little light of mine — how to let it shine
Article from teamrcia.com
My friend, musician and composer John Angotti, recently led a retreat for a grade school near me. He asked the children if anyone wanted to sing. Liliah, a little second-grader, raised her hand and stepped forward. But then she got crippling stage fright and began to tear up. John picked her up, told her everything would be okay, and that she should just focus on him. He got her to sing “This Little Light of Mine,” quietly at first, and then belting it out on her own microphone like it was a show tune.
Who wants to go to Mass?
I don’t know why, but his story made me think of some of the people we see in our pews on Sunday. It is as if the Holy Spirit wakes up on Sunday and asks, “Who wants to go to Mass today?” All the Liliah’s raise their hands, crawl out of bed, brush their teeth, and show up at church.
But once they get there, it’s not what they imagined. It’s hard to show up for faith in front of others. They get stage fright. They don’t want to stand out. They don’t want to embarrass themselves. And yet, they are hoping something big will happen. They are hoping for a moment in God’s limelight. They are hoping to be lifted up into God’s arms and promised that everything will be alright.
RCIA or OCIA? Rite vs. Order in the catechumenate
I have a confession to make. I don’t like RCIA. I do love everything about the catechumenate and the ministry of initiating new folks into the mission the gospel. But I do not like how this awesome process of joining people to Christ is reduced to a set of initials.
You might think that’s odd since the name of our ministry, TeamRCIA, contains those very initials. I’ll say more about that in a minute. Before I do, however, I want to talk about an upcoming change in the initials — and maybe the way in which we refer to the important work that we do.
Why is a change on the way?
In a previous post, I wrote about the upcoming retranslation of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. The new translation is likely many years away, but one sure prediction we can make is that the name of the rite will change.
We have seen this previously with the Rite of Funerals and the Rite of Marriage, which became the Order of Christian Funerals and the Order of Celebrating Matrimony. Likewise, the Rite of Confirmation recently became the Order of Confirmation. The Rite of Infant Baptism, which is currently in the translation process, will likely become the Order of Baptism of Children.
When the RCIA is retranslated, it will become the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults.
There are two reasons for this. First, the Latin text from which the English is translated is titled Ordo initiationis christianæ adultorum. This has always been the title of the rite in Latin. When it was translated into English, the word ordo was translated as rite. In the new translation, using the English word order more strictly adheres to the Latin.
But more importantly, the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is not one, single rite. It is a collection of rites that are used and adapted to fit the various circumstances of each seeker. (This is also true of all the other sacramental orders I listed above.) By referring to this sacramental process as an order, we more clearly say that this isn’t a simple, one-step process that we are engaging in.
Facing an Uncomfortable Truth
LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) – A new documentary “Facing an Uncomfortable Truth” explores the struggles of Kentucky’s African American Catholics in Kentucky.
The documentary’s producer Steve Crump is a Louisville native and reporter for WBTV in Charlotte, N.C., a sister station of WAVE 3 News. He is a 1975 graduate of Trinity High School and attended the former St. Peter Claver Church. Crump grew up in the Archdiocese of Louisville and is a descendant of those early African-American Catholics who helped build some of the oldest churches in Louisville.
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Local catechist honored with ‘Distinguished Service Award’
Sue Grenough
(Photo Special to The Record by the National Conference for Catechetical Leadership)
The National Conference for Catechetical Leadership (NCCL) has honored Dr. Sue Grenough with the Distinguished Service Award.
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