VeraMaria Posted July 18, 2004 Share Posted July 18, 2004 Awesome!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnanc Posted July 18, 2004 Share Posted July 18, 2004 That is Awesome you are in my prayers congrats!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. Bro. Adam Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 [quote name='Quietfire' date='Jul 18 2004, 03:47 PM'] Congratulations all the same. Could you elaborate on this? [quote] Brother Adam: This ironically pretty much marks the end for RCIA for both of us also. A testament to the current educational problems in the Church today. [/quote] [/quote] RCIA is proving to do nothing for me. The book that they are using is used in Catholic gradeschools, and I have it almost completely finished. The format they are using is for those who do not know much about the church. And that doesn't fit me. I asked the Director of Education if there was anything else I could read, or if possibly this process (what would've been learned in RCIA) could be sped up, and he said no. If I stay in RCIA, then I won't be learning anything, because I've already finished the current book that they're using. I plan on reading the Catechism of the Catholic Church cover to cover next, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theculturewarrior Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 RCIA was kind of that way for me, too, Mrs. Bro. Just stick with it. Somehow we ended up with a church lay bureaucracy. But once you taste the Holiest of Holies, it will be all worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sojourner Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 [quote name='Mrs. Bro. Adam' date='Jul 19 2004, 11:01 AM'] [/QUOTE] RCIA is proving to do nothing for me. The book that they are using is used in Catholic gradeschools, and I have it almost completely finished. The format they are using is for those who do not know much about the church. And that doesn't fit me. I asked the Director of Education if there was anything else I could read, or if possibly this process (what would've been learned in RCIA) could be sped up, and he said no. If I stay in RCIA, then I won't be learning anything, because I've already finished the current book that they're using. I plan on reading the Catechism of the Catholic Church cover to cover next, though. [/quote] This is how mine was too. The RCIA classes at my parish weren't designed to meet the needs of people who had actually made a thoughtful decision to join the church. I did a lot of study on my own, which helped. And, in the middle of RCIA, I found Phatmass, which helped make the wait bearable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theculturewarrior Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 Mrs. Bro... If you like you can play the game I sometimes played with my professors when I knew more than they did...I call it, Stump the Teacher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fides_et_Ratio Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 [quote name='Mrs. Bro. Adam' date='Jul 19 2004, 12:01 PM'] [/QUOTE] RCIA is proving to do nothing for me. The book that they are using is used in Catholic gradeschools, and I have it almost completely finished. The format they are using is for those who do not know much about the church. And that doesn't fit me. I asked the Director of Education if there was anything else I could read, or if possibly this process (what would've been learned in RCIA) could be sped up, and he said no. If I stay in RCIA, then I won't be learning anything, because I've already finished the current book that they're using. [b]I plan on reading the Catechism of the Catholic Church cover to cover next, though.[/b] [/quote] You rock. On another note... do you think there's a knowledgeable priest around who'd be willing to sit down with you every so often and discuss Catholicism with you? I'm not a convert, but all the same, having a priest help explain and answer my questions was mucho helpful in my reversion/reconciliation with the Church. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. Bro. Adam Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 I'd rather not sit and waste my time listening to explantions which bear no effect on me, when I can go and study above what they're offering. What I've learned is technically, I'm not supposed to be going through RCIA, because I've already been baptized Catholic. I'm not joining the church, I'm coming back to the church. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theculturewarrior Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 I'm not sure that's true, Mrs. Bro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fides_et_Ratio Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 I think it depends on how far you've gone through the "initiation" Sacraments... If you haven't been confirmed, then you're still "technically" RCIA material. It was the first question I was asked when coming back to the Church, and since I had been.. the only "formal" thing I had to do was Confession. But, if you already know the RCIA material, then you might not benefit from the class... which is why I suggested finding I knowledgeable priest who would be available a few times a month or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sojourner Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 I felt the same way, Mrs. Bro ... however, I came to view it as a matter of discipline and obedience. The Eucharist was so important to me that I was willing to do whatever it took to be able to partake, even if I didn't think I needed it. Voice your concerns, yes, and maybe you'll be granted a reprieve from RCIA ... but I wouldn't count on it. The only way to make it worthwhile is to focus on learning spiritual disciplines through the experience. And to keep up your own study on the side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. Bro. Adam Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 I tried to ask if there was a way to get through RCIA quicker, so that I didn't have to sit there and learn nothing. The director said no. If I'm not allowed to expand on those things which are being taught, but told to keep to the material in front of me, how does this benefit me? Or allow the knowledge which I've obtained to benefit others? I've done what I can, and it's going to hinder my progress by staying in RCIA, because I waste at least an hour on Monday Nights sitting there saying nothing, when I could spend that same hour reading up on Church Teachings, more in depth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmotherofpirl Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 (edited) [quote name='Mrs. Bro. Adam' date='Jul 19 2004, 01:01 PM'] [/QUOTE] RCIA is proving to do nothing for me. The book that they are using is used in Catholic gradeschools, and I have it almost completely finished. The format they are using is for those who do not know much about the church. And that doesn't fit me. I asked the Director of Education if there was anything else I could read, or if possibly this process (what would've been learned in RCIA) could be sped up, and he said no. If I stay in RCIA, then I won't be learning anything, because I've already finished the current book that they're using. I plan on reading the Catechism of the Catholic Church cover to cover next, though. [/QUOTE] Ask your director, then the priest why you must stay in RCIA. Explain you have read the book, and you want more details than it is offering you. No one can stop you from asking questions, and stump the teacher is always fun. Just be nice about it. If they get tired of your questions maybe they will get the hint. Edited July 19, 2004 by cmotherofpirl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1337 k4th0l1x0r Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 I think parishes need an honors section of RCIA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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