RCIA CATECHETICAL RESOURCES

The purpose of this website is to provide resource material such as talk outlines, background information, historical contexts, doctrinal statements, catechism references, etc., for the use of RCIA team members to assist them in implementing RCIA programs in their parishes.

Our team has accumulated a considerable amount of background material that can be of assistance in preparing discussions and talks, and this can be accessed at the sidebar. Talks and outlines of talks on various topics are available at their respective links on the sidebar. The former are outlines of almost three dozen talks arranged in a uniform format. The written out talks were prepared by various team members.  In some cases more than one talk is available for a particular topic.

Several types of background material are provided: a) material from the Catechism presented in a question and answer format, b) scripture background that covers both testaments,c) tradition background that covers early Church documents and Fathers of the Church, and d) an appendix which lists the Ten Commandments, the Precepts of the Church, the Beatitudes, characteristics of the sacraments, classifications of sins and virtues,standard Catholic prayers, how to say the rosary, etc.