In graduate school, I was a staunch defender of the Eastern approach to initiation. The baptized child receives all at the same time the sacraments of baptism, confirmation and the Eucharist. This ...
OCIA preparation built on the spiritual curiosity of dozens of students in Philadelphia-area Catholic high schools. The young people committed to receiving their sacraments of initiation this Easter.
Gallup, N.M. — Bishop James Wall of the Diocese of Gallup has announced in a pastoral letter the restoration of the order of the sacraments of initiation in his diocesan territory, making it the 13th ...
'I was very surprised in what the Pope said to me, in terms of how happy he was that the sacraments of initiation have been restored to their proper order of baptism, confirmation then first Eucharist ...
Three young people at Adobe Mountain School Juvenile Detention in Phoenix were baptized by Bishop John Dolan on Tuesday (April 14), and four others received additional sacraments of initiation.“The ...
America Magazine: My 8-year-old son has taught me—a sacramental theologian—how to love the sacraments again.
My 8-year-old son has taught me—a sacramental theologian—how to love the sacraments again.
This course provides a basic overview of sacramentality and the seven sacraments in the life of a twenty-first century Catholic. Against a backdrop of a sacramental life view and guided by text, this ...
National Catholic Register: Bishop Aquila Obtains Papal Approval for Changing Order of Sacraments
Millions of Americans have joined the Catholic Church through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults or RCIA. Adult converts typically join the Catholic Church on Easter, but their initiation ...