Catholic Digital Resources™ offers digital resources for RCIA that can be used with or instead of printed materials that your church normally buys for catechists, inquirers, candidates, catechumens, and neophytes.
Bishop-approved format Our lesson materials follow the guidelines set by the U.S. and Canadian Bishops as promulgated by the North American Forum on the Catechumenate. The materials relate the Sunday readings to the topic of catechesis and invite discussion.
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Administrative Aids
• Liturgical Calendar • Registration & Sponsor Forms • Publicity Package • EZ Tracking Form • RCIA Team Building Packet • Parish Prayer Package
Precatechumenate (Inquiry) Phase
• Christ's True Presence in the Mass PPT
• What Keeps Us from Knowing God's Will? • PowerPoint presentations on the Father,
the Son, and the Holy Spirit • and more
Catechumenate Period
• Seasons of the Liturgal Year (hand-out) • Call to Discipleship PPT presentation • Nature and Function of the Church PPT • Christ's True Presence in the Mass PPT • Four Traditions of Catholic Prayer PPT • Mary, Our Holy Mother PPT • Confession: Sacrament of Healing PPT • Defining Purgatory (hand-out) • Immaculate Conception (hand-out) • Assumption of Mary (hand-out) • and more
Period of Purification & Enlightenment
• The Meaning of Lent (PPT & Hand-out) • The Creed (PowerPoint & Hand-out) • The "Our Father" (PowerPoint & Hand-out) • Multi-Media Meditation on Christ's Crucifixion • and more
Initiation Sacraments & Preparation
• Choosing a Patron Saint • Hand-outs Explaining the Rites of Initiation • Happy Anniversary Easter Vigil Cards
Mystagogy Period
• "Where Do I Go From Here?" Packet
• Mystagogy "Gift and Sent" Retreat • "Redemptoris Missio" PPT presentation
• Knowing God's Will (The Master Needs You) • Ministry Assessment Personal Survey • Social Justice: Every Christian's Calling • and more