Holy Name Parish (Toronto, Canada): Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) Program

Background resources regarding RCIA

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The following are some of the background documents and other printed resources related to the RCIA Program:
  • Boyack, K. (1992). The new Catholic evangelization. Mahwah NJ: Paulist Press.
  • Congregation for the Clergy. (1997). General directory for catechesis. The Vatican: Libreria Editrice Vaticana.
  • Gelpi, D. L. (1998). The conversion experience: A reflective process for RCIA participants and others. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press.
  • International Council for Adult Catechesis in the Christian Community: Some Principles and Guidelines (The Vatican): http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cclergy/documents/

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  • McDonnell, K., & Montague, G. T. (1991, 1994). Christian initiation and baptism in the Holy Spirit: Evidence from the First Eight Centuries (2nd ed.). Collegeville, Minn.: The Liturgical Press.
  • Powell, K. H., & Sinwell, J. P. (Eds.). (1988). Breaking open the word of God. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press.

Holy Name Parish
71 Gough Street, TORONTO
Canada M4K 3N9
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