Well....After months of anticipation and a sull summer of reading everyghing I could get my hands on, RCIA has started. I must admit much nervousness / stress the days leading up to my first class.
As excited as I was to start the RCIA process, I must admit, I was more than a little disappointed. I really expected the first day to be an opportunity for the RCIA leaders (teacher/deacon, whomever) to be somewhat more welcoming. Sure there was the "congratulations" and "Good Luck on your journey" type comments however I was expecting more of the "Welcome to our faith" or "Here is what is great about being Catholic" type discussions.
Rather, we had a Deacon, who is a very likeable and intelligent individual, dive right into a deep discussion which I really believe were "off-topic"
I want to believe his intent was to focus on "God's Call & Our Response", however we spent 30 minutes dissecting a prayer by St. Augustine and dove into History lesson, Secular history of course, on the 4th century state of religion and religious persecution.
Honestly, I got more out of Catholism for Dummies. (A great book btw)
Needless to say, it left me a little discouraged but remain optimistic. Over the next 8 months, we will have many different presenters and speakers. I am looking forward to next week's topic as I know in my heart the path is right.
We'll see
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