Reading the texts before the session will make the difference between satisfaction and disappointment. For Fall Quarter 2000, the seminar will be led by seminarian Michael Hendrickson. Faith, religious faith, is a funny thing, the first words that usually come to mind when we think about faith are belief and understanding. But faith is more than belief, more than understanding. Faith is trust in another, hope in another, being vulnerable to another, even loving another.
Faith can be a very scary proposition.
And when someone is exploring the possibility of joining a different church to live out that faith, it is important to have a lot of support. The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults , or RCIA, is the program used in the Roman Catholic Church to assist those on their spiritual journey. The spiritual journey is unique for each of us, since God's call is different for each of us, and our response to that call is highly individual and personal. RCIA, based loosely on the ancient practices of the Roman Church, walks with the individual on her journey of discernment. We meet as a group once a week for about nine months, sharing our journey experiences and learning more about what it actually means to be a Roman Catholic.