Who this is for
OCIA, the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults, is the process by which adults become members of the Catholic Church through inquiry and prayer. It used to be called RCIA.
It is for anyone curious about the Catholic faith. For adults who were never baptized. For adults baptized but never formed, who never made First Communion or were confirmed. For someone married to a Catholic who wants to share what their spouse has. And for people who would simply describe themselves as searching.
There is no formal start. People join whenever the Spirit moves them to inquire. It is an ongoing process, not a semester, and it asks nothing of you at the beginning except curiosity.
- Scripture, and how Catholics read it
- What the Church actually teaches, and why
- Prayer, both together and alone
- The liturgy, and what is happening in it
- How any of this changes an ordinary week
