What is the RCIA?

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is the way people are now initiated into the Christian way of life, specifically in the Roman Catholic tradition. The RCIA calls on those who wish become one with the Catholic community on a journey into the faith. The Church has given us a process which helps those entering the community to experience the fullness of the conversion process.

The RCIA provides an opportunity to explore the Catholic faith tradition in order to discern whether or not this is the place one can call home. While RCIA prepares one for full initiation into the Roman Catholic Church, the initiation is not an end in itself. The RCIA is a focused experience of the ever-deepening journey into the life of faith which is the task of a lifetime.