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About the Catholic Faith and the Rite of Christian Initation of Adults (RCIA)

  • The RCIA: Transforming the Church. Thomas Morris. Paulist Press, revised edition, 1997.
  • Living Water, Sealing Spirit: Readings on Christian Initiation. Maxwell Johnson, ed. Liturgical Press, 1995.
  • The Rites of Christian Initiation. Maxwell Johnson. Liturgical Press, 1999.
  • The Catechumenate Answer Book. Paul Turner. Resource Publications, Inc., 2000.
  • 10 More Good Reasons to Be a Catholic. Jim Auer. Ligouri Publications, 1999.
  • RCIA: Renewing the Church as an Initiating Assembly. Lawrence Mick. Liturgical Press, 1989.
  • God, the Oldest Question. William O’Malley
  • Why be Catholic? William O’Malley
  • Why be Catholic? Richard Rohr & Joseph Martos
  • Expressions of the Catholic Faith. Kevin Orlin Johnson, Ph.D.
  • Dumb Things Smart Christians Believe. Gary Kinnaman
  • Surprised by Truth. several editions, Patrick Madrid
  • Why I am Catholic. Garry Wills
  • The Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way the Everyone Thinks and Feels. Thomas Cahill
  • Desire of the Everlasting Hills: The World Before and After Jesus. Thomas Cahill
  • The Catholic Mystique – Women Converts tell their Stories. Jennifer Ferrara & Patricia Ireland
  • Why do Catholics? Sr. Charlene Altemose, MSC

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