RCIA | Stephanie's Surprise

I was raised in the Anglican church but spent the last 10 years in a Southern Baptist church.

Although I knew the pastor was a good man who truly loved the Lord, I found myself growing very discontent, almost angry, at the lack of holiness and reverence for God in the church. I felt like I was slowly drying up; starving.

Going through RCIA was literally like coming to a surprise welcome home party full of food and drink I couldn't even have imagined existed! I was very familiar with a lot of what we learned, but there was so much more that I had never known. I drank it in, all the amazing holiness, tradition, and spirituality that was being revealed to me through the curriculum and through the witness of those who led RCIA.

I had many questions, particularly about Mary's role in the Church, and I never felt uncomfortable about asking them. And I was also assured that I may not understand everything being presented but that was okay too.

I am now a member of the RCIA team. I love the Church that Jesus founded! I love sharing the fullness of God's revelation to humanity, which resides within the Catholic Church, to those who have never had a chance to taste and see the fullness of Christ!

Stephanie