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RCIA: Questions, Answers, and Advice

This page on Christian initiation is offered in each issue of The Sower as an on-going way to address specific questions. The questions all come straight from the field from readers and from others working in RCIA.

This issue addresses the following questions:

Q. A Catholic spouse, who happens to be very devout and knowledgeable in her faith, would like to be the sponsor for her husband. He is hesitant, but does not seem to have any strong objections during your meeting with the two of them. What would you do in this situation?

Q. How can I recruit godparents and sponsors for the RCIA process?

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William Keimig serves as Assistant Director for The Catechetical Institute at Franciscan University. He formerly served as a Master Catechist in the Hearts Aflame Program and a teacher in the marriage preparation program for the Archdiocese of Washington, DC. Mr. Keimig was the Director of Religious Education at St. Mary’s Parish in Clinton, Maryland. His duties included directing adult education, RCIA, oversight of the youth group, sacramental preparation, catechist training, and catechesis of the parish’s children in the day school and Sunday school. Mr. Keimig served as the Director of the Association for Catechumenal Ministry (ACM) for many years. Mr. Keimig holds a Master’s Degree in Theology and Christian Ministry from Franciscan University in Steubenville, and Certification in Catechetics. He also holds a BA in Government and Politics and a Master’s Degree in Public Management from the University of Maryland.

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The Catechetics Degree Programs and the Catechetical Institute (CI) at Franciscan University of Steubenville work in concert to prepare clergy, religious and laity to join the “army of catechists” called for by St. John Paul II, eager to help the Church in her mission of making all nations joyful disciples of Jesus Christ. We combine a thorough formation in Sacred Scripture, Sacred Tradition, and Magisterial documents with training in effective pedagogical techniques to help those we serve to grasp the truth, goodness, and beauty of the Father’s plan, and to bear witness to others faithfully of the wonderful life of grace in the Holy Spirit.

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