https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 26 Apr 2026 05:39:52 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rica-converting-to-catholicism#post-563410 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 10:53:30 +0000 honeybear 563410@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Chillybear: Congratulations! That's really fantastic. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rica-converting-to-catholicism#post-553537 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 10:09:24 +0000 jedeve 553537@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congrats to your family! Have a blessed lent. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rica-converting-to-catholicism#post-553384 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 08:50:10 +0000 Chillybear 553384@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just wanted to update this thread as my husband has decided to go through with the RCIA program. He started meeting with the deacon every Wednesday since the end of December and they are hoping to confirm him the week after Easter. I go to the meetings with him when i can but i tend to work until 8 on Wednesdays. Since he has a very strong knowledge of the Lutheran faith they're really just focusing on the differences and the Deacon feels very confident that he will be ready by april. I'm happy that he decided to go through with it (i'd be fine if he didnt, too) but it will be nice to be go to church and celebrate as a family. I really like our new parish as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rica-converting-to-catholicism#post-449795 Sat, 15 Dec 2012 09:44:49 +0000 Sugar.Biscuit 449795@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our situations were similar to yours. I was the Lutheran &amp; he was the Catholic. We married in the Catholic Church w/o a mass ceremony. Before we married I attended mass pretty much every Sunday w/ DH. Our goal was every week, we enjoy going to mass. DH is very admit about raising our children catholic &amp; in the catholic schools. So a year after we married I surprised him by registering for RCIA (in October?) &amp; my MIL was my sponsor.<br /> The classes were once a week for 1-2 hours &amp; they continued to Easter. There are certain requirements like having to attend certain masses because you are a part of the mass. They let us know on our first day what the requirements were. I was slightly intimidated &amp; over whelmed but that soon changed. I enjoyed the process so much that next year I plan on sponsoring. </p> <p>DH &amp; I were never overly religious but the process of converting defiantly brought us closer to eachother &amp; our faith. DH even attended some of the classes. Had his work schedule been better he would have gone to all of them w/ me. I would recommend you take the class w/ your DH. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rica-converting-to-catholicism#post-449371 Fri, 14 Dec 2012 17:58:48 +0000 honeybear 449371@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. RCIA is usually weekly and the classes run from the fall until the Easter Vigil, when the class is baptized and/or confirmed. Also, you can definitely go along to classes! (Plus, you may want to--ours were on a weeknight, so we all ordered dinner/rotated bringing food.) He'll need a sponsor, and sponsors are encouraged to attend. </p> <p>Here is a good overview: <a href="http://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/who-we-teach/rite-of-christian-initiation-of-adults/index.cfm" rel="nofollow">http://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/who-we-teach/rite-of-christian-initiation-of-adults/index.cfm</a></p> <p>I had a fantastic experience in RCIA, so I'm biased of course, but I count it as one of the best things I've done in my life. That said, it is also one of the hardest things I've ever done, spiritually and intellectually. </p> <p>Can I make two reading suggestions (because you'll probably be reading the Catechism for class, which is well-written, but not exactly a page-turner...)? C.S. Lewis' "Mere Christianity" and Thomas Merton's "The Seven Storey Mountain." The latter is an excellent conversion story, and a fast read. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rica-converting-to-catholicism#post-449331 Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:49:28 +0000 Mrs. J 449331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My dad converted from Lutheranism to Catholicism, and our former pastor (who married me), said my dad didn't have to do RCIA, he just had to make a profession of faith. However, he had been coming to Mass with us for many years by the time he converted. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rica-converting-to-catholicism#post-449323 Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:43:45 +0000 DigAPony 449323@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I converted when I was a kid, so I did CIC, the kids' version of RCIA. Once a week classes starting in the fall and going through til a little after Easter. Your husband would have to wait until next year to start, but you could totally go to the classes with him. You might even be able to be his sponsor; I can't remember if spouses can do that. No way to "test out," I'm afraid! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rica-converting-to-catholicism#post-449294 Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:14:13 +0000 jedeve 449294@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm sure they'd let you go with him. My dad was my mom's sponsor when she converted. Good luck to you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rica-converting-to-catholicism#post-435278 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:50:28 +0000 singingbee 435278@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Chillybear: they are weekly at my church. They cover EVERYTHING about the catholic faith that you would Ned to know before coverting. At our church there is a time you can o at the beginning to see if it is something you want to continue with then after a certain time in the year, only those who will covert continue in the classes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rica-converting-to-catholicism#post-434789 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:04:53 +0000 DpeachLu 434789@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep although I was raised Catholic (I still am) DH wasnt and I sat through all of the RCIA classes with him before we got married. We would go to class once a week for two hours. Basically they teach you about the faith, the mass, the sacraments, and everything else the religion entails. We enjoyed the classes and learned a lot of what we didnt know. Also, any doubts or questions that came up were answered.<br /> Basically its just a class to teach you about the religion :-). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rica-converting-to-catholicism#post-434786 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:03:07 +0000 Chillybear 434786@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I told hubs that if they let me, I'd go to the classes with him. Are they weekly? and it takes a whole year?</p> <p>What do the classes cover? He wanted to know if he could "test out" of the classes since the religions are so similar. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rica-converting-to-catholicism#post-434780 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 13:59:13 +0000 singingbee 434780@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went through rcia!!!! Usually u sign up and then u attend classes throughout the year. U join on Easter vigil night. Call because it may b too late to join for this yr but u could b ready for next yr. </p> <p>I went thru it and am still involved with it so if u have any questions ask away! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rica-converting-to-catholicism#post-434775 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 13:56:48 +0000 Chillybear 434775@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm Catholic and my husband was raised Lutheran, but has attended many different churches (baptist, presbyterian, episcopalian, etc) We were married in a catholic church and when we attend mass its at a catholic church. While neither us is super strong in our faith and going to mass is not usually a priority we plan to raise our children catholic (in the sense that thats where they will recieve sacraments). Maybe by the time we have kids it will be more of a priority.... </p> <p>Anyway, we had talked about me registering at the parish by our home (instead of my parents parish) and hubs shocked me by saying he was thinking of converting. He says it would make things easier when we have kids, he doesnt have any strong ties to being Lutheran and from what he can tell they are very similar. He doesnt think his parents will feel one way or another either. </p> <p>I started doing some research and found out that the parish we'd be joining has a RICA program but I dont really know what that entails. Has anyone done the program that could tell me what to expect? </p>