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I've since ordered a couple of books purported to be "guides" to the RCIA process, and they seem to be just as nebulous and "touchy-feely" as my class--so the problem seems to be endemic to the system.

If I may, I would like to suggest the book that I used when I taught RCIA this year:

Essentials of the Faith, Updated. A Guide to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, by Alfred McBride

Excellent primer on the Catechism of the Church. Has a chapter of 5 or so pages that covers roughly 50-100 paragraphs of the Catechism. It WAS my syllabus, for the most part! I highly recommend it to those who are not inclined to read the 800 page Catechism (I offer that book to the class as a reference, since I doubt many will read it cover to cover. But the "Guide", they DO read!)

Welcome home!

Brother in Christ

"If I may, I would like to suggest the book that I used when I taught RCIA this year: Essentials of the Faith, Updated. A Guide to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, by Alfred McBride"

Thanks for the reference. I'll get a copy and give it a read.

"Excellent primer on the Catechism of the Church. Has a chapter of 5 or so pages that covers roughly 50-100 paragraphs of the Catechism. It WAS my syllabus, for the most part! I highly recommend it to those who are not inclined to read the 800 page Catechism (I offer that book to the class as a reference, since I doubt many will read it cover to cover. But the "Guide", they DO read!)"

Heh! I was an oddball---I actually read the entire "800 page catechism". But in our RCIA class, the catechism wasn't touched on at all, that I could tell.

"Welcome home! Brother in Christ"

Thanks. It's good to be here in the "fullness of faith" at last.