How to Become Catholic: A Complete Guide to RCIA, OCIA and the Sacraments

Description

Thinking about becoming Catholic, or coming home after years away?

How to Become Catholic is a complete, question-by-question guide for anyone exploring the Catholic Church, preparing through RCIA or OCIA, or returning to the faith they grew up in. Drawing on more than twenty years of teaching and faith formation, Robert Milan explains not only what the Church teaches but why, clearly and charitably, with constant reference to Scripture and the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

What will you find inside?

• The heart of Catholic belief: the Trinity, Jesus Christ, Mary, Scripture and Tradition, and the Magisterium
• Honest answers to common obstacles, including Church history, papal infallibility, the saints, money and family opposition
• The Mass, the liturgical year, personal prayer, the Rosary, the Stations of the Cross and Eucharistic Adoration
• A step-by-step walk through RCIA/OCIA: finding a parish and sponsor, the stages and timeline, and what changes if you are already a baptised Christian
• Preparing for Baptism, Confirmation, the Eucharist and the Easter Vigil
• How the Church is structured, all seven sacraments, and Catholic moral and social teaching
• Clear, faithful responses on contested questions, from contraception and annulment to bioethics and just war
• Building a lasting spiritual life, and holding on through doubt and scandal
• Your mission as a Catholic in parish, family, work and public life

What else is included?

Five appendices (common Catholic prayers, a glossary of Catholic terms, a timeline of Church history, frequently asked questions and a parish checklist) and a bibliography of more than 180 sources.

Prefer a shorter read?

The abridged edition, How to Become Catholic: A Compact Guide, keeps the same fourteen chapters in a book you can read in a weekend.

Available in paperback and Kindle editions on Amazon.