Resources for OCIA
The Order of Christian Initiation for Adults (OCIA) is the ordinary way in which the Catholic Church welcomes new adult members. Whether you’re in the process of becoming Catholic, or you are leading others who are as an OCIA Coordinator, OCIA Team Member, or sponsor, we want to help you along the journey!
We know what it’s like, because we’ve been there.
As a network of converts, “re-verts,” and life-long Catholics, we’re committed to walking with men and women from every background imaginable as they seek a home in the Catholic Church.
Founded in 1993 by a Presbyterian pastor who became Catholic, we know what this journey is like, because we’ve been where you are.
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Explore a wide range of resources to help you navigate the topics that often create stumbling blocks for those on the journey to full communion
Books & Guides
Read the Bible & Catechism in a Year
By making a commitment of only twenty to thirty minutes a day, you can prayerfully read through the entire Bible and/or Catechism in one year! This handy guide is simply one of the best ways to challenge yourself to a deeper knowledge of Christ in the Scriptures and in His Church.
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Journeys Home
edited by Marcus Grodi
In this book are 30 conversion stories that provide insight, encouragement, and inspiration for those who are thinking about making the same journey and for Catholics going deeper in their faith.
Journeys Home 2
edited by Marcus Grodi
Journeys Home 2 gathers together more conversion stories of men and women, clergy and laity, who found themselves drawn to the Catholic Church.
Journeys Home 3
edited by JonMarc Grodi
In Journeys Home 3, 13 men and women share their background in the Pentecostal and Charismatic world as Protestants, and how their desire to be open to the leading of the Holy Spirit culminated in them coming home to the Catholic Church.
Roots of the Reformation
by Karl Adam
Karl Adam gives a historically sensitive and accurate analysis of the Reformation that stands as a valid and sometimes unsettling challenge to the presuppositions of Protestants and Catholics alike.
What Must I Do to Be Saved?
Marcus Grodi
Do we need the Church, or is the “Jesus and me” theology of many modern Christians enough? This book argues, from the perspective of a biblical hermeneutic of continuity, that salvation has always involved more than this simplistic expression of modern individualism.
The Bible Alone?
edited by Marcus Grodi
The Bible Alone? presents a competing look at the biblical roots, historical precedent, and logic behind using only the Bible as an infallible source of truth. This book affirms the importance of Scripture as a divinely given foundation for our faith and also encourages the reader to consider the need for an authority established by Christ for its trustworthy interpretation.
