Other Resources
The AOFE office wishes to inform you about a new list of RCIA on our website. This is a list of RCIA Resources compiled by Elio Capra. It is a process of gathering together the best resources used throughout the Dioceses in Australia.
We need your contribution and your suggestions.
If you have any other RCIA Resources you would like to add, please, send your suggestions to Elio Capra at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
The list will be updated on a regular basis.
• RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS
St Paul’s Publication
ISBN 1 876295 71 6 (Cased Edition)
ISBN 1 876295 72 4 (Study Edition)
• THE PARISH COMPANION TO THE RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS
Terry Wade Editor - Publisher: Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne
ISBN 0646025325
• Catechism of the Catholic Church
• Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church
• So You are Seeking to Renew Your Faith, Tony Doherty, John Garrett Publication
• The Complete Idiot’s Guide to the Catholic Catechism
• How to Survive Being Married to a Catholic, a Redemptorist Resource, Majellan Publications
• On the Journey Series, ACM Publications:
RCIA Leader’s Manual ($US 39.95)
RCIA Catechist Manual ($US 39.95)
RCIA Participants Book ($US 289.95)
• PATH THROUGH CATHOLISM, Mark Link, SJ
Publisher: Resources for Christian Living
ISBN 078290971
• AT HOME WITH GOD’S PEOPLE
Fr Bill O’Shea & Peter Gagen –
Publisher: Catholic Adult Education, Brisbane
PARTICIPANTS BOOK
ISBN 0947282130
CATECHIST’S HANDBOOK
ISBN 0947282149
• FOUNDATIONS IN FAITH
Publisher: Catholic Adult Education, Brisbane
CATECHIST MANUAL YEAR A
ISBN 0782907598
CATECHIST MANUAL YEAR B
ISBN 07829 07601
CATECHIST MANUAL YEAR C
ISBN 078290761X
PARTICIPANT BOOK YEAR A
ISBN 0782907652
PARTICIPANT BOOK YEAR B
ISBN 0782907660
PARTICIPANT BOOK YEAR C
ISBN 0782907679
PURIFICATION AND ENLIGHTENMENT YEAR A, B, C.
ISBN 0782907636
• HOW TO TEACH WITH THE LECTIONARY
Phillip J McBrien – Publisher: Twenty Third Publications
ISBN 0896225224
• BREAKING OPEN THE WORD OF GOD:
Resources for Using the Lectionary for Catechesis in the RCIA
Karen Hinman & Joseph Sinwell
Publisher: Paulist Press
CYCLE A
ISBN 0809128225
CYCLE B
ISBN 0809128942
CYCLE C
ISBN 0809129736
• THE SUMMIT MAGAZINE
Archbishop’s Office for Evangelisation
(Subscriptions……Ms Suzanne Hermon - Ph: 03 9926 5761; Fax: 03 9926 5767)
• COME AND SEE:
Resources for the Precatechumenate
Dr Elio Capra
SDB – Publisher: Desbooks
ISBN 0949824410
• FORMING YOUR PARISH TEAM
Lyn Kane
Publisher: The Archbishop’s Office for Evangelisation
ISBN 09581 02406
• CALLED GIFTED SENT:
The Sacraments of the Christian Initiation of the Triduum.
Catechists Manual and Catechumens Journal
Dr Elio Capra
James Goold House Publications - Website: www.kwl.com.au
• LIVING EASTER ANEW
Dr Elio Capra John Garratt Publishing
Ph: 1300 650 878
• THE WAY OF FAITH: A Field Guide for the RCIA Process
Nick Wagner
Twenty-third Publications
ISBN 978–1 58595-710-1
• THE SPIRIT AT WORK: Conversion and the RCIA
Michael H. Marchal
World Library Publications
ISBN 978-1-58459-484-0
• THE CATHOLIC STORY
Publisher: The Catholic Enquiry Centre Sydney
• BASICS OF THE CATHOLIC FAITH
Bill, Patty & Lisa Coleman – Publisher: Twenty third Publications
ISBN 1585951099
• GUIDING YOUR PARISH through the CHRISTIAN INITIATION PROCESS
William R Bruns
Publisher: St Anthony Messenger Press
ISBN 0867161884
• BECOMING A CATHOLIC: Journeys of Faith
Teresa Pirola – Publisher: Collins Dove
ISBN 1863711104
• WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A CATHOLIC
Joseph M Champlin
Publisher: Franciscan Communications
• YOUR FAITH: A Popular Presentation of Catholic Belief
Publisher: Redemptoist Publications
ISBN 0852311400
• WHY DO CATHOLICS…? Catholic Culture Explained
Paul Stenhouse
Publisher: Chevalier Press NSW
• THE HALLELUJAH HIGHWAY: A History of the Catechumenate
Paul Turner
Publisher: Liturgy Training Publication
ISBN 1568543204
REFERENCES FOR THE RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF CHILDREN – Part 1
1. CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF OLDER CHILDREN
Sandra Figges – Publisher: St Paul Publications ISBN 0854393404
2. CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF THE YOUNG
Elio Capra SDB – Publisher: Archbishop’s Office for Evangelisation
3. LECTIONARY BASED CATECHESIS FOR CHILDREN: A Catechist’ Guide
Sylvia De Villers – Publisher: Paulist Press ISBN 0809135051
4. ISSUES IN THE CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF CHILDREN: Catechesis & Liturgy
Kathy Brown & Frank Sokol - Publisher: Liturgy Training Publications ISBN 0930467973
5. THE CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF CHILDREN
Robert Duggan & Maureen Kelly Publisher: Paulist Press ISBN 0809132583
6. CHILDREN CHRISTIAN INITIATION A PRACTICAL GUIDE
Kathy Coffey – Publisher: Living the Good News Inc ISBN 0819280003
7. A CHILD’S JOURNEY: THE CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF CHILDREN
Rita Burns Senseman – Publisher: St Anthonys Messenger Press ISBN 0867162643
CATECHETICAL RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN – Part 2
1. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Guidelines for the Religious Life of the School
Catholic Education, Archdiocese of Brisbane. ISBN: 978-0-9758095-1-8
2. TO KNOW, WORSHIP AND LOVE - Catholic Education Office, Melbourne K-12
3. BREATHING LIFE INTO THE R.E. CLASSROOM -
Catholic Education Office Bathhurst, NSW
4. RELIGION IN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS – The National Centre for Religious Studies, NZ
www.ncrs.org.nz/schools.htm
http://www.ncrs.org.nz/index.htm
http://www.faithcentral.net.nz/
5. UNDERSTANDING FAITH - Previous R.E. Program from NZ
http://www.understandingfaith.com.au/index.htm
6. PERTH R.E. PROGRAM – Perth Catholic Education Office, K-12
7. “SHARING OUR STORY” – Diocese of Parratta. Unit scope and Sequence K-12
8. STEPS IN FAITH – Catholic Education Office, Sandhurst, ISBN 1-876405-09-0
Parish approach to Sacramental Preparation.
(Used in conjunction with Our Times Together Booklets)
9. CHRIST, OUR LIGHT AND LIFE – CCD Publications, Confraternity of Christian Doctrine,
Sydney. ISBN 0-9758318-3-6
10. RESources – Catholic Education, Melbourne
11. MUSIC FOR CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF THE WORD, Year A, Year B, Year C, Christopher Walker, OCP Publications
RCIA MUSICAL RESOURCES
1. CHRIST WE PROCLAIM: A Music and Liturgy Resource for the RCIA
CHRIST WE PROCLAIM VOL 1 Precatechumenate through Catechumenate
CHRIST WE PROCLAIM VOL 2 Rite of Election through Holy Thursday
CHRIST WE PROCLAIM VOL 3 Good Friday through Mystagogy
Publisher: OCP Publications (including music for RCIC)
2. WHO CALLS YOU BY NAME: Music for Christian Initiation – Vol. 1 and Vol. 2
David Haas – G.I.A. Publications, Inc.
3. UP FROM THE WATERS – Marty Haugen 1997 GIA Publications, Inc.
4. GLORY IN THE CROSS, Music for the Triduum,
5. RITUAL MOMENTS: MUSIC FOR SACRAMENTS, RCIA AND OTHER OCCASIONS - Paul Inwood
6. SINGING OUR FAITH, Music for Young Catholics – G.I.A. Publications
7. EASTER MYSTERIES, St Thomas More Groups, OCP Publications
8. GLORY IN THE CROSS, Dan Schutte, OCP Publications
RCIA AUDIO VISUAL
1. Become One Body One Sprit in Christ … Deepening our Understading of the Eucharist in Our Lives, www.fraynework.com.au
