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6 Responses to “ RA Podcast #212 - Games People Play ”

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   Pam Houk Feb 21st, 2008 at 11:55 am

   Thanks for the info on Timez Attack Video game. My son too struggles in school and this may help. We will check it out.

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   Naomi Feb 21st, 2008 at 12:10 pm

   I went through a fairly awful RCIA program; the pastor wasn’t open to people “jumping ahead.” The shining good spot was that candidates could join the Church at the Feast of All Saints. This was FANTASTIC and beautiful. I highly recommend it.

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   bigdogdaddy Feb 22nd, 2008 at 12:11 pm

   I am checking out the Timez Attack game. I’m glad there’s a Mac version. I may even install this in my K-8 school Computer Lab. Thanks for sharing your experience. That the best way to promote this product.

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   Allyson Sweeney Feb 22nd, 2008 at 2:03 pm

   My boys love Timez Attack. Mr. Nussbaum has some fun free games too. Check those out.

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   Clayton Feb 24th, 2008 at 4:48 am

   I was very interested in Jeff Miller’s feedback about the National Statutes for RCIA. As coordinator of the RCIA Hollywood program, I should have been familiar with the statutes, but was not! This was very helpful information, and I’ve just ordered a copy of the statutes from Amazon.com.

   The RCIA Hollywood program, started by Barbara Nicolosi eight years ago, prepares catechumens / candidates for the sacraments of initiation. The catechesis sessions are held from October-April each year at Family Theater Productions on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood (just 5 blocks from the Kodak Theater!). Since it’s not a parish-based program, but one designed especially for entertainment industry professionals, the transition from our program into area parishes, where the sacraments are administered, has been, in certain cases, challenging due to resistance from some RCIA coordinators. We always write a letter of recommendation to the parish the candidate wants to join, but sometimes the priest simply forwards the letter to an RCIA coordinator, and it has been a bit of a turf war in some situations. It seems a bit silly, since our program of catechesis is quite comprehensive.

   This year, all eight of our candidates are practicing Christians who are seeking full admission to the Catholic Church, and so it’s very helpful to have the information Jeff provided… In the letters that I write to the clergy this year, I will reference the statutes and request that they interview/evaluate our candidates. This should streamline the process and ensure that we don’t come across as some group of guerilla Catholics infiltrating the archdiocese of Los Angeles.

   By the way, you might enjoy our podcasts, which we’re finally beginning to produce again from our weekly sessions. You can check them out on our blog:

   http://rciahollywood.blogspot.com

   We have received a number of e-mails from people around the US thanking us for the audio and letting us know that it was a helpful supplement in situations where the catechesis provided in their parish RCIA was either not strong or even contradictory to Church teaching.

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   Mr Krishna J Khemraj Feb 25th, 2008 at 9:56 am

   I think a lot of us have teaching RCIA have been searching for better ways to convey the truths of the Catholic Faith. Our Pastor, Fr John, teaches the majority of the classes for our RCIA. I teach a few and a doctor teaches a few others. We base each class on the Catechism of the Catholic Church and the Documents of Vatican II. (With that as our background, who could go wrong.) We have also posted Audio and additional information in the form of a blog @ http://khemraj.wordpress.com/ It’s been a usefull way to capture what was taught and provide it for those that need to miss a session. We use a Zoom H4 on a tripod and it does a good job capturing the audio. In my Adult Education classes, I have been able to reference things posted in the RCIA Blog and provide Catholics with the same catechetical material that we use for those learning about the Church for the first time.

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