Who is Catechumenate Guy?\u00a0 A person who was first introduced to the process while studying at the University of Notre Dame in the early ’80’s.\u00a0 A person who has been blessed to be able to minister at various levels and in various denominations in the catechumenate.\u00a0 A person who believes that the catechumenate has been a leaven for the church throughout her life.\u00a0 A person who ponders “matters catechumenal” and wants to reflect on these pages.\u00a0 A person who invites your reflections and comments as well.<\/p>\n
More concretely:\u00a0 I was baptized as a Roman Catholic Christian infant and formed by Christian parents who took their baptismal covenant (even though they wouldn’t call it that) very seriously.\u00a0 I went to Mt. Angel Seminary in Oregon as a high school freshman and left after my sophomore year of college.\u00a0 I studied philosophy and history of religions at the University of California at Santa Cruz (UCSC).\u00a0 Rather than return to the seminary as I planned, I married and moved to Southern California.\u00a0 I decided to continue in the area of theology with the hope of teaching at a college, seminary or university.\u00a0 I focused on Scripture during a Master’s program at Claremont School of Theology and moved on to the University of Notre Dame to study systematic theology.<\/p>\n
While at Notre Dame I was introduced to the catechumenate at our local parish.\u00a0 I enjoyed “adult education.”\u00a0 The catechumenate drew me in.\u00a0 After finishing studies at Notre Dame I became the first RCIA Director for the local Diocese of Ft Wayne-South Bend.\u00a0 I was also active in the North American Forum on the Catechumenate at this time.\u00a0 After a few years I became the first Executive Director of the National Council for Catholic Evangelization.\u00a0 I ministered at the parochial level on a catechumenate team at our local parish in Chicago.<\/p>\n
We moved back to the West Coast in 1990 where I once again joined a catechumenate team at our parish.\u00a0 Ironically involvement in that team inspired my decision to cross over to the Episcopal branch of the Church.\u00a0 In 1995 I discovered that the Episcopal Church also exercises a catechumenal ministry.\u00a0 I am currently Catechumenate Director at Trinity Cathedral, Sacramento, California, a consultant for the Episcopal Diocese of Northern California, a board member on the North American Association for the Catechumenate and still a member of the North American Forum on the Catechumenate.<\/p>\n
There are numerous stories associated with the above brief description of my journey.\u00a0 Some will emerge in the following reflections.<\/p>\n
Shalom!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Who is Catechumenate Guy?\u00a0 A person who was first introduced to the process while studying at the University of Notre Dame in the early ’80’s.\u00a0 A person who has been blessed to be able to minister at various levels and … Continue reading