Becoming Catholic

While the Catholic Church is the largest religion in the world, it is sometimes also the most misunderstood.

Catholic means universal. We are the Church spread throughout the world that wants to foster an encounter with Christ. This encounter can happen in many ways: through the graces of the Sacraments, through the liturgy, through prayer. There is such a richness and fullness to the Catholic faith.

Some values we all share as Catholics are:

• We believe that human beings were created by God in love and that everything God creates is good and created out of love. While we have the capacity for sin, the Church believes in the dignity of the human person above all else.
• We also believe that goodness infuses all of God’s wondrous creation. All creation, made by God, reflects that goodness. Catholics see the world and its beauty, renewed by the Incarnation, as sacramental – speaking of God’s goodness and love.
• We believe in stewardship. Everything is given to us by God and our Catholic responsibility is to share our time, talent and treasure with those around us.
• We believe in the Holy Trinity, that God has revealed himself to us as Father, Son and Holy Spirit – a communion of knowledge and love – has created us to share in that life.
• We believe in community and a living Church – believers are a part of the living Body of Christ and, as such, we are a reflection of the communal nature of the Trinity.
• We believe that God loved his creation so much that he became human in the person of Jesus to walk among us.
• We believe in the communion of the saints – models of faith who help us and guide us in our daily lives.
• We believe in Jesus’ crucifixion, death and resurrection, and we hope that one day we will rise to new life with him.

Becoming Catholic today means joining a faith that is deeply rooted in the teachings and traditions of Christ, one that is filled with hope and vibrancy. Becoming Catholic means becoming a missionary disciple who works to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ to all the ends of the earth.

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What is RCIA?

The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults, or RCIA, is a communal process for formal initiation of new members into the Catholic Church. This process is a return to the formation of the earliest members of the Church in the first and second centuries. Click here to learn more about that process

Click here to request more information
for RCIA at St. Theresa