RCIA - Thanks!

So for those of you who don't know yet, I (finally!) received the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and the Blessed Eucharist for the first time at Easter Vigil. Hey, it's only been 39 years in the making!

I just wanted to send my sincere thanks out to all of the St Ignatius RCIA Team as well as my fellow traveller Tom.

It was a fairly long voyage, and it took considerable work and introspection. Truth, 'graduating' from RCIA was/is only the first step in a lifelong commitment, but I get a very real sense that the Church puts catechumens through the process for some very valid reasons. You know how your Mother always tells you that nothing worth doing is ever easy, and nothing easy is ever worth doing? Well, RCIA is very much like that in the sense that the Church basically lays out her beliefs and traditions in front of catechumens and says to them: this is what we believe, and you are free to take it or leave it, and should you choose to take up the mantle, here is what you need to reflect upon and subscribe to.

I now understand why the Church mandates classes and preparation for marriage and baptism, and IMHO it's a superb idea.

So, thanks to Claire and the rest of the RCIA team and our cheerleader/secretary Colin for guiding me through this initial journey. There will be work to do every day, but I feel that you've set me on the path I needed to be on, especially for the next six months or so. I just hope that I'll be able to contribute back to the parish when I return.

Enough for now, I'm feeling all verklempt ;)