OCIA
Have you thought about joining the Catholic Church?
The Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA) is the process established by the Catholic Church after Vatican II to provide information about the Catholic faith for non-Catholics. The team member’s time and talent commitment is a yearlong process, the same as those in formation.
Make Sacred Heart your Home!
Have you or someone you know been away from church for a while?
Pray about asking a family member that has left the church; maybe there's someone you know who's looking for something good to rely on in this mixed up world today.
Sometimes all it takes is to ask them and plant that seed...
Additional Recommendations on FORMED:
Symbolon: The Faith Explained
ECHO (video series)—This thirty-six-part, video-based study of the United States Catholic Catechism for Adults (USCCA) is presented by Bishop Donald Hying of Gary, Indiana. These short and engaging videos introduce each chapter of the USCCA and provide an inspiring start to personal or group study of our rich Catholic Faith. Available in English and Español.
Our Story: A Basic Introduction to the Bible for Catholics (video series)—This series consists of five-minute video segments that present the Bible’s big picture, along with a uniquely Catholic approach to the Scriptures.
Elements of the Catholic Mass (video series)—This series consists of thirty-one short videos designed to help the faithful better appreciate the beauty of the Mass.
Catholic Answers: Ready Reasons (video series)—This series includes more than thirty short videos that each discuss various topics within the Catholic faith. These concise videos are meant to start a conversation about the Catholic Faith and to lead viewers to begin their own journeys towards the truths of the Catholic Faith, or to deepen their understanding of it.
Chosen (audio book)—The pages of this audio book tell the conversion stories of twenty-three men and women who testify that Christ touched their hearts and intervened in their lives in unexpected, sometimes even miraculous, ways.
The Augustine Institute Show with Dr. Tim Gray (live weekly talk show)—This weekly Catholic talk show that brings the truth and beauty of the Gospel to Catholics all over the world. The show broadcasts live on FORMED each Tuesday at 7:00 p.m., Eastern Time.
Truth and Life Audio Bible—The Truth and Life Dramatized Audio Bible New Testament is a celebrity-voiced audio drama of the entire RSV-CE New Testament. More than seventy actors help bring the Scriptures to life.