Abstract
It is impossible to serve the needs of alienated and
inactive Roman Catholics through the RCIA program. A
process to enable alienated and inactive Roman Catholics
to become active members of the church again is clearly
needed in my parish. The process would have as its
specific purpose, "to provide a warm welcoming place that
aids alienated and inactive Catholics in their return to
the table of the Lord and to an active Catholic life as
disciples of Jesus Christ."4
In order to help prepare the members of my parish to
understand and participate in the process of reconciling
alienated and inactive Roman Catholics I plan to help them
learn more about their own needs for healing, liberation,
and forgiveness. To accomplish this I will work through
the Renew groups that were established in our parish four
years ago.
I plan to use with the groups a model similar to
that of Renew: reading, reflecting, questioning, and
acting on a particular scripture passage with the groups.
The scripture passages that I will use will contain
stories of healing, liberation, and forgiveness.
