Ten Tips for Welcoming New Catholics
Msgr. Richard Hilgartner, executive director of the Secretariat of Divine Worship at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), offers ways parishioners can support the faith journeys of those in the catechumenate/OCIA process. This formation process through which adults become members of the Catholic Church is ""an apprenticeship of the entire Christian life"" (General Directory for Catechesis, #67). This apprenticeship is most fruitful when the parish community does its part to model what it means to be Catholic Christians. Basic information about the OCIA is included for those who are unfamiliar with the process and its rites and stages.
| Series | Catholic Update Newsletter |
|---|---|
| Publish Date | 11/30/1999 |
| Pages or Item Count | 4 |
| Size | 8.5 x 11 |
| Weight | 0.02 |
| Discount Category | Newsletter |
| Product Code | C1202A |
Msgr. Richard Hilgartner was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Baltimore in 1995. He was named Chaplain to His Holiness with the title Monsignor in October of 2011. Msgr. Hilgartner has been the pastor of St. Joseph Parish in Cockeysville, Maryland since 2015. Previously he had been Associate Director and then Executive Director of the Secretariat of Divine Worship, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (2007–2014).