What is the process for joining the Catholic faith?
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Assuming that you are an adult, go to your local Catholic parish and tell them that you are interested in joining the Church. They will enroll you in an RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) class which usually starts in late November (beginning of Advent) and culminates in a baptism (Easter Vigil). At your baptism, you will also receive Confirmation and Holy Communion. Once all that happens, you are a part of the Church. However, as you will find, developing your faith is an ongoing process with its ups and downs. In the end, I hope you'll find that it pays off.\n\nIf for some reason, you don't like your parish, go to another parish. Find one that you like. Don't give up on Catholicism just because the pastor at the closest parish doesn't foster your spiritual needs. As the saying goes, don't throw the baby out with the bath water.
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Decide which church you want to have your servide in and then invite both the priest and the pastor to officiate.  The priest can give you a blessing.  As a graduate student I took as my research project the Pre-Cana marriage preparation course offerred by the Catholic Church for engaged couples and it is a solid, excellent program to sort out issues before they become difficulties after a couple is married.  Whatever church you eventually decide to settle in does not matter.  This Pre-Cana program will help you more than I can say and give you tools to deal with problems when they arise.  Peace and joy!
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I think that it is great that you are interested in becoming a Mormon!  What you need to do is find and LDS church in your area which I will help you with, then once you are their, let them know that you interested in becomeing a member.  The missionaries will then explain the religion a in a few discussions with you and will then invite you to be baptized a member of the Church if you feel you would like too. If you go to www.lds.org you will see an  option for stake and ward website,  click on it and then you will be able to type in the area for which you are looking and it should show you.  If you have any questions feel free to contact me.
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first choose what kind of religion you would like to be in then you have to go to that church and ask to be [baptised] which means to wellcome you to the church after you do that you can recieve something called communion then you just go and learn in mass every sunday                             i go to mass every sunday        goodluck
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Anyone can join the Catholic Church\n\nCatholic stands for universal and it is ok for only you to join the Church\n\nThe best thing to do is talk to a priest that is at a Catholic Church, he could probably tell you about any RCIA (right of christian initiation for adults) program that would work for you
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Ain't very much to it. \nIf you're dealing with the Spirit... are you trinitarian or unitarian or what?\nWould you have some sort of creed?\nHow would it be organized?\nCould you marry people?\nDo you believe in Baptism?\n\nIf you're going to form a new religion, you'll probably need to think about a lot more than works.... you'll need to know how to deal with the needs of people in your religion.
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Joining Opus Dei requires a supernatural vocation. It is a personal call from God to place one's whole life at his service, spreading the message of the universal call to holiness in ordinary work and social life.\n\nAn Opus Dei member continues being an ordinary citizen and an ordinary Catholic. The faithful of the Prelature join by a contractual commitment rather than by vows. They remain ordinary faithful of their dioceses and are free to engage in the same social and political activities as other Catholics.\n\nAfter joining Opus Dei, people have the same jobs and live in the same social settings as before. The Prelature's faithful do not live apart from the world. Instead, they view their work and social relationships as ways to grow closer to God and to help others do likewise.\n\nOpus Dei stresses people's responsibility to seek holiness and to lead others to holiness in all the normal circumstances of life, rather than creating special ways of living the faith. As ordinary citizens and Catholics, the faithful of Opus Dei live out their vocation in a natural way, neither making a show of it, nor hiding the fact that they belong to the Prelature. Their daily life and apostolic efforts should reflect their commitment to God's service.\n\nCommitments\n\nMembers of Opus Dei participate in a program of spiritual, doctrinal and apostolic formation adapted to their circumstances and needs. Philosophical and theological instruction follows guidelines set down by the Catholic Church.\n\nCommitments include a plan of spiritual life, centered on daily Mass, Holy Communion and frequent use of the sacrament of Penance, as well as reading Sacred Scripture and other spiritual texts, reciting the Rosary, and spending time in personal prayer. Through a life of joyful and generous self-giving to God and neighbour, they embrace the Cross of Christ hidden in the challenges of daily life. The Prelature's faithful also strive to carry out the duty that all Christians have of spreading the Gospel message effectively to those around them. This apostolic responsibility is an essential part of the Christian vocation, and thus of the vocation to Opus Dei.\n\nOpus Dei encourages its members to fulfill these commitments with a spirit of complete freedom.\n\nIncorporation in the Prelature\n\nIn order to join Opus Dei a person must freely ask to do so, in the personal conviction of having received this divine vocation. Such a calling is a specification or determination of the Christian vocation received at baptism, and it leads them to seek sanctity and participate in the mission of the Church according to the spirit with which God inspired St. Josemaría.\n\nThe request is made in writing and needs to have been accepted by the authorities of the Prelature, and admission is granted after a minimum of six months. After an additional period of at least one year, the person can be temporarily incorporated into the Prelature through a formal declaration of a contractual nature, which is renewable annually. In accordance with canon law, no one may be juridically incorporated into the Prelature who has not reached 18 years of age. After a minimum of five more years, the incorporation can become definitive (that is, at a minimum age of 23).\n\nIncorporation into Opus Dei means, on the part of the Prelature, the commitment to provide the person with ongoing formation in the Catholic faith and in the spirit of Opus Dei, as well as the necessary pastoral care from the priests of the Prelature. On the part of the person to be incorporated, it means the commitment to remain under the jurisdiction of the Prelate in all that concerns the aim of the Prelature and to respect the norms by which it is governed. The bond with the Prelature ceases at the end of the term of the contract with the Prelature, or earlier, if the person so requests, by agreement with the authorities of the Prelature. Departure from the Prelature brings about the cessation o
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I am Catholic so I will provide you the con of the action.\n\nYou have been baptised into the community of Jesus Christ in the Catholic Church. You have received Christ's Body and Blood at Mass.\n\nJudaism is a fine religion and I respect those who are Jewish. However, they were born and raised Jewish. You, on the other hand, at one point believed that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and received His flesh into your body.\n\nA religion is not a hobby. It is not a club to belong to. You cannot choose what you think you like the best. Judaism does not agree with this any more than Christianity does.\n\nYou act like you are buying a car and looking for the biggest bang for you buck and don't want to buy a lemon. This is not how God works whether you are Jewish or Christian. If I were you I would rethink just what each religion says their religion is. Because both do not say it is something you can just whimsically choose based upon a list of positives and negatives.\n\nI have the feeling that you don't go to Mass very often. If that is the case then it is obvious why you are leaving the Church. Would I also be correct in saying that you have not read an encyclical or even the writings of any of the Doctors of the Church? What about just reading a modern day apologist like Scott Hahn? Have you really thought this through and truly think you understand Catholicism and find it unappealing? I believe you may be Catholic, but have a misperception of your faith. Your parents have not taught you what Catholicism believes because Catholicism does not believe that as long as you have religion it is ok. It flies in the face of what Christ and the Catholic Church say about religion.\n\nI would strongly suggest that before you leave a faith that you have accepted (remember from Baptism the Holy Spirit is in you) you should come to understand just what you are leaving. Because it is no little thing to convert from the Catholic Church. If you had once believed in Christ then you are sinning by leaving your faith in Him.
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Go to college,  go to seminary, become a priest,  work very hard for years and years.  Get appointed a Bishop by Rome.  You are then concecrated by three other Bishops.\n\nwww.unitycatholic.org
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Yes Catholics are Christian, but not all Christians are Catholic.  In order to be married in the Catholic Church,  you both must be Catholic.  Go talk to your priest.  He will clear things up for you, and tell you about how your fiance can go about converting, if he wants to.
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Many of your questions about becoming Catholic and their beliefs can be answered here.
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here is a good website explaining it.\nI am not Catholic.
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What I know is you must have a tertiary education in a seminary or a convent.  Then from there, you continue to have Theology as your major subjects.  \n\nSome of the known prerequisities are, you have not submitted to any sexual activity before, is willing to give up most of your material wealth, you will be given a new name, you are obligated to preach, to be and live among the poor, etc.\n\nWhat is important is that you FEEL that you are being CALLED for that vocation.
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The role of the godfather and/or godmother is very important. They must be firm Catholic believers, able and ready to help the newly baptized—child or adult—on the road of Christian life.\n\nTo ensure this, a godparent must be at least 16 years old (for maturity's sake), fully initiated (having received Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist), be someone other than the legal parents, and one who leads a life in harmony with the Church. \n\nWith love in Christ.
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As a sister myself, I'd probably talk to them. Ask them why they've decided to do it. ask them questions about the christian religion to test them on how much they've thought it through. and even ask them straight out how much they've thought it through. Maybe remind them that religion is a serious commitment. \n\nAs far as them trying to convert you, I'd just simply state that it's not something you're interested in doing and that you'd appreciate it if they'd refrain from pressuring you into it.
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They are all the best orders/congregations.\nBeing in the Catholic church is what matters.\nRead your bible and get into the different ministries the Catholic church as to offer. You will know which one to choose if you pray to the Holy Spirit for Holy Guidance\nI am in the choir and in the RCIA. Look around in the church to see what you like and can share your gifts of life with.\nMaybe you can be a lector, choir member, eucharistic minister,rcia faith sharer? Its all up to you. You need to look and see where you can be of most help and where you like it best.
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Finish though high school.  If you still wish to, you can during high school talk to the formation department at your parish, perhaps visit a few seminaries and the such.\n\nAfter high school, you would to though their seminary