R.C.I.A. (Rite of Christian Initiation For Adults & Adaptation for Children) is a faith journey and a process of formation for those wishing to learn more about the Catholic faith with the goal of becoming fully initiated as a member of the Catholic Church.
Author Andrew Greeley wrote in his book “It’s Fun to Be Catholic” the following:
"In its best moments Catholicism is the happiest of the world religions. It is permeated by the reverent joy of Christmas night, the exultant joy of Easter morn, the gentle joy of First Communion, the hopeful joy of a funeral mass, the confident joy of a May crowning. Catholicism is shaped by the happiness of hymns like O Come Emmanuel, Adeste Fideles, the Exultet, and Bring Flowers of the Rarest.”