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I. INQUIRY PERIOD

EVANGELIZATION AND PRE - CATECHUMENATE
1. Welcome & Personal Faith Journeys
2. What Is Faith?
3. Who We Are & What We Believe
4. The Life and Ministry of Jesus
5. Introduction to Prayer and the Bible
6. The Mystery of God: The Trinity
7. The Problem of Sin & the Hope of Salvation
8. Mary and the Communion of Saints
Optional: Why Do Catholics Pray to Saints?

II. Catechumenate

Deepening Faith and Formation
1. The Creed: Apostles’/Nicene Creed Overview
2. The Bible: God’s Living Word
3. The Church: One, Holy, Catholic, Apostolic
4. The Sacraments: Signs of God’s Grace
5. Baptism and Confirmation
6. The Eucharist: Source and Summit of Our Faith
7. Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick
8. Holy Orders and Matrimony
9. The Moral Life: Foundations in the Ten Commandments
10. Catholic Social Teaching: Life, Justice, and Charity
11. The Beatitudes and the Call to Holiness
12. Catholic Prayer Life and Devotions
13. The Liturgical Year and Seasons
14. Understanding the Mass
15. Living as Disciples in the World

III. Purification & Enlightenment

EVANGELIZATION AND PRE - CATECHUMENATE
1. Call to Ongoing Conversion
2. Scrutinies: Healing and Strengthening
3. The Creed and the Lord’s Prayer (Traditio & Redditio)
4. The Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Christ
5. Preparing for the Sacraments of Initiation
6. Sacrament of Reconciliation (First Confession)
7. Holy Week
8. Holy Triduum
9. Easter

IV. Mystagogy

Post-Initiation Deepening
1. Living the Sacraments: A New Life in Christ
2. The Role of the Laity: Serving the Church and World
3. Evangelization: Sharing Your Faith
4. Stewardship and Vocation
5. The Universal Call to Holiness
6. Continuing Formation: How to Grow as a Catholic

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Supplemental Topics
1. Understanding Church Authority (Pope, Bishops, Magisterium)
2. Catholic Teaching on Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory
3. Catholic Teaching on Sexuality and Relationships
4. Catholic Ethics: War, Poverty, and the Dignity of Life
5. Apologetics: Answering Common Questions
6. Eastern Catholic Churches and Catholic Unity
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