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<\/a><\/div>\nIt is the time of the year when those who are curious about the Catholic Church can seek answers to their questions in a setting that is non-threatening. This is done by means of the Rites of Christian Initiation for Adults, aka the RCIA program. <\/p>\n
Back in 2007, I made my second sojourn<\/a> through the RCIA program as a Candidate. That is the term given to those who enter the RCIA process\u00a0and have already been baptised in another Christian faith community outside of the Catholic Church. You can learn more about RCIA from any local parish or from other resources on-line<\/a>. I was a strike-out at my first attempt up at the RCIA plate. I had other excuses too, but lack of knowledge by the catechist at the parish I was in was a big one. If only I would have been able to research some of my questions, maybe I would have become a Catholic in 1990 instead of 2008. Alas, the possibility of quick, yet in-depth, research wasn\u2019t possible then. But it is now.<\/p>\n Enter the YIM Catholic Bookshelf as a part of the solution. Just click on the portrait of Our Lord in the side-bar, and presto (!) you are in our electronic study. \u00a0Certainly candidates and catechumens have a lot of questions. And as Cardinal Newman said once, \u201cCatholicism is a deep matter\u2014you cannot take it up in a teacup.\u201d So I hope that the YIM Catholic Bookshelf can be used as a resource for both catechists and catechumans (and candidates) alike.<\/p>\n Here are a few examples for you to consider. By entering the following search terms into the search blank (right below the portrait of St. Joan of Arc)on the shelf, \u00a0our reference librarian\u00a0at Google will locate a number of volumes that can help you answer a question, or find an answer to one. Give it a try!<\/p>\n Search Term<\/i> \u2013 Number of Books Found<\/p>\n Penance \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 180
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Speaking of other resources on-line, that is why I\u2019m writing this post. I want to remind everyone of the handy, dandy YIM Catholic Bookshelf. Introduced back in May<\/a>, the bookshelf now is up to over 355 volumes of solid Catholic reference material. These books are all available in full view from Google books, and all are completely searchable.<\/p>\n
Confession \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 243
Reconciliation \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 165
Mary \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 118
Veneration of Mary \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 73
Communion of Saints \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 151
Doctrine \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0191
Confirmation \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 201
Purgatory \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0165
Primacy of Peter \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 53
Canon of Scriptures \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a055<\/p>\n