St Rita, depicted in this window found at St. Philip's, was a 15th century monastic nun, known for her great piety, specifically in her devotion to Christ's Passion on the Cross.
Becoming Catholic
While the Catholic Church is the largest religion in the world, it is sometimes also the most misunderstood. Here's a simple summary of Catholic thought.
The Catholic Church is objectively the One True Church founded on the rock of St Peter by Jesus Christ, the Messiah, in the Book of Matthew Chapter 16.
The beliefs of the Catholic Church and her beautiful teachings are consistent through the ages.
We believe that human beings were created by God in love and that everything God creates is good and created out of love. While we have the capacity for sin, the Church proclaims the dignity of the human person above all else.
We also believe that goodness infuses all of God’s wondrous creation. All creation, made by God, reflects that goodness. Catholics see the world and its beauty, renewed by the Incarnation, as sacramental – speaking of God’s goodness and love.
We believe in the Holy Trinity, that God has revealed himself to us as Father, Son and Holy Spirit – a communion of knowledge and love – has created us to share in that life.
We believe in Jesus’ crucifixion, death and resurrection, and we hope that one day we will rise to new life with him.
We believe in community and a living Church – believers are a part of the living Body of Christ and, as such, we are a reflection of the communal nature of the Trinity.
We believe that God loved his creation so much that +HE BECAME MAN+ in the person of Jesus to walk among us.
We believe in the communion of the saints – holy men and women of faith who's examples guide us in our daily lives.
We believe in stewardship. Everything is given to us by God and our Catholic responsibility is to share our time, talent and treasure with those around us.
Becoming Catholic today means joining the ancient Christian faith, deeply rooted in the teachings and traditions of Christ, that is filled with hope and vibrancy as we continue to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ to all the ends of the earth. God's one, holy, universal, and apostolic Church is ever ancient and yet ever new.
What is RCIA?
The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults, or RCIA, is a communal process for formal initiation of new members into the Catholic Church. This process is a return to the formation of the earliest members of the Church in the first and second centuries.
