It is through Tradition and Scripture that the Church knows God's Revelation and transmits it form one generation to another.

"Let your scriptures be my chaste delight...
O Lord, perfect me and reveal those pages to me!
See, your voice is my joy. Give me what I love...
May the inner secrets of your words be
laid open to me when I knock:

from St. Augustine, The Confessions

RCIA sessions will begin soon!

For those of you who might be interested in learning more about becoming Catholic, you need to look into RCIA programs.

The sessions in Blacksburg at St. Mary's Catholic Church will be on Tuesday evenings at 7pm starting Aug. 25th or Wednesday mornings at 9:30am starting on Sept. 2. For more information please check out our website: www.stmarysblacksburg.org.

The glorious hot lazy summer days... Beach, sun and fun... Now might be a good time to reflect on your beliefs and God. Is God present to you, or not?

Journey

We spend a lifetime on our journey to God. It starts when we are born and continues all our lives. Sometimes we get lost and are too embarrassed to ask for directions. Sometimes we run out of gas. Sometimes we even crest a hill and the beauty before us takes our breath away.
Where are you on your journey? Where is God today?

What is RCIA?

The RCIA is the process where the Catholic Church welcomes new adult members into the Church. It is a restoration of the ancient practice of initiation into the Church: a process of discernment and ritualizing the stages of conversion leading to initiation into the Church through the sacraments of baptism, confirmation and the Eucharist. The RCIA is not a program but a sacramental process.

That's a formal definition. There is a lot more to it, but the first step is to find out more... To pray... To come to mass... To inquire.

Questions? Comments?